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Osaka University of Human Sciences is a private university in Settsu, Osaka, Japan. It is not the same as Osaka University, which is a National University and also hosts a Faculty of Human Sciences. The predecessor of the school was founded in June 1933, and it was chartered as a university in 2001.

Kyoto Women's University is a private women's college in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The school's predecessor was founded in 1899, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school's nickname is 京女.

Koriyama Women's University is a private college, located in the city of Kōriyama, Japan. History The Koriyama Women's University was established in 1966 as a women's college specializing in home economics. A graduate school was opened in 1992. The Koriyama Women's Junior College exists on the same site.

Sapporo City University is a public university with campuses in Chuo-ku and Minami-ku, Sapporo, Japan. The predecessor of the school named the Sapporo School of the Arts, was established in 1991, and it was chartered as a university in 2006 when it merged with a nursing school.

Daiichi Institute of Technology is a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1955, and eventually it adopted the present name in 1985. External links

Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University is a private university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, established in 1999. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1978. External links Official website

Aichi Sangyo University is a private university in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1948, and it was chartered as a university in 1992. External links Official website

Kyoei Gakuen Junior College is a private junior college in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, established in 1984. Academic department Academic department of Social Welfare External links Official website

Institute of Technologists is a private university in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan, established in 2001. The school name was proposed by philosopher Umehara Takeshi, who later became the president of the school.

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".

Kio University is a private university in the town of Kōryō in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1946, and it was chartered as a university in 2003. The university has undergraduate and graduate programs in health sciences and education, as well as an advanced course in midwifery.

Yasuda Women's University is a private women's college in Asaminami, Hiroshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established by Riyou Yasuda and others in 1915 and was chartered as a junior women's college in 1955. The graduate school was established in 1994 and as of 2017 awards degrees in Japanese and English language and literature, education, clinical psychology, health science, pharmaceutical science, and nursing.

Tezukayama University is a private university in Nara, Japan. Tezukayama University has two campuses—one in Gakuen-mae in Nara city, and the other in eastern Ikoma . Tezukayama University has many facilities in a historical setting.

Orphanage Polytechnic College is an Indian self-financing Technical education institution established in 2015 under the aegis of the 'Edavanna Yatheemkhana Committee. The college is located in Edavanna, in the Malappuram district of Kerala. The college is affiliated with the Department of Technical Education Kerala and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

The Marquette University Opus College of Engineering is one of the primary colleges at Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The college oversees curricula related to the research and application of engineering and its various subfields.

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.

Green River College is a public community college with its main campus in Auburn, Washington. It has a student body of approximately 10,000. The college primarily awards associates degrees but also offers 9 bachelor's degrees.

Vinh Medical University was founded on 13 July 2010 under the Decision no. 1077/2010/QĐ-TTg by the Vice Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Thien Nhan. The university was established based on the Nghe An Medical College, 2003. The university provides healthcare personnel, which includes physician, nurse, assistant pharmacist, for the North Central Coast region of Vietnam and neighborhood areas. The university also help training healthcare personnel for several provinces of Lao People's Democratic Republic, such as Bolikhamsai, Xiangkhouang, Luang Prabang, Houaphanh.

St. Francis' College is a senior secondary boys-only private school in Lucknow, India, established and administered by The Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, a charitable religious society. The college was founded in 1885 as St. Francis' School and Orphanage.

Technological University is located on Loilem-Nansang main road in Loilem District, Shan State, Myanmar. To establish as Government Technological College, GTC in Loilem township, Southern Shan State, the construction of main building and workshop of building area 125952 sq.ft was implemented on 1 July 2002 with the permission of cabinet meeting which was opened it on 11 February 2003. The construction works were completely finished on 24 May 2004. It was opened as a Government Technological College on 27 September 2002 and then upgraded as Technological University on 20 January 2007 by t...

Technological University, Taunggyi is situated in Ayetharyar township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar. The university is run by Ministry of Education .It was established in 1992 as Government Technical Institute and was upgraded to Technical College in 1997 and finally it was upgraded to University level in 2007 and it is known as Technological University, Taunggyi. The school has 84.482 acres wide. Yearly average graduation students are about 500 students.

