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San Diego University for Integrative Studies, also referred to as SDUIS, is a small, private university established in 1999 in San Diego, California, United States. SDUIS campus is located at 3900 Harney St. in Old Town, San Diego. It also offers a Distance Learning Program. The school offers certificate, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.

Central Polytechnic Chennai is a polytechnic in Tamil Nadu. History The institution was started in 1916 under the name and style of the “Madras Trades School” for imparting training to apprentices in mechanical engineering and plumbing, with an intake of 20 trainees in each course. Gradually, the numbers of courses conducted were increased and also correspondingly admission capacity rose. In 1931, the name of the school was changed to “The Government School of Technology” and courses in mechanical and electrical engineering were recognized and made full time courses leading to the award of a diploma.

Iligan Medical Center College is a private, non-sectarian higher education institution]] in Iligan City, Philippines. History In 1975, a group of five doctors recognized an inadequacy in experienced medical care and services in the Philippines. They noted that this was partly because of the lack of trained personnel who are committed to render service, especially in rural areas and the government's slow delivery of such services to the general public.

Boboto College is a private Catholic school run by the Society of Jesus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was founded by the Belgian Jesuits in 1937. History The Governor General of the Belgian Congo appealed to the Jesuits to instruct and educate the increasing number of young Europeans in Léopoldville. On 4 October 1937 the college opened its doors under the name St. Albert College, to honor St. Albert of Louvain, patron saint of the Belgian monarch Albert I. It was located on premises lent by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Two Jesuit priests and a scholastic along with a layman handled the first three classes as well as school and extracurricular activities.

The Islamic College is a London-based academic institution specialising in Islamic Studies at both the graduate and the undergraduate levels. It also publishes academic texts in Islamic studies as well as a quarterly academic journal.

St Andrew's College, Drygrange, located near Melrose, Scotland, was a Roman Catholic seminary founded in 1953 and closed in 1986. History Foundation Founded by Gordon Gray shortly after he became Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, the college was operated by the archdiocese in a large country house called Drygrange House. The house, standing north of the Leaderfoot Viaduct, included sizeable grounds bordered by the River Leader, a tributary of the River Tweed.

Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, in short MIMS, is an autonomous government medical college of Government of Karnataka. Located on the National Highway 275 of Benagaluru - Mysuru at a distance of 90 kilometers from Bangalore and 46 kilometers from Mysuru.

Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy was one of the oldest educational institutions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was established by Methodist clergy of New England in 1818. Originally located in New Market, New Hampshire, before moving to Wilbraham, Massachusetts, it was intended both for general educational purposes and for young men intending to enter the ordained ministry.

The Princeton University Department of Economics is an academic department of Princeton University, an Ivy League institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The department is renowned as one of the premier programs worldwide for the study of economics. The university offers undergraduate A.B. degrees, as well as graduate degrees at the Ph.D. level. It is often considered one of the "big five" schools in the field, along with the faculties at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, Stanford University, and MIT. According to the 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report, its graduate department is ranked as the joint No.

The Algerian Petroleum Institute , is a national graduate institute of petroleum engineering located in Boumerdès, Algeria. Commonly known as "IAP", the school was established in 1965 in collaboration with the French Institute of Petroleum with a mission of providing graduate engineers and high skilled technicians to Sonatrach, the national state-owned oil company of Algeria.

The Hartford College for Women was a two-year private college for women located in Hartford, Connecticut. It was opened in 1933, became a constituent college of the University of Hartford in 1991, and closed in 2003.

Trinity Southwest University is an unaccredited evangelical Christian institution of higher education with an office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Principally a theological school that encompasses both the Bible college and theological seminary concepts of Christian education, it offers distance education programs and degrees in Biblical Studies, Theological Studies, Archaeology & Biblical History, Biblical Counseling, Biblical Representational Research, and University Studies.

Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College is an undergraduate and postgraduate college established in the year 1959 at South Haibargaon of Nagaon district in Assam. The college is affiliated to Gauhati University.

Odesa National Maritime University is a Ukrainian university in Odesa. It was founded in 1930 and has trained students from over 90 countries in various disciplines related to maritime industry.

Barking & Dagenham College is a general further education college in East London, England. It is located at a single complex in the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham next to Central Park and less than a mile from the town centre of Romford.

The University San Gregorio de Portoviejo also known as USGP, is an autonomous institution with social and public purposes and can provide education, conduct research with scientific freedom - administrative, and participate in national development plans, grant, recognize and validate academic degrees and professional qualifications, and generally perform the activities to achieve its goals.

Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , formerly known as the Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In November 2019 SXTCM, along with 20 other Traditional Medicine Universities, lost its recognition as a Medical University by World Health Organization . As of 2020 Graduates from Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine can only work in fields related to Chinese Medicine.

MIT World Peace University, is a private university located in Kothrud, Pune, India. It is a part of the MIT Group of Institutions. It is officially named Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University. It was established under the Government of Maharashtra Act No. XXXV 2017 and recognized by the University Grants Commission.

Oak Hill College is a conservative evangelical theological college located on Chase Side in Southgate, London, England. Its aim is to prepare men and women from the Church of England and Independent churches for ministry in the real world.

Chengdu Sport University is a sports university in the southwest of the downtown district of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The university is administered by the national State General Administration of Sports and the Sichuan provincial government.

Kyushu Sangyo University was founded in 1960 in Fukuoka City, and currently has twenty departments and six graduate schools. It is a private university. Undergraduate Faculties and departments Faculty of EconomicsDepartment of EconomicsFaculty of CommerceDepartment of CommerceDepartment of Tourism IndustryEvening School of CommerceDepartment of CommerceDepartment of Tourism IndustryFaculty of ManagementDepartment of International ManagementDepartment of Industrial ManagementFaculty of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Electrical EngineeringDepartment of Applied Chemi...

Redeemer's University is a private university in Ede, Osun, off Ibadan-Oshogbo Road, Osun State, Nigeria. Established in 2005, the university is owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God. History and governance The university was founded by Redeemed Christian Church of God in 2005. Headed by the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, a PhD holder in applied mathematics.

Naypyitaw State Academy is a state-run university in Myanmar's national capital of Naypyidaw. Located in Zabuthiri Township, the university includes the faculties of arts, science, laws, economics, medicine, social studies and sports. NSA opened on 9 November 2022, to enable students from Naypyidaw Union Territory, including the children of civil servants, to pursue higher education without moving to urban centres like Yangon and Mandalay.

Lake Tahoe Community College is a public community college in South Lake Tahoe, California. It was established in 1975. At an altitude of , it is at the highest elevation of any college in the state.

Hillman College was a women's college in Clinton, Mississippi, that existed from 1853 until 1942. It was originally named the Central Female Institute, and renamed Hillman College in 1891. It was organized by the Central Baptist Association, and remained in operation throughout the American Civil War. Mississippi College purchased and absorbed Hillman in 1942.

The St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences is a constituent college of St. Augustine University of Tanzania. The college was established in 2010 by the Tanzania Episcopal Conference based on the need of the Catholic Church to contribute to the training of more doctors and other Health Professionals in Tanzania. The college was provisionally registered by the Tanzania Commission for Universities on 2 November 2010 and was fully registered in September 2013.

Three Rivers Community College is a public community college in Norwich, Connecticut. It was formed in 1992 by the merger of Mohegan Community College and Thames Valley State Technical College and is named after the three major rivers in the region: the Shetucket, the Yantic and the Thames. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

The Queen's Faculty of Health Sciences is a faculty of Queen's University at Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It contains three schools: the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the School of Rehabilitation Therapy.

The College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago is a public, multi-campus college in Trinidad and Tobago, established in 2000. External links

The Vazgen Sargsyan Military University is a higher educational institution functioning in the system of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. Its mission is to prepare and train officers capable of implementing defense tasks in peace and war. It is roughly the equivalent to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

The Sunyani Technical University is a public tertiary institution in the Bono Region of Ghana. It is located northeast of Asufufu. STU was established as a Technical Institute in 1967, as a non-tertiary institution, under the Ghana Education Service. It was subsequently upgraded to a Polytechnic in 1997 by the Government of Ghana, to run Higher National Diploma programmes. The Polytechnics Act, 2007 mandated the Polytechnics in Ghana to run and award Higher National Diploma Certificates, Diplomas and other higher degrees, subject to the approval of the Polytechnic Councils.

Grozny State Oil Technical University is the oldest oil university in Russia. It was founded in 1920 as the Higher Petroleum Technical School, with eight divisions, named after M.D. Millionshikov. Since the Soviet Era, it has been known informally as Groznensky neftyanoi . The university has its own recreation center on the Black Sea and a rest house on the Caspian Sea.

