Education in the Faroe Islands School. Many Faroese pursue higher education out of the islands, mainly in Denmark; in August 2015 a report showed 1,345 Faroese students in Denmark, 904 in the Faroe Islands and 182 in other countries. Studni, the Faroese Student Grant Fund, provides student grants and loans to Faroese students, to study either in the Faroe Islands or abroad. Higher education is offered by the, Tórshavn based, University of the Faroe Islands (). It was founded in 1965, as Academia Færoensis, by members of the Faroese Academy of Sciences. The university is divided in two faculties: the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences
Fauna of the Faroe Islands recorded in 2006; most likely a lost pet. Flies, moths, spiders, beetles, slugs, snails, earthworms and other small invertebrates are part of the indigenous fauna of the Faroe Islands. More recent introductions are the New Zealand flatworm, the Spanish slug, and the common wasp which all have become part of the natural fauna. Cockroaches, black garden ants, pharaoh ants and burgundy snails have also been found, but it is not clear if they have become part of the established fauna. Fauna of the Faroe Islands The fauna of the Faroe Islands is characterized by the islands' remote location in the