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The M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management at the University of Florida prepares graduates for careers in the construction industry. As part of the university's College of Design, Construction, and Planning, the school's name was officially changed from the M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction to the M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management in 2014.

The Ongwediva College of Education was one of four pedagogical colleges in Namibia. It offered three-year undergraduate diploma courses in basic vocational education to elementary and high school teachers: the Basic Education Teacher Diploma .

Central American Adventist University is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational university located in Alajuela, Costa Rica, and accredited by the Association of Private Universities of Central America and Panama , the United Association of Private University Rectors of Costa Rica , and the Adventist Accrediting Association.

New England Law | Boston is a private law school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded as Portia School of Law in 1908 and is located in downtown Boston near the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

International Aviation College, Ilorin is an aviation training school in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The college was established in 2011 by the Kwara State Government through a public private partnership with an aviation consult. The college is located along Airport road, Ilorin and is very close to the Ilorin international airport. The college has trained over 110 pilots since its establishment. The college appoints AVM Abdul Yekini Bello as new rector on 1st of March, 2022.

The American University in the Emirates is a private university in Dubai International Academic City in the United Arab Emirates. The university was founded in 2006. Campus AUE is located at the Dubai International Academic City. The American University in the Emirates is located at Block 6 & 7. Dubai International Academic City.

Sterling College is a private evangelical Christian college in Sterling, Kansas. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History The college was founded in 1887 by the Synod of Kansas of the United Presbyterian Church of North America as Cooper Memorial College. It changed its name to Sterling in 1920. When the Presbyterian Church came into existence in 1958, the newly formed Presbyterian Synod of Kansas considered combining Sterling and the College of Emporia.

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is the school responsible for continuing education within Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto. The school is named for the late G. Raymond Chang, OC, third Chancellor of Toronto Metropolitan University and Director of CI Financial. The Chang School's offices are located in Heaslip House on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus.

The University of Wales, Newport , was a university based in Newport, South Wales, before the merger that formed the University of South Wales in April 2013. The university had two campuses in Newport, Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city, which was subsequently closed during July 2016, and a £35 million campus on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre which opened in 2011. In 2012 the university was ranked 111th out of 120 UK universities in the Guardian League Table for university rankings, 105th out of 116 in The Complete University Guide and 104th out of 116 UK uni...

The Davao Oriental State University is a state-funded research-based coeducational higher education institution in Mati City, Davao Oriental, Philippines. It was founded on December 13, 1989. History

Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,000 undergraduate and 800 graduate students. Its mascot is the peacock and its sports teams play in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, of which it is a founding member.

ISMAI - Instituto Universitário da Maia is an institute of higher education formed in 1990 in Maia, Portugal. Academic first degrees:PsychologyPsychosocial CounselingCommunication SciencesPhysical Education and SportsLaw AccountancyBusiness AdministrationPublic RelationsInformation Systems and SoftwareHuman Resources ManagementTechnologies of Multimedia CommunicationHealth and Safety in WorkTelecommunication NetworksManagement InformaticsSports ManagementPostgraduate degrees and Diplomas:

Bacha Khan University is a public university situated in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, named after Abdul Ghaffar Khan . The university was founded on 3 July 2012 with the mission to advance knowledge and learning through quality research and education for Pakistan.

Kalayaan College is a private, non-sectarian higher education institution formerly located in Marikina that has since moved to Quezon City. It was established in 2000. Kalayaan College is on Manga Road cor Aurora Blvd, near the Line 2 Betty Go-Belmonte. It was established by big names in academic institutions. The college's president, Dr. José Abueva, is a former president of the University of the Philippines.

The Eszterházy Károly Catholic University was founded in 1774 in Eger. In 1989 it was renamed after its founder Bishop Károly Eszterházy. As of 1 August 2021, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger became the owner of university. Number of students is 8,602.

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville is one of 27 colleges of applied technology in the Tennessee Board of Regents System, one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation. This system comprises thirteen community colleges and twenty-seven colleges of applied technology. More than 60 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions are enrolled in a Tennessee Board of Regents institution.

Sri Vasavi College, is a general degree college located at Erode, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1967. The college is affiliated with Bharathiar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.

Zhejiang Ocean University is a comprehensive public university based in Zhoushan city, Zhejiang province, China. History The university was created in 1988 from the merger of Zhejiang Fishery University and Zhoushan Junior Teachers College .

