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Bethany Theological Seminary is the a seminary of the Church of the Brethren in Richmond, Indiana. It is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Higher Learning Commission.

The University of Gwadar is a public university situated in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. Degrees

Union Biblical Seminary is a theological seminary founded by Wesleyan and Methodist denominations in Pune, India. UBS started as a Marathi-medium Bible School opened by the Free Methodist Church and was finally established in 1953 and initially located in Yavatmal, before relocating to Pune in 1983. It is affiliated with the Senate of Serampore College . It is the largest seminary under Wesleyan-Holiness movement in India. The seminary is famous for contextualising theology to Indian post-colonial context and in promoting New Perspective on Paul, Evangelical feminism or egalitarianism, Dali...

Baku Engineering University is a higher education institution which functions as a public legal entity under the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic. Baku Engineering University aims to prepare engineers on all levels of higher education, execute programs of higher and additional education in this sphere, and conduct fundamental and applied scientific researchers.

Virginia Intermont College was a private college in Bristol, Virginia. Founded in 1884 to create additional educational opportunities for women, the college had been coeducational since 1972. It experienced significant financial difficulties during the last years of its existence, was denied accreditation in 2013, and announced its closure on May 20, 2014.

Cambridge Academy for Higher Education “Arabic: اكاديمية كامبردج للدراسات العليا ” is a Middle Eastern university dedicated to executive education and leadership programs with a campus in United Arab Emirates, Fujairah at Fujairah Free Zone. The University is dedicated to educating leaders who will make a difference in the Middle East. Academic offers selective degree programs include Master of Business Administration , Master of Management among other majors, Doctor of Business Administration and PhD programs, in addition to academic programs offered by the Institute of HealthCare Research ...

The Summer University Project is a short-term mobility program for young people all over Europe. Each summer, students from more than 120 university cities join to organize around 80 Summer Universities all over Europe, each of which lasts from ten days to four weeks. The project is coordinated by members of the European Students’ Forum . It works on a voluntary basis, and includes activities that range from intensive language courses, soft skills trainings, to cross-cultural and sport-oriented events. Each Summer University provides accommodation, two meals a day and all transportation fees a...

Bracknell & Wokingham College is a general college of further education, offering courses for school leavers, adults and employers training their staff, and based in Bracknell, Berkshire, England. The college became Bracknell & Wokingham College in 1996.

NSS Hindu College, Changanassery, one of the largest and oldest NSS institution of higher education in Kerala. It was founded in 1947 by Bharata Kesari Mannathu Padmanabhan and is situated in Changanassery. Hindu College is an institution of the Nair Service Society.

The Security Academy is a public institution in Albania aimed at educating employees of the State Police and other law enforcement agencies. It provides programs for training and qualifications at the Basic Police School level. It provides also Bachelor level education. Theory-practice learning can last 3 academic years and students benefit up to 180 credits . Those who graduate, receive a Bachelor diploma in Security and Crime Investigation, as police officers.

The trust "Marathwada Mitra Mandal, Pune" was established in 1967 by Hon. Late Shri. Shankarraoji Chavan, Former Home Minister, Govt. of India as the "Founder President". The trust had started its activity with the objective of providing hostel or similar accommodation in Pune to the students. This trust is established through the inspiration of socially and educationally charged personalities, with motto "Yethe Bahutanche Hit" . Mass education, co-education and dedication towards overall development of the region are the watchwords of the trust. At present the trust has four educational campu...

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public technical college with multiple locations in Wisconsin. The college serves nine Wisconsin counties with three campuses in Green Bay, Marinette, and Sturgeon Bay and five regional learning centers in Shawano, Oconto Falls, Crivitz, Aurora, and Luxemburg. It is part of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The college serves approximately 41,500 students annually.

Tohoku Women's Junior College is a private junior college in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1950, and is now attached to Tohoku Women's College. Departments Department of ClothingDepartment of Home EconomicsDepartment of Child Care

The Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences is a graduate school for biology in the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. Program The Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences is a doctoral and masters program that trains students to become research scientists with expertise in chemical, molecular, and cellular biology. Graduates of this program are awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences or the degree of Master of Science in Translational Medicine, and as such are equipped to address fundamental questions in the life sciences and biomedicine.

Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano is a Nigerian public university owned by the Kano State Government. It has two campuses: City Campus located in Kano, and the main campus located along General Buhari Way Kofar Ruwa Kano.

American Islamic College is a private Islamic university in Chicago, Illinois. It accepts students from all backgrounds and prepares students for leadership and policy making roles in American society; and for management and staff of American Muslim institutions, and; serving as a resource to American institutions and individuals for learning about Islam. In 2017, it enrolled fewer than 50 students and offered bachelor's and master's degrees in Islamic Studies and master's of Islamic Jurisprudence.

