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Universidade Estadual do Maranhão is a public state university in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It was founded on March 25, 1987, and is based in São Luís. In addition to the Universidade Federal do Maranhão , it was the second university in the state. In September 2016, part of it was dismembered for creation of a third, the newly founded Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão . With more than 20 thousand students, the institution has 22 campuses and 25 university centers. In the university ranking, it ranks 157th in Brazil. The university rector is Gustavo Pereira da Costa.
The National Textile University is a public university located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a premier institute of textile education in Pakistan. Overview The campus is spread over . The university is in the outskirts of city of Faisalabad, about from the city center on Sheikhupura road.
Indonesian Adventist University , also known as UNAI, is a private coeducational Christian university in Bandung, West Java in Indonesia. It is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
Bath College is a further education college in the centre of Bath, Somerset and in Westfield, Somerset, England. It was formed in April 2015 by the merger of City of Bath College and Norton Radstock College. The College also offers Higher Education courses and has its own Undergraduate building.
Rutgers University–Newark is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University, a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. It is located in Newark. Rutgers, founded in 1766 in New Brunswick, is the eighth oldest college in the United States and a member of the Association of American Universities. In 1945, the state legislature voted to make Rutgers University, then a private liberal arts college, into the state university and the following year merged the school with the former University of Newark , which became the Rutgers–Newark campus. Rutgers...
Sohag University is a public university in Egypt. It is located in Sohag, on the eastern bank of the Nile. History Sohag University became an independent university in 2006. Before 2006, it was part, and branch, of South Valley University which is located in Qena.
American River College is a public community college in unincorporated Sacramento, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System. History The college was opened in 1955 as American River Junior College, on the site of the old Grant Technical College. It moved to its current location in 1958, occupying eight newly built office complexes and the original Cameron ranch house. In 1965 the college became a part of the Los Rios Community College District and became American River College. Today, along with Cosumnes River College, Folsom Lake College and Sacramento City College,...
Spoon River College is a public community college in Canton, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. Spoon River College's district comprises parts of Schuyler County, McDonough County, Mason County, and Knox County in West-Central Illinois.
Brindaban Govt. College, Habiganj is a public, honors-level degree college in the town of Habiganj, Bangladesh. It was established in 1931. The college is situated in Habiganj Sadar. Having an area of 18 bigha, it is the largest college of in Habiganj.
Tampa College was a private business college founded as a coeducational, nonsectarian, and proprietary institution, in 1890. The school was originally located in Tampa, Florida. The final owner, Corinthian Colleges, folded the school into its Everest brand.
Osaka Dental University is a private university in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1911, and it was chartered as a university in 1947. There is a hospital associated with the university located near Temmabashi Station in Chūō-ku, Osaka.
Anderson University is a private Christian university in Anderson, Indiana. It is affiliated with the Church of God. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate majors as well as graduate programs in business, music, and theology.
Leeds Conservatoire is a higher education music conservatoire based in the Quarry Hill district of Leeds, England. It was founded in 1965 by Joseph Stones. Aside from its education provision, which also includes short courses and programmes for adults and school-age musicians, Leeds Conservatoire hosts a seasonal programme of concerts, largely in its 350-seat auditorium 'The Venue'. In 2011, Leeds Conservatoire was awarded All-Steinway School status, becoming the only conservatoire in England to have 90% of its pianos from the Steinway family.
Madison University is a non-accredited distance learning college located in Gulfport, Mississippi. The state of Mississippi considers Madison an "unapproved" college. Madison is also listed as an unaccredited and/or substandard institution by four other U.S. states. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Madison University has been referred to as a diploma mill by the state of Oregon.
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.
Gower College Swansea is a further education college in Swansea, Wales. It was formed in 2010 by the merger of Gorseinon College and Swansea College. Mark Jones, previously principal of Bridgend College, became principal in July 2013
Shaw College at Detroit was an institution of higher education in Detroit that existed from 1936 until 1983. Sources List of Michigan colleges that have closed, changed names, etc
The United States Sports Academy is a private university focused on sports and located in Daphne, Alabama. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs as well as certificate programs. Founded in 1972, the academy has provided its sports programs to more than 60 countries around the world.
Siberian State Transport University is a state university located in Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded in 1932.
The Sonora Institute of Technology is a Mexican public university based in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, with satellite campuses in Guaymas, Empalme and Navojoa. Founded in 1955 as a preparatory school called Justo Sierra Institute , it was initially sponsored by Lions International until 1956, when it renamed as Northwestern Institute of Technology . In 1962, Governor Luis Encinas Johnson approved a state law that restructured the institution and gave it its current name.
The Iraqi University offers bachelor's and graduate university degrees. It is located in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq. It was founded in 1989 and was formerly named the Islamic University. In 2010, the university council recommended that the name be changed to Iraqi University.
Al-Aqsa University is a Palestinian university established in 1955 in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Established in 1955 as the first higher education institution in the Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa University is the oldest governmental higher education institution. It caters for some 26,000 students and has some 1400 employees, 300 of whom are lecturers and professors.