Pacific States University is a private university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1928 as an independent private institution, it has provided an education in the fields of business and computer science to more than 10,000 graduates. PSU offers bachelor of business administration , Master of Science in computer science and information systems , and master of business administration degrees. Its MS and MBA degrees are both STEM designated. Prospective students can apply to PSU using this online application: https://www.psuca.edu/apply/

Kalahandi University, formerly Government Autonomous College is a state public university located in Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district of Odisha, India History The University started as Kalahandi Science College on 18 July 1960 under private management till 30 September 1961. Subsequently, it was taken over by the Government of Odisha on 1 December 1961 as Government Science College. The degree classes started in the year 1982. It was conferred with Autonomous status in the year 2002. On 1 September 2020, it was upgraded to an affiliating university by the Odisha state government as Kalahandi University.

Shahid AHM Kamaruzzaman Government Degree College is a pass-level degree college in Boalia Thana, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It was established in 1994 as Housing Estate College, and renamed after Shahid AHM Kamaruzzaman in 1997. It is affiliated with National University. This college has been declared a government college by the ministry of education in 2016.<big>[4]</big>It is situated in Uposhor New Market, Boalia, Rajshahi.[5]

CKB Commerce College or Chandra Kamal Bezboruah Commerce College is a government-aided educational institution in Jorhat, in the Indian state of Assam. The college was established under founder principal Madhab Chandra Chakrabarty and promoted by the Jorhat Education Society with a vision of providing education in Trade, Industry, and Commerce. A Bachelor of Commerce degree is expected to take three years.

THDC Institute of Hydropower Engineering and Technology is an engineering college in Bhagirathipuram, Tehri, Uttarakhand. The institute was established in August 2011 through a Memorandum of Understanding between THDC India Limited and Uttarakhand Technical University Dehradun as a constituent college of the University. The institute has been reconstituted as a Campus Institute of the Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun with effect from 9th May 2023.

The Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is one of the many Tropical Medicine Training Courses available in the US and worldwide . It is an intensive 5-day course and a 3-day short course, created to familiarize students with tropical diseases they may encounter overseas. The course is open to Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, ESO, 18D, or other medical personnel. The course is run by the military and designed for personnel of the US Military and several other US government agencies.

Central University of Himachal Pradesh is a central research university located in Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is operating from a temporary campus at Shahpur, Kangra district, pending the construction of two permanent campuses, at Dehra and Dharamsala. The university was founded in 2009 as a result of the government's policy to establish Central Universities in each of the states that do not already have a central university. The Central University of Himachal Pradesh is established under the Central Universities Act 2009 enacted by the Parliament.

Illinois Valley Community College is a community college in Oglesby, Illinois. The college serves a district encompassing all of Putnam and parts of Bureau, LaSalle, DeKalb, Grundy, Lee, Livingston, and Marshall counties. The college sits on a campus that was constructed in 1972. The college offers associate degrees and certificates and has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1929.

The Presbyterian Theological College is the theological college of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. It provides theological education for candidates for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, as well as for members of other Christian churches. It is an approved teaching institution of the Australian College of Theology and is based in the Melbourne, Australia suburb of Box Hill.

Silda Chandra Sekhar Mahavidyalaya, also known as Silda College, is an undergraduate, coeducational college situated in Silda, Jhargram, West Bengal. It was established in the year 1971. The college is under Vidyasagar University.

The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation was established by the United States Congress in 1986 to encourage outstanding current and future secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and social studies in grades 7 through 12 to undertake graduate study of the roots, framing, principles, and development of the Constitution of the United States. The Foundation thus permanently commemorates the bicentennial of the Constitution and honors James Madison, fourth President of the United States and generally acknowledged "Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Righ...

Kumamoto Gakuen University called Gakuendai or Shōdai , is a private Japanese university in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established in 1942, at which time Eastern Language Vocational College was subsumed into it. It was renamed Kumamoto Language Vocational College in 1945, and was made into Kumamoto Commerce University in 1954. It acquired its current name, Kumamoto Gakuen University, in 1994. At present, the university has 4 faculties with 11 departments.

The University of Ilocos Philippines formerly known as is a public college in the Philippines. It was founded in 1998 by the Philippine Congress. Its main campus is located in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur.

Saltora Netaji Centenary College, established in 2001, is the general degree college in Saltora, Bankura district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated with Bankura University. History Saltora Netaji Centenary College was established to promote higher education in Saltora and its adjoining areas. There was a demand and need of a degree college in this area for a long time. In 1997 in a public meeting it was decided that a degree college would be established .University of Burdwan affiliated it from the session 2001–02 and it started with 58 students. Initially college classes were held at Saltora by Dr.

Alioune Diop University of Bambey is a public higher education institution located in Bambey in the Diourbel region of west-central Senegal. The university is a member of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie.

The National Academy of Management is a higher educational establishment in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was founded in 1992. Majors Finances;Banking;Accounting and Audit;Marketing;Law;Intelligence systems of decision-making .

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