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is an Institute of National Importance set up under a non-profit, Public-Private-Partnership model by the Ministry of Human Resource Development . It is an academic and research institute partially funded by the Government of India, the Government of Karnataka and industry partner KEONICS.

Karnataka State Open University is a distance learning university founded in 1996, located in Mysore in the Indian state of Karnataka. Controversy De-recognition and re-recognition UGC de-recognized several courses of KSOU with effect from 2012-13. The university was de-recognized in 2015 after it was found violating several norms of UGC and DEC, IGNOU. The university had violated the norms related to territorial jurisdiction by establishing study centres across India and also offered admission to courses within India and abroad in violation of regulations. Even after a show cause notice was issued, it continued this practice.

Knoxville College is a historically black liberal arts college in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, which was founded in 1875 by the United Presbyterian Church of North America. It is a United Negro College Fund member school.

National Law University, Jodhpur is a public law school and a National Law University established under the National Law University, Jodhpur, Act, 1999 enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature. The university was established for the advancement of learning, teaching, research and diffusion of knowledge in the field of law. It is one of the autonomous law schools in India.

Gondwana University is a university established in 2011 in the city of Gadchiroli in Maharashtra state in central India. It is named after Gondwana region in central India. History On July 23, 2010, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to constitute the Gondwana University, for the area comprising districts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli . The resolution was moved by then Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope. The new university was constituted by issuing notification under sub-section of section 3 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. On 27 September 2011, Gondwana University was carved out of RTMNU, Nagpur.

Chesapeake College is a public community college with its main campus in Wye Mills, Maryland, and a satellite campus in Cambridge. It was the first regional community college in the state and serves the five Mid-Shore counties: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot.

Summit University, Offa is a privately owned university founded in 2015 and located in Offa, Nigeria. It is one of the few private universities located in Kwara, North central Nigeria. The University is owned and established by the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, a Muslim organization established for the purpose of educational development of Muslims and Muslim society in Nigeria. The institution was established together with nine others private universities in Nigeria in 2015.

Hezekiah University is an approved private university in Nigeria by federal government council. It is located in Umudi, Nkwerre Imo State Nigeria. Hezekiah University was established as a private university in May 2015 under the license of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Eastern Palm University is a Nigerian university that opened in 2017. History The university was approved by the National Universities Commission in 2016 and became the 42nd state owned university and the 143 university in Nigeria. It was founded by former executive governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State.

Jashore Government City College is a post graduate educational institution located in Manihar area of Jashore District town in Khulna division of southern Bangladesh. At the time of its establishment, it was known as Jessore City College, which has been known as Jessore Government City College since 1986. At present, the college offers various subjects in higher secondary, undergraduate, honors, and postgraduate classes. At present, there are about 7,000 students here. It also known for Good looking campus.

The Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts , based in the Niederschöneweide district of Berlin, Germany, was founded in 1951 as the National Theatre School in Berlin with the status of college. In 1981, it was granted university status, and a year later it was renamed after the singer and East German actor Ernst Busch.

The Ghana School of Law is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers. The school is the only institution responsible for training for law graduates in the Professional Law Course program and the Post-Call Law Course.

Northwest College is a public community college in Powell, Wyoming. History Northwest College opened in 1946, as the "University of Wyoming Northwest Center," with the support of the University of Wyoming and the local school district. University support ended in 1950, and the current name was adopted in 1989.

The Ukrainian Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences is a scientific institution focused on fisheries research located in Kyiv, Ukraine. History The Institute was established in 1930 from the Kyiv research fisheries station. Since that time, its name was changed from "Kyiv Research Institute of pond and lake and river fisheries" , in "Ukrainian Research Institute of Fisheries" and "Ukrainian Scientific-Production Association Pisciculture and Fisheries" , and in 1992 it received its current name.

Zambian Open University is a private university, founded in 2002. It is one of the oldest private universities in Zambia. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The University boasts of a top academic record for its Law students in 2017 admitted to the bar followed by the University of Zambia. The University has a vibrant Students Union that addresses student needs in a more professional and mature manner though this is “CAP”. In 2018, the Students Union launched what is called the Student Revolving Fund to support vulnerable students.