Nichols College is a private business college in Dudley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1815 as Nichols Academy, Nichols College offers both bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as certificate programs.
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio. It grants associate degrees from the university's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. The institute practices open admissions. The curriculum includes general and basic studies that are applied and technical courses, and a paid industry internship. Ohio State ATI is the largest institution of its kind in the U.S., enrolling approximately 500 students and offering 24 programs of study. Ohio State ATI is part of the College of Food, Agricultural, and...
Iran Bethel School was a school in Tehran, established by an American Presbyterian missionary organization for girls in 1874. It was the precursor to the Damavand College. History The Iran Bethel School opened in 1874 as a girls primary school. It later expanded to a middle school and high school . The school initially only enrolled European and Iranian Christian students, until 1888. In the early years of the school they did not charge tuition and provided free board and clothing to students, but by the early 20th century they started to change policy. Other schools started by the Presbyteri...
Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University is a specialized public university of aerospace engineering, located in Meiktila, Myanmar. The university offers undergraduate diploma, bachelor's degree and post-graduate diploma programs in several aerospace engineering specializations and technologies.
St. Teresa's College is an autonomous women's college located at Kochi, Kerala, India, formed under the patronage of the Archdiocese of Verapoly. History The college was established on 15 June 1925, as the first Women's College of the erstwhile Cochin State, by the congregation of the Carmelite sisters of St. Teresa.
Sorbonne Paris North University is a public university based in Paris, France. It is one of the thirteen universities that succeeded the University of Paris in 1968. It is a multidisciplinary university located in north of Paris, in the municipalities of Villetaneuse, Saint-Denis, La Plaine Saint-Denis, Bobigny and Argenteuil.
Tokushima Bunri University is a private university in Tokushima, Japan. History In 1895, Sai Murasaki founded a private vocational school. In 1966, "Tokushima Women's University" was founded. In 1972, "Tokushima Women`s University" was renamed "Tokushima Bunri University".
Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology is a private college in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan and was originally known as the Far East College of Engineering and Technology. It was later renamed Asia University of Science and Technology in 2001 and then again to its current name, Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology, in 2018.
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students. History Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was originally located in rural Millersburg, Kentucky. Classes began in 1866 and the first commencement took place in 1868. At first, it was a training school for preachers, but soon business and liberal arts classes were added to the curriculum.
University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest is a state-owned university in Budapest, Hungary. Past and present of the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest The predecessor of the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest was established as a department of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Pest in 1787. The development of the national public veterinary services in the 19th century and the establishment of the provincial and district level veterinary offices resulted in a growing need for trained veterinary professionals, capable of demonstrating both theoretical and practical competence.
St. John Fisher University is a private university in Pittsford, New York. It is named after John Fisher, an English Catholic cardinal and saint. It was named St. John Fisher College until July 1, 2022.
Grodno State Medical University is a university in Grodno, Belarus. It specialises in medicine and medical psychology. It is the oldest medical school in Belarus and is considered, according to some international sources, the best medical university in Belarus.
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London is a college of further and higher education in North London, England. The current college was founded in 2009 as a result of a merger between Enfield College and The College of North East London . The college has centres in Tottenham and Enfield and draws its students mainly from the boroughs of Haringey, Enfield, and Hackney, Since 2017 the college is a part of Capital City College Group alongside City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College.
Martin Luther College is a private Lutheran college in New Ulm, Minnesota. It is operated by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod . Martin Luther College was established in 1995, when Northwestern College of Watertown, Wisconsin, combined with Dr. Martin Luther College of New Ulm on the latter's campus.
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology is a university in Nigeria that was founded as Anambra State University of Technology on 30 July 1980, by the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Dr Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo . The creation of Enugu State out of Anambra State in 1991 by the then Military President General Ibrahim Gbadamasi Babangida, transformed ASUTECH into Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
The Air Force Engineering University is a military university of the People's Liberation Army Air Force , located in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, China. It has 6 colleges with about 8000 students and 700 teachers and professors. The university was established in 1959, and renamed in 1999. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense.
The University of the Visayas is a private institution located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the first school in the province of Cebu to attain university status. History Vicente Gullas founded the University of the Visayas in 1919 aiming to educate young people from average-income families. It was initially called the Visayan Institute, and occupied two rooms rented at the City Intermediate School. The number of students had increased from 37 in 1919 to 87 in 1920, and kept growing, but Gullas could not find a permanent building for the institute and kept moving over various locations in...
Missouri College was a for-profit college in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1963, the school was accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. Missouri College offered bachelor's degrees in Healthcare Management and specialized associate degrees in Business Administration, Dental Hygiene, Allied Health, and Occupational Therapy Assisting. Massage Therapy was one of the several diploma programs offered in the college catalog.
University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus is a satellite campus of University of the Punjab, Lahore which is located in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the third-oldest campus amongst the five University of the Punjab campuses. The university occupies 81 kanals located near the Ali Pur Chowk, Rawalpindi bypass, Gujranwala. The University offers undergraduate, graduate and post graduate programs in six main departments.