FSR20MORE - Florence School of Regulation

Launch of the Florence School of Regulation

2004

The Florence School of Regulation was officially launched, together with an inaugural training course: the Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities, directed by Ignacio Pérez Arriaga.

Jean-Michel Glachant appointed FSR Director

2008

Jean-Michel Glachant became Director at the Florence School of Regulation and holder of the Loyola de Palacio Chair.

2010

The FSR welcomed the establishment of two new areas: Transport & Communications and Media, led by Matthias Finger and Pier Luigi Parcu, respectively. The Energy area experienced significant growth with the creation of the Energy Union Law & Policy, under the guidance of Leigh Hancher.

2012

The FSR created the Climate area, led by Denny Ellerman, reinforcing the school's commitment to research and strengthening the energy area.

2012

First edition of the FSR Annual Conference, the first event to unite the areas of the school: energy, transport, and communications & media. This conference served as a platform to explore the regulatory challenges faced across the three sectors.

The FSR launches its first online course:

2014

The first online course on the Regulation of the Power Sector was launched. This course successfully trained over 1500 energy scholars and is currently directed by Carlos Batlle from MIT.

2014

FSR Water area was established, with Stephane Saussier leading the initiative. Over time, it evolved into the Water and Waste area under the leadership of Maria Salvetti

2015

The school made the strategic decision to digitalise its activities, transitioning to online. Today, the team blends expertise in multimedia, communications, web development, digital technologies, and executive education.

2016

The Gas area was established under the leadership of Ilaria Conti. Today, it has expanded its scope to Gas and Hydrogen, reflecting the school's commitment to exploring emerging energy technologies.

2017

The FSR launched the Lights on Women initiative to advance economically and socially inclusive energy policy and regulation. Over the years, the project has managed to offer scholarships for specialised training and create opportunities for women to meet and exchange.

2017

The FSR launches the Global area to facilitate the development and delivery of energy policy and regulation in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This initiative contributed to the foundation of an independent school of regulation in India.

2018

The FSR’s online team, composed of communications, web, training and multimedia specialists, designed a new website to mainstream our research outcomes and improve the user experience and engagement.

2019

The FSR Global Forum was a 4-day event dedicated to practical solutions for the global energy transition. It brought together 100 representatives from government agencies, regulatory bodies, energy companies, utilities, development organizations, and academia worldwide to discuss key issues in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

The FSR takes COVID-19 measures and strengthens online activities

2020

In response to the COVID crisis, FSR Energy launched the #DigitalSolidarity scholarships, offering 50 free seats to its courses to professionals and students in the energy sector most impacted by COVID-19 mitigation measures. Additionally, 4 online event series were launched, and three residential courses transitioned to online formats.

The FSR launched the FSR Annual Scholarships

2021

The FSR Annual Scholarships were launched, offering free seats to all the FSR training courses. The FSR commitment to diversity, equity helps generate innovative ideas and solutions to complex problems in the fast-pacing, ever-changing energy sector.

2022

The Lights on Women initiative launched the Energybase, a talent matchmaking database that bridges the gap between skilled women and organisations seeking diverse talent.

2022

Leonardo Meeus becomes Director of the School and holder of the Loyola de Palacio Chair (LdP) on European Energy Regulation and Policy at the Robert Schuman Centre. “The mission of both the FSR and the LdP Chair is to develop and spread ideas that can improve policy and regulation. We try to combine the best of three worlds: a university research group, a think tank and an executive education institute.”

The African School of Regulation is born

2022

The FSR, together with the University of Cape Town, the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences, the Enel Foundation, and the Energy Nexus Network signed a scientific partnership agreement to create the African School of Regulation (ASR) and support the energy transition in Africa. Inspired by the mission of the FSR, the ASR aims to be a pan-African centre of excellence on energy regulation.

2023

The first FSR Alumni Day was held at the European University Institute in Florence on the 27 October. The event gathered 50 alumni, 13 Course Directors and the 3-founding fathers of FSR, fostering connections and celebrating the achievements of the FSR community.