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Chattogram Polytechnic Institute , is a government technical institution located in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It provides theoretical and practical education of basic engineering and technology. Chittagong Polytechnic Institute was established in 1962.

Akademia Lospuma Training Institute is a higher education institution originally located in Jaworzno, Poland. The Institute is the largest funding organisation in Poland supporting the international exchange of students and scholars. Since its establishment, more than 1000 scholars in Poland and abroad have received the ALPIS funding. It is a registered association with Limited liability and its members are Polish, German and Hungarian institutions of higher education and student bodies.

Marian University is a private Roman Catholic university in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1936 by the Congregation of Sisters of Saint Agnes, which continues to sponsor the university today.

Fujian University of Technology is a public university located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. The Chinese Ministry of Education established the university in 2002 by merging Fujian College of Architecture and Civil Engineering and Fujian Institute of Technology. The predecessor of both institutions was the noted "Fujian Gaogong" originating from “Canxia Jingshe” , which was co-founded in 1896 by Lin Shu, an eminent Fujian scholar and translator and Chen Baochen, tutor of the last Chinese emperor Puyi during the Qing dynasty. The university abbreviation is FJUT.

Madison College was an educational institution in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The college was chartered by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1827, and it was operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church until 1832, after which it became associated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Andrew Stewart was instrumental in its physical construction.

Drohobych State Pedagogical University of Ivan Franko or Drohobych University is the only university of Lviv region located outside city of Lviv, Ukraine. It was first established as Franz Joseph I Drohobych State gymnasium in 1858, transforming into institute and later - into university. It is the alma mater of many Ukrainian artists, politicians and scientists.

China Youth University of Political Studies is a university in Beijing, established in 1985 by the Communist Youth League of China. Since then the university has been affiliated with the league, and the leader of the league usually holds the presidency of the university. Hu Jintao, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, was once the president of this university. The university's campus is located in Xisanhuan Bei Lu in Beijing. The China Youth University of Political Studies ceased operation as a public university in 2017. It is now a co-brand used by ...

The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. It is the nodal agency for Planning, Training, Promotion and Coordination of Yoga Education, Training, Therapy and Research.

Coahoma Community College is a public historically black community college in Coahoma County, Mississippi. The college was founded in 1949 and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. It offers associate degree and certificate programs in more than 70 areas of focus.

The Hugh Wooding Law School is a law school in Trinidad and Tobago. History Named for Trinidad and Tobago jurist and politician Hugh Wooding, HWLS is one of three law schools empowered by the Council of Legal Education to award Legal Education Certificates, along with the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica and the Eugene Dupuch Law School in the Bahamas. It opened its doors to students in September 1973. In its early years, it was marked by a scandal when eight out of its ten tutors and lecturers resigned in protest over a student from the Trindadian Police Service who failed his examinations but was not asked to discontinue his studies.

Atlantic Union College was a private Seventh-day Adventist college in South Lancaster, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1882. The college closed in 2018 due to accreditation and financial problems. From 1933 to 2018, AUC was a four-year liberal arts college with a peak enrollment of over 700 students. After a financial crisis in 2011 it suspended bachelor's degree programs, then resumed them on a smaller scale in 2015. In February 2018, the college announced that it would permanently close after the spring 2018 semester. The campus was sold in 2021.

Saint Vincent Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Father Boniface Wimmer in 1846, who came from Saint Michael's Abbey in Metten, Bavaria, to establish Saint Vincent Archabbey as the first Benedictine monastery in North America. It is the fourth oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.

The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education is a private deemed-to-be-university established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. It is located in Donthanapally, Shankarapally Road, Hyderabad. IFHE is National Assessment and Accreditation Council A++ Grade University.

Pacific Western University was an unaccredited university that closed in May 2006 following a lawsuit filed by the State of Hawaii a year earlier. History Pacific Western University , Inc., also called American PacWest International University and registered under the business title Pacific West University was incorporated in Hawaii in 1988 and operated within the State of Hawaii until May 2006. The university was an unaccredited institution based in Hawaii, and was by far the largest of the three Pacific Western University schools offering degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. Mo...

The National University of Callao is a post-secondary institution in the Bellavista District of the Constitutional Province of Callao in the country of Peru. It was established on 2 September 1966. This scholarly institute retains its original technical character, unique to Peru. The University has maintained its technical character, and has grown to eleven departments, fifteen professional schools, and a postgraduate school.

The Manila Central University College of Nursing, popularly known as "MCU Nursing", is the nursing school of the Manila Central University which is a private, non-sectarian educational institution. History In June 1947, the permit to open the first year of the four-year course of the College of Nursing, was granted by the Bureau of Private Schools. Classes were held in the school building at Zurbaran St., Manila and the students’ clinical experiences were undertaken at the Manila General Hospital. The college offered a pioneer program in nursing, the 4-year baccalaureate program which conferred upon its graduates the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing .

Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala is a private university in Zone 2 of Guatemala City. External links Official site

Assam Women's University is a public university located in Jorhat, Assam, India. It was established by the Assam Women's University Act, 2013 by the Assam Government. It is the first women's university in Assam.

Saku University is a private university in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan. It was established in 2008. External links Saku UniversityUniversity guideGraduate School - Master of Science in NursingOfficial website

The Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University is a private university located in the city of Lima, Peru. Founded on December 21, 1964, during the first government of President Fernando Belaúnde Terry. It is currently in the period of cessation of activities due to the fact that the Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria denied his licensing.

Investors United School of Real Estate Investing is a for-profit educational institution and membership association based out of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The school offers on-campus and online training on real estate investing, and provides a permanent structure and support system for those people who wish to continue using the organization's facilities, advisors, and resources after they have completed their training.

Veer Kunwar Singh University was established on 22 October 1992 with its headquarters at Arrah, under the Bihar University Act 1976 [as amendment Act 9 of 1992]. It is named after Kunwar Singh, the well-known national hero and a distinguished freedom fighter of 1857.

Université d'État d'Haïti, Campus Roi Henri Christophe is a university campus located in Limonade, northern Haiti. The campus is part of the University of Haiti and was completed in 2012. Donated by the Government of the Dominican Republic, during the presidency of Leonel Fernandez Reyna, the campus was built at a cost of US$ 50 million.

Nagoya Zokei University is a private university in Komaki, Aichi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1967, and it was opened as a university in 2003. External links Official website

Fox Valley Technical College is a public technical college in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. It is a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System and serves people in the Appleton, Wisconsin/Fox Cities area. It serves about 50,000 people each year and offers more than 200 associate degree, technical diploma, and certificate programs as well as instruction related to 20 apprenticeship trades. It has credit transfer agreements with more than 30 four-year colleges and universities.

Newgiza University is a private university in Giza, Egypt, founded in 2016. It has a partnership with University College London and King's College London. Faculties Faculty of Medicine: accepting 200 students per yearFaculty of Dentistry: accepting 150 students per yearFaculty of Pharmacy: accepting 150 students per yearFaculty of Business and Finance: accepting 400 students per yearFaculty of Economics and Politics: accepting 50 students per yearFaculty of Information TechnologyFaculty of Engineering recently opened in the fall of 2021.Faculty of Fine Arts recently opening in the fall of 20...

Northbrook College is a further education and higher education college with three campuses: Broadwater Campus and West Durrington Campus in Worthing and Shoreham Airport Campus in Shoreham-by-Sea. It was founded as West Sussex College of Art & Design in 1912 and became Northbrook College Sussex in 1986. In 2017 Northbrook merged with City College Brighton & Hove to create a unified college under the name Greater Brighton Metropolitan College . Northbrook College is now part of the Chichester College Group after Greater Brighton Metropolitan College merged with CCG on 1 August 2022.

The Trakia University or Thrace University is a Bulgarian university in the city of Stara Zagora. It was named after the historical region of Thrace and was established in 1995. The university organizes training on programs with four educational and qualification degrees: Bachelor, Master and PhD, as well as on programs for qualification and post-graduate training in the system of lifelong education. Whilst the university has been teaching in the local languages for a number of years, it has recently started teaching in English in the majors Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

Beulah Heights University is a not for profit, private institution offering higher education in Atlanta, Georgia. The university was established in 1918 and is accredited to Association for Biblical Higher Education and Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Formally, the university was affiliated with the Christian-Interdenominational religion. Beulah Heights is approved by the State of Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission for granting of Associate of Arts , Bachelor of Arts , Master of Arts , Master of Business Administration , Master of Divinity , Docto...

Eternal University is a private university inHimachal Pradesh established by an Act of the state legislature of Himachal. It is located in the educational campus popularly known as Baru Sahib- The Valley of Divine Peace.

The University of Koblenz is a university in Koblenz. The university was created on January 1, 2023 through the restructuring of the Rhineland-Palatinate universities by the state authority; the former University of Koblenz-Landau had two campuses in Koblenz and Landau 160 km apart, its Landau campus joined with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern to form the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, while the Koblenz campus became the University of Koblenz.

Northern Marianas College is a public land-grant college in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . The college was founded in Susupe in 1976. NMC today has three campuses on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The main campus on Saipan is in Fina Sisu. NMC is the sole public college within the Commonwealth and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Mildred Elley is a private, for-profit college offering two-year programs as well as professional certifications with campuses in Albany, and New York City, New York and in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1917 by Augusta Mildred Elley, a local woman who was educated at a college in New York City, the school initially educated women for secretarial positions. With installation of a new president in 1985, the school expanded its programs and secured degree-granting authority from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.

Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School & College is an educational institute providing academic education to Bangladeshi and international students in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for secondary and higher secondary education. Special emphasis is given to English, Arabic, Bengali, and Islamic Studies for Muslim students in Abu Dhabi.

Pwani University is a public university in the Kilifi County in the coastal region of Kenya, located 60 km north of Mombasa in the resort town of Kilifi, within the larger Kilifi County. Prior to the award of a charter, the university was a constituent college of Kenyatta University. The college, formerly the Kilifi Institute of Agriculture, was established on 23 August 2007 by an order signed by H.E President Mwai Kibaki.

Gilan University of Medical Sciences , is one of the major northen medical universities located in Gilan Province of Iran. Located in the city of Rasht, the university fell under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 1986, two years after it was established.

Adam Smith University is a private distance learning university founded in 1991 by Donald Grunewald, who is still its president. Grunewald was president of Mercy College between 1972 and 1984. Adam Smith university espouses the principle of independence from state control and promotes free-market business economics.

Greenville University is a private university in Greenville, Illinois. It is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. Established as Greenville College in 1892, the institution was renamed Greenville University in 2017.

Bossey Ecumenical Institute is the ecumenical institute of the World Council of Churches. It was founded in 1946. The dean of the Institute is the Rev. Dr Simone Sinn. Degrees and other academic awards are accredited by the University of Geneva.

South Georgia State College is a public college in Douglas and Waycross, Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia. History Eleventh District A & M School On August 18, 1906, the Georgia General Assembly enacted the Perry Act approving the construction of a secondary-level school in each of Georgia's congressional districts. At the time, few rural residents of Georgia received more than an eighth-grade education. The Eleventh District A & M School was one of the eleven educational centers created to cater to the predominantly agricultural-based economy in Georgia.

Shepherd University is a public liberal arts university in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the university enrolled 3,274 students in fall 2023. History Shepherd University began when the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia, was moved from its temporary location in Shepherdstown back to Charles Town in July 1871. The people of Shepherdstown and vicinity decided to use the vacated courthouse for educational purposes. An article of incorporation for a school to be known as Shepherd College, designed to instruct students “in languages, arts and sciences,” was drawn up and signed by C.

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture is a university in Beijing. Established in 1936, it is maintained by the Beijing municipal government. History The university was founded during the Qing dynasty in 1907 when it was firstly named Jingshi Elementary Industrial School. The school changed its name in 1933 to Beiping Municipal Senior Vocational School before the Civil Engineering Division was established in 1936. Approved by the State Council in 1977, the school became the public university and as the first university in Beijing who resumed the bachelor's degree courses, it was renamed as Beijing College of Construction and Engineering.

The Institute of Mathematics and Applications , located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in India, is a research and education institution that was established by the Government of Odisha in 1999. Its dual purposes are to conduct advanced research in pure and applied mathematics and to provide postgraduate education leading to master's and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics, computation, computational finance, and data science. The institute also runs training programs in schools aimed at increasing mathematics awareness and leading to competitions such as the Mathematics Olympiads. The UG and PG courses are...

The National School of Business Management is a government recognized degree awarding institute in Sri Lanka. It was granted the degree awarding status by the Ministry of Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and established under the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 having the registration Number PB 4833. NSBM Green University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the fields of Business, Computing, Engineering, Science and Design. It is located in Pitipana, Homagama, in the Colombo suburbs.

Tech University of Korea , formerly Korea Polytechnic University , is a polytechnic university in South Korea. KPU was established in 1998 by support from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.

Ridley Hall is a theological college located on the corner of Sidgwick Avenue and Ridley Hall Road in Cambridge , which trains men and women intending to take Holy Orders as deacon or priest of the Church of England, and members of the laity working with children and young people as lay pioneers and within a pastoral capacity such as lay chaplaincy.

Skyline College is a public community college in San Bruno, California. It is one of three comprehensive community colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. It was opened in 1969. Skyline College claims an annual population of over 17,000 students. Students can choose from more than 100 degree and certificate programs. Many students at Skyline College are international students.

McNally Smith College of Music was a private for-profit music school in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Initially founded in 1984 as the Guitar Center of Minneapolis, it was renamed Musictech College and moved to St. Paul in 2001. The school was renamed again as McNally Smith College of Music by the school's two founders, Jack McNally and Doug Smith, to memorialize themselves on the school's 2005 20th anniversary.

Chung Shan Medical University is a medical university located in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. Chung Shan Medical University Hospital is affiliated with the university. CSMU offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and health sciences.

St Mary's College in New Oscott, Birmingham, often called Oscott College, is the Roman Catholic seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham in England and one of the three seminaries of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

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