An AI-literacy hour for incoming students
In August 2026, every incoming student at Reykjavik University, about 700 across all seven departments and the college-preparation program, got a 90-minute session on AI and learning before term began.
Magnús M. Halldórsson · Dispatches on AI work at Reykjavik University
Short public summaries of what is happening in my AI-related work at Reykjavik University, posted one at a time as each reaches a reportable state. Own positions, public outputs and outlines; nothing from behind closed doors.
In August 2026, every incoming student at Reykjavik University, about 700 across all seven departments and the college-preparation program, got a 90-minute session on AI and learning before term began.
Reykjavik University held its first town-hall meeting on AI and university education on 7 August 2026: five lightning talks, from law, engineering, a computer science student, theoretical computer science and the University of Akureyri, then a panel and small-group discussion. The opening set three tasks for a university: protect real learning, enhance learning through AI, and rethink what we teach. Next come orientation sessions for departments and instructors.