RANNÍS - Key Persons


Adalheidur Jónsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Head
  • Head of Education
Adalheidur Jónsdóttir is Head of Education and Culture Division at Rannís. She is responsible for the day-to-day management, as well as all funds and programmes of the division. Head of Education and Culture Division 515 5806 adalheidur.jonsdottir (at) rannis.

Andrés Pétursson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Andrés is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division, and leads the Nordplus team. Andrés is the Main Coordinator for the Nordplus programme, responsible for coordinating programme activities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. He also manages the national funds for youth and sport.

Auður Rán Þorgeirsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Berglind Fanndal Káradóttir

Job Titles:
  • Leader
  • Head of Analysis and IT Division
Berglind is the leader of the software team which develops and maintains Rannis application system. Head of Analysis and IT Division 515 5816 berglind.fanndal (at) rannis.

Birna Vala Eyjólfsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer, IT
Birna Vala Eyjólfsdóttir is responsible for the electronic application system.

Björg María Oddsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Brynja Jónsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Bylgja Valtýsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Web Manager

Davíð Fjölnir Ármannsson

Job Titles:
  • Communication Officer

Davíð Lúðvíksson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Egill Thor Níelsson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Elvar Helgason

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer, IT
Elvar is responsible for the electronic application system.

Elísabet Andrésdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Team Leader

Embla Sól

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Embla is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the Erasmus+ team. Embla is responsible for cooperation projects (KA2) in the youth part of Erasmus+. She is also part of the Communication and promotion team of the Icelandic Erasmus+ National Agency. She also manages funding for Erasmus+ contact seminars in the field of youth. Embla provides information about the UK-Iceland Explorer Fund.

Ester Jenný Birgisdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager, IT
ester.j.birgisdottir (hja) rannis.is Ester is responsible for the electronic application system.

Eva Einarsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Communications Manager
  • Senior Adviser
Eva is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and leads the communications and networks team of the division. Eva manages all Communications and PR for the Nordplus programme and the Erasmus+ National Agency in Iceland.

Evgenía Kristín Mikaelsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Eydís Inga

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
  • Coordinator of the Nordplus Nordic
  • Project Manager for Europass
Eydís Inga is a senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the division's Nordplus and Erasmus + teams. Eydís is the main coordinator of the Nordplus Nordic languages programme. Eydís is the project manager for Europass and Euroguidance, as well as the European Language Label (ELL). She is also the project manager for the project Education for Sustainable Development, which is a part of the Sustainable Living programme of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Eyrún Sigurðardóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Eyrún is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the Erasmus+ team of the division. Eyrún is responsible for the application and information systems of the Erasmus+ programme. She responds to technical questions from applicants and co-ordinators in Erasmus+ funded projects. She also works on data analysis for the division.

Fanney Reynisdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Cashier
Fanney works in Division of Administration. She is a Cashier for Rannis and assists and provides information on Deduction from the Income of Foreign Experts.

Federica Scarpa

Job Titles:
  • Communications Manager IASC

Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Guðmundur Ari is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the division's Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps team. He is the main coordinator for the European Solidarity Corps programme for young people and is the contact person for mobility projects within Erasmus+ Youth. Guðmundur Ari is also involved in promotion activities for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps and linked programmes.

Guðmundur Ingi Markússon

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Helga Dagný Árnadóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Helga is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the Erasmus+ team. Helga is responsible for Vocational Education and Training as well as Adult Education in Erasmus+ and is involved in EPALE, the online comunity for adult learning. Helga is also part of the Erasmus+ National Agency's inclusion team.

Helga Snævarr Kristjánsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Herdís Þorgrímsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Head of Administration
  • Head of Administration at Rannis
Herdís is Head of Administration at Rannis. She is responsible for Finances and Accounting, Information and quality management, Office management as well as the Rannis Cantine.

Hulda Hrafnkelsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
  • Coordinator in the Higher Education Part of the Erasmus
  • Senior Adviser - on Leave
Hulda is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the Erasmus+ team. Hulda a coordinator in the Higher Education part of the Erasmus+ programme, mainly for mobility projects (student and staff exchanges) supported by internal policy funds. She is also the contact person for the Higher Education part of the Nordplus programme.

Jules Verne

Job Titles:
  • LIFE

Jóhann Páll

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Jón Svanur Jóhannsson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Jón Svanur is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Divsion and is part of the Erasmus+ team. Jón Svanur is responsible for cooperation projects (KA2) within the school sector and the adult education sector of Erasmus+.

Júliana Grigorova

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Júlíana is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the Erasmus+ team.

Katrín Jónsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Kolbrún Bjargmunds

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Kolbrún Reynisdóttir

Job Titles:
  • IASC Executive Officer / Rannis Cashier

Kolfinna Tómasdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Kristín Hermannsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Lára Aðalsteinsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer, IT
Lára is responsible for the electronic application system.

Lísa Kristín Gunnarsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist

Margrét Jóhannsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Margrét is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the Erasmus+ team. She is also responsible for Nordplus Adult education. Margrét is responsible for the vocational education and training as well as the adult education sectors in Erasmus+ with focus on mobility projects (KA1). She coordinates the National VET Teams project and is also responsible for monitoring and auditing of supported projects. Margrét is the contact for Nordplus Adult education.

Margrét K. Sverrisdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Miriam Petra

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Miriam is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division. She is the inclusion officer of the Erasmus+ National Agency and provides general support and training for inclusion in Erasmus+ projects. Miriam is the National Eurodesk Coordinator in Iceland and provides information about opportunities for young people all over Europe.Miriam is the coordinator of the Study Abroad Information Centre and Study in Iceland and answers questions regarding study opportunities in Iceland and abroad. She also contributes to the Euraxess portal for the mobility of researchers

Mjöll Waldorff

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Ragnhildur G. Gunnarsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Records Manager
ragnhildur.g.gunnarsdottir(hja)rannis.is Ragnhildur is the Records manager at Rannís.

Ragnhildur Zoëga

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Ragnhildur is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the team for national funds, as well as leading the culture team. She administers national funds in the field of cultural funds: The Artists' Salaries, The Professional Theatre Groups Fund, The Children's Cultural Fund and The Libaries' Fund. Ragnhildur is Head of the Creative Europe Desk in Iceland.

Sigríður Margrét Vigfúsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Sigríður Margrét - better known as Sarma - is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division. She coordinates the MEDIA part of the Creative Europe programmes and answers all queries related to the film industry.

Sigrún Ólafsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Sigurður Björnsson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Sigurður Snæbjörnsson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Sigurður Óli Sigurðsson

Job Titles:
  • Head of Research and Innovation Division

Sigþrúður Guðnadóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Skúli Leifsson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Svandís Unnur Sigurðardóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Sólveig Sigurðardóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser
Sólveig is senior adviser in the Education and Culture Division and is part of the Erasmus+ team of the division. Sólveig is responsible for mobility projects (KA1) within the school sector of the Erasmus+ programme. She also provides information about Erasmus+ centralised projects.

Vigfús Eyjólfsson

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer

Ágúst Hjörtur Ingþórsson - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Director General

Íris Dögg Jónsdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Óskar Eggert Óskarsson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Adviser

Þóra Pétursdóttir

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair, Vice Member Halldór Björnsson