"Faroese salmon farmers are the best in the world when it comes to producing large smolt and reusing water which is my field of research. I had not expected that such a small country could be so advanced."

Dhiraj Krishna, PhD Student, Microbiology (India)

"A lot of things are much simpler here, particularly in terms of administration and bureaucracy. The connectivity and integration between research institutes is very high - it is almost like the whole country is one super-institute."

Ian Salter, PhD, Chemical Oceanography (UK)

“There is a lot of freedom to come up with a new idea and try it out here. It is harder and more risky because you don´t have the same level of support as you would find at large institutions but it is fulfilling and you have a closer contact to people.”

Amanda Vang, PhD, Biomedical Science (USA)

"The career perspectives in the Faroe Islands are very good. There are very few researchers in my field with my research experience and achievements, and it took me only one year to advance to Full Professor." 

Qin Xin, Professor, Computer Science (China)