Reykjavik University

Reykjavik University is Iceland's largest private university. Growing out of a commercial business school founded in 1988, it adopted its current name in 2005 and has established itself as a modern, innovation-driven institution. Its academic portfolio spans computer science, software engineering and engineering, business administration, law and applied sciences, with bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes. The university emphasises hands-on teaching, entrepreneurship and applied research carried out in partnership with Icelandic industry. It maintains international partnerships and attracts a growing number of international students to its English-taught programmes. Its laboratories and active learning approach make it one of the country's most dynamic institutions.