ESU Iceland Launched

This article was published on Wednesday 15 June 2011

ESU Iceland was launched on 10 June at a ceremony opened by Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at the Nordic House in Reykjavik

The Ambassadors of the UK, the US, Canada and India supported the event with 55 delegates travelling from 15 countries to welcome the latest ESU to the family.

Delegates were welcomed by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the President of Iceland, at a reception held in his residence the previous evening.

As part of the official launch ceremony, Dame Mary Richardson, Chairman of the ESU, signed the ESU International Council Memorandum of Understanding with Eliza Reid, Chairman of ESU Iceland. After the ceremony, the steering committee and alumni from ESU programmes in Iceland joined the delegates to participate in a panel debate on 'Global English: Threat or empowerment?'.

Delegates ended the launch programme with a visit to a highly successful Icelandic company and a tour of the Golden Circle.