The Commercial College of Iceland

The Commercial College of Iceland

Verzlunarskóli Íslands ("English: The Commercial College of Iceland") is an Icelandic gymnasium. It was founded in 1905 and is the oldest private school in Iceland. The school is located in Reykjavík and the number of students is about 1200.

History

In the first years of the school it had about 60-70 students but the number has grown steadily ever since. The school's first graduation was in 1945. Its original objectives have changed, although it still teaches the basics in commercial education such as accounting and economics.

People

Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson

Björgólfur Guðmundsson

Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson

Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson

External links

* [http://www.verslo.is/verslo/english/ The Commercial College of Iceland's Official Web Site]


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