Sixteen applications so far for Faroese law degree

When the so-called quota 2 application deadline for the new bachelor degree passed on Monday, the University of the Faroe Islands had received 16 applications.

Shortly after the new law course was approved and announced last month, it emerged that the Faroese degree may not be of the same standard as those offered by Danish universities.

This prompted claims that the degree may not qualify graduates to work in the Faroes, since the Faroese procedural code states that lawyers and judges in the Faroes are required to hold a Danish law degree.

No lack of interest

But his does not appear to have held applicants back. The University of the Faroe Islands writes in a press release: “The 16 quota 2 applications we have received reveal a great enthusiasm for this degree.”

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And more applications are expected to come in, as the deadline for quota 1 applications is 1 July. In quota 2 applications, a general assessment of a prospective student’s qualifications is assessed, whereas in quota 1 applications, high school grades are the primary unit of assessment. 

Responding to the criticism of the new law course, the university rector and the education minister say they are confident that the procedural code will be amended before the first students graduate.

Translated by prosa.fo