ri ▁coordinates ▁with ▁other ▁I cel and ic ▁Univers ities ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁University ▁Centre ▁of ▁the ▁West f j ords ▁( H á sk ó las et ur ▁V est f jar ð a ) ▁located ▁in ▁Í s af jör ð ur , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁two ▁master ' s ▁degrees , ▁one ▁in ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Marine ▁Management ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁Marine ▁In nov ation . ▁Additionally , ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ure y ri ▁coordinates ▁with ▁other ▁Nord ic ▁Univers ities ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Nord ic ▁Studies ▁and ▁Pol ar ▁Law ▁Masters ▁programs . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁University ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁when ▁the ▁health ▁sciences ▁and ▁industrial ▁management ▁studies ▁began . ▁The ▁first ▁re ctor ▁was ▁Har ald ur ▁B ess ason . ▁Staff ▁were ▁four ▁people ▁in ▁total ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁ 3 1 . ▁Two ▁class rooms ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁sports ▁center ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁class rooms . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁officially ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁school . ▁Two ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁added , ▁the ▁Student ▁Center ▁opened . ▁The ▁first ▁class ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁industrial ▁management ▁students . ▁On ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Fish eries ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁first ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁students ▁graduated ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 0