In April 2007, Reykjavik Energy, Reykjavik University and The University of Iceland signed an agreement to establish an international graduate programme for Sustainable Energy studies. The school was named the Reykjavik Energy Graduate School for Sustainable Systems. REYST's inaugural class began their studies in August 2008, and graduated in February 2010 from the 18-month program. In early 2013, the REYST programme was reorganised into the Iceland School of Energy to include a new partner, the Icelandic GeoSurvey. In addition to the permanent partners, Reykjavik Energy and ÍSOR, ISE has active collaborations with institutions both domestically and internationally including Landsvirkjun, Landsnet, Orkustofnun, Arctic Circle, Tufts University´s Fletcher School and The GREEN Program. Due to increased research by students and faculty, ISE expanded their area of expertise in 2018 to include studies in electric power systems. In doing so, Reykjavik University's MSc in Electrical Engineering was divided into two degrees: an MSc in Mechatronics Engineering, and an MSc in Electric Power Engineering.
Programmes
ISE offers four graduate level programmes in the field of energy studies. Each programme is 120 ECTS and requires two years to complete, culminating in a master's thesis defence. MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering students can tailor studies towards particular interest areas in the field of energy engineering including the generation, transmission, distribution, and demand activities. The MSc Sustainable Energy Sciences program is tailored at offering a wide range of interdisciplinary students from finance, public policy to geology exposure the technical perspective of energy sciences while allowing them to tailor their studies to their specialty through energy specific courses within Reykjavik University´s School of Business and School of Law as well as internship and thesis studies. Previous ISE MSc students have presented research at the Stanford Geothermal Congress, the Tufts Fletcher School´s Resolving the Arctic Paradox Conference, the Arctic Circle Assembly, and the World Geothermal Congress in Melbourne, Australia.
Faculty
The Faculty and Staff of ISE include scientists from Reykjavik Energy, ÍSOR, Reykjavik University and the University of Iceland. Students attend courses at Reykjavik University as well as at Iceland GeoSurvey and other collaborators´ headquarters.
