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EIE-Surveyor12.1.3 UImplementation of the Bologna-BMD system in IcelandA three cycle system was already in existence in Iceland before the Bologna process. A 1.5 to 2 yearsmasters degree was implemented in 1923 and a 3 to 4 year bachelor degree was implemented in1942. Most disciplines used the bachelor-masters system although some used the older 4 to 6 years,one tier candidatus degree. Today the one tier candidatus degree is only used in Medicine andDentistry. The Faculty of Engineering, established in the early forties, offered a four year candidatusdegree until 1997 when it implemented the bachelor-masters system.12.2. Figures on the weight of EIE in IcelandIn 2007 9.786 students in all disciplines were enrolled in the University of Iceland. Of these 245 wereenrolled in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Computer Science.12.3. Degrees in EIE in IcelandBS(3 years)MS(2 years)Ph.D.(3 years)Polytechnic BS(3.5 years)ComputerScience 3 2 1SoftwareEngineering 2 2 1Electrical andComputerEngineering 1 2 1 1Number of schools awarding degrees in EIE.12.4 ReferencesHUhttp://www.hi.isUHUhttp://www.unak.isUHUhttp://www.ru.isU- 246 -