The University of Mobile is a private, Baptist university in Mobile, Alabama. It is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention . History The university was founded in 1961 by the Alabama Baptist State under the name of Mobile College. In 1993, the college was renamed the University of Mobile in reference to its location in Mobile County, not to be confused with the City of Mobile. For the 2018-2019 year, it had 1,885 students.

The Royal English College of Valladolid is a residence and training centre located in Valladolid, Spain, for the training of Catholic priests in England and Wales. It is under the patronage of St Alban.

University of Sciences is a university located inside the region of the National Academy of Science in Pyongyang, North Korea. The university was previously called as "Institute of Natural Science". UOS is geographically located in Pyongsong, South Pyong'an Province, North Korea. However, North Korean government appointed the area of science district to belong to Pyongyang for giving some privileges of Pyongyang citizens to scientists of NAS and students of UOS. As Kim Il Sung, a former leader of North Korea, emphasized the significance of education for gifted and talented students, UOS originally started as a branch of Kim Il Sung University on January 17, 1962.

Leo Baeck College is a privately funded rabbinical seminary and centre for the training of teachers in Jewish education. Based now at the Sternberg Centre, East End Road, Finchley, in the London Borough of Barnet, it was founded by Werner van der Zyl in 1956 and is sponsored by The Movement for Reform Judaism, Liberal Judaism and the United Jewish Israel Appeal. It is named after the inspirational 20th-century German Liberal rabbi Leo Baeck.

Government Post Graduate College, Abbottabad , also known as GPGC No.1 Abbottabad, is a government tertiary college located in Abbottabad. GPGC No.1 is affiliated with Abbottabad University and BISE Abbottabad for Bachelor and intermediate programs respectively.

The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a public vocational school in Lisbon, Ohio, United States. It is composed of a high school, whose main focus is on preparing high school students for future careers, and an Adult education center.

The Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education , is a unique open university in Iran, which has been portrayed as an underground university, established by the Baháʼí community of Iran in 1987 to meet the educational needs of young people who have been systematically denied access to higher education by the Iranian government. Currently, through a main faculty in Iran and an Affiliated Global Faculty from universities around the world, BIHE offers a total of 40 undergraduate and graduate programs in Sciences, Engineering, Business and Management, Humanities, and Social Sciences. More than 110 unive...

Tumaini University Makumira is a private university located in the town of Makumira, Poli ward, Meru District of Arusha Region in north Tanzania. Its 2017 ranking at the Webometrics Ranking of World for Tanzania is position 10.

Columbia Gorge Community College is a public community college in The Dalles, Oregon, which is situated and surrounded by the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area. History The college began in 1977 as the Wasco Area Education Service District, which not long after was changed to Treaty Oak Education Service District. The original incarnation of the college operated in leased facilities in downtown The Dalles for 16 years.

Waycross College was a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia. The College's philosophy was to provide opportunities for those who need special preparation for regular college-level courses while giving well-prepared students immediate access to transfer courses that can be applied toward advanced study appropriate to their academic goals.

The Federal College of Education , Gombe was formerly known as National Technical Teachers College. Its a federal government higher education institution located in Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. The mandate of the college since its inception was producing technical, vocational and science teachers for primary and secondary schools in the Country. It is affiliated with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and the University of Maiduguri for its degree programmes. The provost is Dr. Ali Adamu .

Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal was established by the Government of Haryana at Anjanthali Village in Nilokheri sub-district of Karnal district of India. It is 21 km north of Karnal on NH1 leading to Ambala.

Southland College , officially the Southland College of Kabankalan City, Inc., is a private, non-sectarian coeducational institution located in the second most progressive city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines, Kabankalan City. Established in March 2009, it is one of the newest educational institutions in Negros Occidental.

The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is a center for psychoanalytic research, training, and education on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. The institute provides professional training in the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. It was founded in 1932 by Franz Alexander, a pioneer in psychosomatic medicine at the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute, who moved to Chicago at the invitation of Robert Maynard Hutchins, then president of the University of Chicago. Notable psychoanalysts that have been associated with the institute include Karl Menninger, Karen Horney, Thomas Szas...

The Institute of Public Administration is a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. It was founded in 1957 at a meeting in Newman House where Tom Barrington became the first director and John Leydon its first president. It was established to be the main provider of education, training and development services for the public service in Ireland, as well as research services. Until 2018 it was a recognized college of University College Dublin.

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