The university is situated in Lashio Thein Ni road, Lashio Township, Northern Shan State. The university is run by Ministry of Science and technology, Myanmar. It was established in 1997 as Government Technical Institute and finally it was upgraded to University level in 2007 and it is known as Technological University, Lashio. The school has 55.36 acres wide. Yearly average graduation students are about 30 students and lower than Taunggyi.

Technological University is in Kengtung Township, East Shan State, Myanmar with an area of 38.38 acres. It was formerly opened as Government Technological Institute in 1999 and then promoted as Government Technological College in 2001. It was upgraded to university level as Technological University in 2007.

The University of Eswatini is the national university of Eswatini. It was established by act of parliament in 1982. The university developed from the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland , formerly known as the University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland , which was established in 1964. It became the University of Botswana and Swaziland when the Lesotho campus withdrew to form the National University of Lesotho on 20 October 1975, and then became an independent national university in 1982.

The Institute of Public Enterprise was established in 1964 for the study of issues and policies relating to public enterprise . S S Khera, ICS, the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, had conceived the idea of a research institution that would undertake a systematic and sustained study of issues relevant to the formulation of policies towards public enterprises. In the early sixties, when PEs were designed as the principal instrument to serve the social and economic objectives of development, Khera felt a need for an institute that would collect information on PEs, study issues, and under...

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is a medical school located in Springfield, the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is part of the Southern Illinois University system, which includes a campus in Edwardsville as well as the flagship in Carbondale. The medical school was founded in 1970 and achieved full accreditation in 1972. It was founded to relieve a chronic shortage of physicians in downstate Illinois.

West Texas A&M University is a public university in Canyon, Texas. It is the northernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . It was established on September 20, 1910, as West Texas State Normal College as one of the seven state-funded teachers' collegess in Texas.

The Amsterdam University of the Arts is a Dutch vocational university of arts located in Amsterdam. The university consists of:Academy of ArchitectureAcademy of Theatre and DanceBreitner Academy - education in artsConservatorium van Amsterdam - music academyNetherlands Film AcademyReinwardt Academy - museology studies

The Constantin College of Liberal Arts is the undergraduate school of University of Dallas, a private Catholic university in Irving, Texas. The college is known for its rigorous core curriculum comprising two years worth of courses in philosophy, theology, literature, history, science, mathematics, art, and foreign language.

The Amazonas State University is a Brazilian public university operated by the state of Amazonas, located in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. It was established in 2001 by a state law that turned the University of Technology of Amazonas into the UEA. In 2011, UEA was ranked the best university of the state in an evaluation made by the Ministry of Education.

Universidade Aberta is a public distance education university in Portugal. Established in 1988, UAb offers higher education and Lifelong Learning study programs. All programs are taught in e-learning mode since 2008, the year that UAb became a European institution of reference in the area of advanced e-learning and online learning through the recognition of its exclusive Virtual Pedagogical Model.

Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a university in Tianjin, China, under the municipal government. Specialized in traditional Chinese Medicine, it is selected by the Chinese state Double First-Class University, included in the national Double First Class University Plan.

Belarusian State Medical University History The beginning of the university's history dates back to 1921, when it was announced the opening of the Belarusian State University, which at that time included the medical faculty, which was separated in 1930 as an independent educational institution.

University College of the North —formerly Keewatin Community College—is a post-secondary institution located in Northern Manitoba, Canada with two main campuses in The Pas and Thompson, respectively. UCN has a student body of approximately 2,400 annually and a staff of approximately 400.

State University of Bahia is a public university in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Founded in 1983, the university regrouped existing schools in the state of Bahia. The university is included Technical Education Center of Bahia, the Faculty of Agronomy of the Middle San Francisco , the schools of education of Alagoinhas, Jacobina, and Santo Antônio de Jesus, and the Faculties of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Caetité a Juazeiro.

Kandi Raj College, established in 1950, is a college in Kandi, in Murshidabad district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani. History Kandi Raj College was established in 1950, aiming at providing low-cost higher education. The college started its journey under the guidance of the First President of the Governing Body, Arun Chandra Sinha and the first principal, Dr. D.L. Das. At that time, it was affiliated to University of Calcutta. It is currently affiliated to University of Kalyani.