The Solar Car Challenge is an annual solar-powered car race for high school students. The event attracts teams from around the world, but mostly from American high schools. The race was first held in 1995. Each event is the end product of a two-year education cycle launched by the Winston Solar Car Team. On odd-numbered years, the race is a road course that starts at the Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas; the end of the course varies from year to year. On even-numbered years, the race is a track race around the Texas Motor Speedway. Dell sponsored the event from 2002-2008. Hunt Oil Compa...

Spokane University was a four-year liberal arts college that operated from 1913 to 1933. It was founded in 1912 by Mr. B. E. Utz and Mr. W. D. Willoughby as Spokane Bible College. Mr. Utz worked at Eugene Bible University in Eugene, Oregon from 1909 to 1911 before moving back to Spokane. Spokane University was created to train ministers for the Christian Churches in Washington State. Because of financial difficulties during the Great Depression, in 1934 it merged with Eugene Bible College to become Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon, now known as Bushnell University.

The Los Angeles Recording School is a private, for-profit college and is a division of the larger Los Angeles Film School. It is located in Hollywood, California. The school offers Associate of Science degree programs in Recording Arts and Music Production. It was founded in 1985 as the Los Angeles Recording Workshop.

Teikyo University of Japan in Durham is an overseas campus of Teikyo University located on the campus of Durham University in the Lafcadio Hearn Culture Centre. The campus was established in 1990 and operates as a language and cultural exchange facility for students from Teikyo University in Tokyo.

The University of Teramo is an Italian public research university located in Teramo, Italy. The academic institution was officially established in 1993 after having been a detached section of the D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara for over 30 years.

Delmon University for Science & Technology was a private university in Manama, Bahrain. The university was originally conceived in 2003 by its founder, Dr Hassan Al-Qadhi. It was licensed to operate on 6 July 2004. The name derives from Delmon or Dilmun, a land mentioned by Ancient Iraqi civilizations as a source of raw material, which has been speculated to have been in Bahrain.

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences is a medical university in Sari, Mazandaran province, Iran. It is one of the top medical universities in Iran. MazUMS is a type I university of medical Sciences and has more 8,000 students in different programs.

The Cyprus College of Art is an artists' studio group, located in the village of Lempa on the west coast of Cyprus. It was founded in 1969 by the artist Stass Paraskos; the current director is the Cyprus-based artist Margaret Paraskos.

Newcastle College is further education college in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Providing a wide range of academic, vocational and apprenticeship qualifications from entry to degree level, along with the support services to help learners achieve their goals. The College has grown significantly over the past 10 years and is currently home to a population of over 8,000 students studying full-time, part-time, higher education and apprenticeship programmes.

The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management is an online interdisciplinary sustainable management bachelor's degree program. A joint effort between the University of Wisconsin–Extension and four of the University of Wisconsin campuses, UW–Parkside, UW–River Falls, UW–Stout, and UW–Superior, the program began enrolling students for the fall 2009 semester.

The M. O. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University also known as Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan University, is a multidisciplinary higher educational institution in the city of Shymkent, which provides training in 76 technical and humanitarian specialties. It was founded in 1943.

The College of the Florida Keys , formerly Florida Keys Community College, is a public community college in Key West, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. Its main campus is on Stock Island, adjacent to the only living coral reef in North America. CFK also operates two additional locations in the Florida Keys; one in Marathon and another in Key Largo. With its Key West location, CFK is the southernmost post-secondary school of any type within the contiguous United States. Florida Keys Community College was renamed to The College of the Florida Keys, after passing both the Florid...

Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College and Hospital is a medical college and hospital located in Saharsa, Bihar, India. This college got an approval from MCI in 2019 for 100 MBBS Seat. College is located in between Saharsa - Madhepura National Highway 107.

The Philippine College of Health Sciences, Inc. is a school founded by Dr. George Cordero in 1993. It is located at 1813 Recto Avenue in Manila. History The Philippine College of Health Sciences, Inc. was created on February 1, 1993, the birthday of its first President and chief executive officer , Dr. George C. Cordero.

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary is a theological seminary in Amman, Jordan. It was founded in 1991 by Imad Shehadeh, who continues to serve as President. It is accredited by the Asia Theological Association, and offers Bachelor of Theology, Master of Arts in Biblical Studies, Master of Divinity, and Master of Theology degrees.

Gabriel Taborin Technical School Foundation, Inc. is a technical school in Davao City, Philippines founded by the Congregation of Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley. History In the year 2000, the Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley selected Lasang, Davao as a prospective new community destination for their Philippine mission. Four brothers, Davide Del Barba, Andrés Galindo, and two Vietnamese brothers were the ones to arrive on Lasang and start their first religious community in the Philippines.

Technological University, Myitkyina is located in Kachin State, Myitkyina City, Myanmar. On 1 September 1997, the high school was upgraded to the Government Technical Institute level and then on 2 October 1999, it became the Government Technological Colleges level. On 20 January 2007, it was again upgraded from College to University. On 28 April 2006, transfer to Swe Aike Quarter, Panmtee village and open the new Technological University with the three stories building.

