Rounding off events at this year’s Icelandic Fisheries, Seafood & Aqua Exhibition, Mercator Media, the organisers of the exhibition have awarded three students at the Icelandic College of Fisheries in Grindavik with ISK 300,000 each, to support their respective courses.
This year’s winners are Klaudia Magdalena Lenkiewicz, Beata Mroz and Þórdís Ýr Snjólaugardóttir.
“It is with great pleasure and pride that Mercator Media Ltd is back to again present the Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards to worthy students, providing them financial support to either specialise in processing, fish farming or quality control,” said Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, Events Director at Mercator Media.
“Commercial fishing and aquaculture are principal industries for Icelanders, tirelessly seeking for excellence and it is important to constantly strengthen the education and knowledge of those who work in that sector. We wish the winners the best of luck and hope that they will contribute to the prosperous Icelandic fishing industry for years to come with their expertise, skills and education.”
The first Icelandic Fisheries Bursaries were given in 2017. These special awards recognise the need to re-invest in the future of the fishing sector.
Established in the port of Grindavík in 2010, the Icelandic College of Fisheries’ vision is to meet the current requirements of the national fishing and processing industries through the production of suitably trained staff. The college offers training for deck crews, fishing vessel deckhands and shore-based industries. Fishing gear technology apprenticeships are also offered in association with the Suðurnes Comprehensive College in Reykjanesbær.