The Institute of Management Sciences is a public sector government owned autonomous institution recognized by Higher Education Commission Islamabad and working under NWFP Ordinance No. XXXVII of 2002. The institute was founded in 1995 from elements of the University of Peshawar. In 2011, it was ranked 7th in the Business Category by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

The Institute of Financial Analysts of India was established in 1984 as a non-profit educational society in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The institution has been offering education to students across India through its various programs in the field of higher education. The institution was founded by N. J. Yasaswy, Besant C. Raj and Dr. Prasanna Chandra, the Director of Centre for Financial Management.

The University of Aruba is a public university located in Oranjestad, the capital city of Aruba, a small island country located in the southern Caribbean Sea. The university was established in 1988 as the University of the Netherlands Antilles, and it became an autonomous institution in 2010 after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.

The Pontifical Scots College in Rome is the main seminary for the training of men for the priesthood from the dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. History The Scots College was established by Pope Clement VIII on 5 December 1600, when it was assigned the revenue of the old Scots' hospice. At first the college was sited in a little house in what is known today as Via del Tritone, opposite the church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli. The college opened in 1602 with only eleven students. In 1604 it was transferred to Via Felice, now called Via delle Quattro Fontane, where a bust of the last of the Stuarts, Henry Cardinal Duke of York can be seen.

State Fair Community College is a public community college in Sedalia, Missouri, adjacent to the Missouri State Fairgrounds. In addition to the Sedalia campus, there are extended campus locations in Boonville, Lake of the Ozarks, Clinton, Warsaw, and Whiteman AFB. The college enrolled 4,284 students in 2019.

Hindu College was founded in 1930. It is located in Guntur City, India. Introduction This educational institution started its activities in 1930. The current Hindu high school started then. later it started offering other courses also. It offers graduate and under-graduate courses. It has a Pharma College campus and a P.G. college on the Amaravathi Road which are recognized by the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur.

The ARCH College of Design and Business is a design College in Jaipur , India. It was set up in 2000 under the management of the Arch Educational Society. Undergraduate Degree Courses Bachelor of Design – 4 Years Affiliated to University of RajasthanB.Des Fashion DesignB.Des Interior DesignB.Des Communication DesignFashion Designing CourseDigital Marketing CourseFashion Designing Diploma Courses in JaipurFashion Designing Courses in Jaipur

The National Institute of Ayurveda is a research institute of Ayurvedic medicine, located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. History The early institute was established as an independent Ayurvedic College by Government of Rajasthan in 1946, which was later transformed in to the National Institute of Ayurveda by the government of India. The institute was established on 7 February 1976 in Jaipur as an autonomous institute. On 13 November 2020, the Indian government announced that the NIA was Deemed to be University under De-novo category providing teaching, clinical training, conducting research and ...

Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication is a state university located at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. In similar name, but slightly different abbreviation of HJUJ, a university was established in 2012 by the Congress govt through an Act of the Government of Rajasthan which was closed in 2015 by the next BJP govt. The Congress govt returned to power in December 2018 and a new university for journalism and mass communication — HJU — was constituted through the State Legislature's Act No. 11 of 2019, at the premises of historical Khasa Kothi.

Jagadguru Ramanadacharya Rajasthan Sanskriti University formerly known as Rajasthan Sanskrit University, is a public state university situated in Madau Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was established by Government of Rajasthan to promote Sanskrit education.

Subodh College is one of the oldest colleges in Jaipur, Rajasthan which was established in 1954 managed under Shri Shwetamber Sthanakwasi Jain Society providing undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses, and professional courses.

Carroll University is a private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Established in 1846, Carroll was Wisconsin's first four-year institution of higher learning.

K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts is an autonomous institute established by the Government of Kerala at Thekkumthala, Chengalam East Village in Kottayam District of Kerala state as a training-cum-research centre in film/audio-visual technology. The institute, named after K. R. Narayanan who was the President of India during 1997 - 2002, was inaugurated by Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India, on 11 January 2016. The Institute is managed by a Governing Council which has Chief Minister of Kerala as Chairman and Minister for Education, Kerala State, as Co-Chairman and twelve members.

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