The Computer University, Myitkyina is situated in No. 21/23 between ZawJun and Taryoe street in the Shansu quarter, in Myitkyina, capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar. On 20 January 2007, GCC was promoted to the Computer University .

The La Verdad Christian College or LVCC is a private non-stock, non-sectarian educational institution established in Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines. It is the first private school in the Philippines that grants scholarship programs to deserving students by providing tuition-free education and no miscellaneous fees. It is one of the best schools in Pampanga, up to regional and national levels.

Special Music School is a K-12 public school that teaches music as a core subject on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. The school is run as a public/private partnership between the New York City Department of Education and Kaufman Music Center, a not-for-profit, multi-arts organization. The Department of Education funds the academic portion of the students' education, while the music program is funded by private donations through Kaufman Music 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...

Antioch University Seattle is a private, nonprofit liberal arts university founded in 1975 and located in Seattle, Washington. It is part of the Antioch University system that includes campuses in Keene, New Hampshire; Santa Barbara, California; Los Angeles, California; and Yellow Springs, Ohio, also home to Antioch College.

Biyani Institute of Science and Management is a private girls college in Jaipur run by Biyani Educational society in the State of Rajasthan, India. Biyani Educational society is registered under the Rajasthan Society Registration Act, 1958 having Reg. No. 500/Jaipur/1997-98.

The Hubei University of Technology is a provincial public university located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. The university is affiliated with and sponsored by the Hubei Provincial Government. The school was established in 1984 as Hubei Institute of Technology, which was formed by merging the former Hubei Institute of Light Industry and the former Hubei Agricultural Machinery College. In 1986, the institution obtained the right to confer master's degrees, changed its name to Hubei University of Technology in 2004, and was approved as a doctoral degree conferring unit in 2017.

Akita University is a Japanese national university in Akita City, Japan. Established in 1949, it comprises four graduate schools and four undergraduate faculties. History Akita University was established in 1949 by the merger of Akita Normal School , Akita Mining College and the Akita Youth Normal School . The university initially offered degrees in Liberal Arts and Sciences and in Mining Engineering. In 1965, a graduate studies program in mining engineering was established. In 1967, Akita University established a Department of Education, followed in 1970 by a Medical School and University Hospital in 1971.

IBTE Nakhoda Ragam Campus, formerly known as Nakhoda Ragam Vocational School , is one of the technical institute in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Since 2014, it has been subsumed and fully administered under the Institute of Brunei Technical Education.

Jamia Ashrafia , Lahore, Pakistan, is a religious educational institution founded by Mufti Muhammad Hassan in 1947. The university has produced numerous scholars of Islam, serving various sectors of life.

G.S. College of Commerce and Economics, Nagpur , established in 1945, is one of the general degree, first autonomous commerce college, and RUSA Beneficiary Institution in Nagpur, Maharashtra. This college offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Economics and Commerce. It is affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.

The Booker Washington Institute is a public, post-secondary school in Kakata, Margibi County, Liberia. Founded in 1929 as the Booker Washington Agricultural and Industrial Institute, it was the country's first agricultural and vocational school. BWI was founded with assistance from Americans and is named after American educator Booker T. Washington. Located east of the country's capital of Monrovia, the school sits on a large rural campus and has about 1,800 students.

Hokkaido Tokai University was a university with two campuses in Hokkaido, Japan: the Sapporo campus in Minami-ku, which housed the School of Engineering and the School of International Cultural Relations; and the Asahikawa campus, which housed the School of Art and Technology. The University officially established in 1977 by the Tokai University Educational System. In 2008 the university merged into Tokai University and both campuses became Tokai University Hokkaido Campuses . Tokai University closed the School of Art and Technology in 2015.

Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana, earlier known as Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University is a public state university established by the Government of Haryana at Dudhola village of Palwal district of India. It has MoU with several industries and entities to impart skills training.

The University of Western Ontario Faculty of Education, branded as Western Education since 2011, is the school of education of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. History Originally named the Ontario College of Education, the second secondary teacher training institution established in Ontario, it opened its doors in 1962. The south-half of building served as the Department of Education for Ontario, staffing J. G. Althouse, its first Chief Director of Education and also Dean of the College .

Tianmu Campus, University of Taipei is a campus in Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The campus was originally founded as Taipei Physical Education College in 1968. In August 2013, it was merged with Taipei Municipal University of Education to form the University of Taipei.

Suryadeo Law College or S.D. Law College is a Law school situated beside Lal Kothi Road, Karpoor Nagar, Katihar in the Indian state of Bihar. It offers 5 years integrated LL.B. course which is approved by Bar Council of India , New Delhi and affiliated to Purnea University.

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