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January 29, 2008
Alcoa Foundation supports Þekkingarsetrið in Egilsstaðir
Þekkingarsetrið in Egilsstaðir, E-Iceland, has received a ten million ISK grant from the Alcoa Foundation. The grant is to be used to prepare for offering Master’s studies in environmental- and national park management.
Þekkingarsetrið plans to offer those studies in E-Iceland in 2009. It is to build on access to the unique nature of E-Iceland with its glaciers, volcanos, forests and other wilderness. The Vatnajökull National Park will also be a venue for research. Scientists in E-Iceland will take part in the teaching and research for the studies, but the plan is also to seek expertiese in other parts of Iceland and abroad.
The Alcoa Foundation is a separately constituted not-for–profit U.S. corporate foundation with assets of approximately US$534 million. Alcoa Foundation’s mission is to actively invest in the quality of life in Alcoa communities worldwide. Throughout its 55 year history, Alcoa Foundation has been a source of positive community change and enhancement, with nearly US$437 million invested since 1952.
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