Reykjavík University (Háskólinn í Reykjavík) is a private university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and is chartered by the Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Icelandic Industries, and the Confederation of Icelandic Employers. Reykjavík University is the largest private university in the country with nearly 3,000 students. Reykjavík University has its roots in The Commercial College of Iceland, School of Computer Science (TVÍ), founded in January 1988 and run in The Commercial College of Iceland (VÍ) housing for ten years. Reykjavík University started its first semester on September 1, 1998 in a new building under the name Reykjavík School of Business. TVÍ became one of two departments within the school. A name change was inevitable because the school's name was not descriptive for the variety of the school's operations. In January 2000 the name was changed to Reykjavík University. In the autumn of 2002 the School of Law was established at Reykjavík University and in 2005 Reykjavík University was merged with the Technical University of Iceland (THÍ) under the name Reykjavík University.