Faroese Summer Institute - Faroese Language
Tórshavn - Summer 2026

An International Summer Institute in Faroese Language is planned to be held at the University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn in 2026.

Programme: 
The University of the Faroe Islands will hold an international summer institute in summer 2026 offering an intensive and comprehensive introduction to Faroese language. The institute will take place at the University in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, and it will last three weeks. University students from all countries can apply. Applicants must have basic knowledge of other Scandinavian and/or Germanic languages and know the basic concepts of grammar, and documentation should be provided upon request.

The academic programme is an introduction to Faroese language. Languages of instruction will be Faroese and English. Class attendance is mandatory and teaching is scheduled five days a week. Monday through Friday, in the morning and the afternoon.

Students who pass a final test at the end of the course are provided with a certificate (10 ECTS/European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).

Cost: The tuition fee is DKK 8500 (the fee is subject to change) and includes instruction, lectures and exam.

Accommodation: Participants have to organize their accomodation in Tórshavn area.
See list of hotels, hostels and guesthouses at Visit faroe islands

Enrolment: The application deadline is February 15 2026. Payment deadline is ultimo March and is non-refundable.

Application: starting fall 2025.

Programme Director: Sissal M. Rasmussen, PhD, Department of Faroese Language and Literature.

Contact: lenar@setur.fo 

Books: Faroese – A Language Course for Beginners (2. edition, 2014). J. Adams & H. P. Petersen. Stiðin: Tórshavn 2014. ISBN 9789991842721
Audio recordings for Faroese: A Language Course for Beginners