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The Catholic University of Petrópolis is a private and non-profit university in Petrópolis — the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro for nine years and the largest city of the highlandss of the state. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Petrópolis. The university had the highest score in the state of Rio de Janeiro in the National Student Performance Exam assessment for the Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy and the third highest score in the Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine . With that result, UCP is the best evaluated private university in the state in the respective courses.
Truman Bodden Law School is a law school based in George Town, Cayman Islands affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the UK. It was founded in 1982. The school offers two qualifications: Full and part-time programmes leading to the Bachelor of Law Degree of the University of Liverpool and attorney at law qualification of the Cayman Islands.
Hunan Institute of Science and Technology is located besides the Lake Dongting at one of the most famous historic cities - Yueyang, Hunan, China, is the city's largest higher education institute offering a large variety of undergraduate level programs spanning sciences, engineering, arts, economics, management, law and education.
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology is a higher education institute in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is funded by the Civil Aviation Department in the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation.
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.
Norwich University of the Arts is a public university in Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom that specialises in art, design and media. It was founded as Norwich School of Design in 1845 and has a long history of arts education. It gained full university status in 2013.
The University of South Carolina Sumter is a public college in Sumter, South Carolina. It is part of the University of South Carolina System and one of the four regional USC campuses which make up Palmetto College. It only awards associate degrees and has approximately 1,500 students. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. USC Sumter has 2 available nursing programs through fellow USC schools
Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics is a university in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. Founded in 1950, it is the key institution for the study of economics. There is a total enrollment of more than 20,000 students. There are 1302 staff in total, including 750 full-time teachers, 36 professors and 215 associate professors. It ranks at 378th in China having an all-around score of 17.00.
The University of Kairouan is a public research university located in Kairouan, Tunisia, and it was founded 2 September 2004. History Buildings, collections and facilities Organization The university of Kairouan is formed by nine higher institutes:
The Glion Institute of Higher Education is a private hospitality management school with campuses in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is owned by Eurazeo, a private equity firm based in Paris, and it forms part of the education group Sommet Education.
The Universal College of Learning is a New Zealand Government ITP located primarily in Palmerston North but has campuses also in Whanganui, Masterton and Levin. Dr Linda Sissons is the current Chief Executive.
Coleg Cambria in North East Wales is one of the UK's largest colleges, with over 7000 full-time and 20,000 part-time students, and has international links covering four continents. Coleg Cambria was created following the merger of Deeside College and Yale College, Wrexham. Coleg Cambria began operating on 1 August 2013. Coleg Cambria is a young adult community for people aged 16 years and older.
The College of Central Florida is a public college with campuses in Marion, Citrus, and Levy counties. It is part of the Florida College System. Founded in 1957 as Central Florida Junior College, CF has grown to span three counties and include the Appleton Museum of Art and Vintage Farm.
John Witherspoon College is a non-denominational Christian liberal arts college in Rapid City, South Dakota. The college was founded in 2012 and named after the pastor, scholar and American Founding Father John Witherspoon. The college was created to serve both a local need for Christian higher education in the Black Hills and the broader interest for classic liberal-arts education in America.
Xinjiang Arts Institute is an arts college in Xinjiang. It is ranked at 521st in China, having a score of 15.00. 50th anniversary On September 26, 2008, Xinjiang Arts Institute held a conference to celebrate its 50th anniversary of establishment at Xinjiang People's Hall. Ismail Tiliwaldi, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress; Nur Bekri, deputy secretary of CPC Xinjiang Committee, chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region attended the celebration with university staff and students.
MVN University, located on NH2, Delhi-Agra National highway, Delhi NCR Region, Haryana, India, is a private university. It was established in 2012 by State Legislature under Haryana Private Universities Act 32 of 2006 Act 2010. MVNU is part of Modern Vidya Niketan Society, the managing body. It offers wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
The Church of Ireland Theological Institute is responsible for ministerial formation and lay training within the Church of Ireland. It is located in Churchtown in Dublin. The Church of Ireland, Representative Church Body Library and archives, are also housed on the CITI Campus.
Concordia Lutheran Seminary is a Lutheran seminary situated on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada. The seminary is located near the campus of Concordia University of Edmonton, and is part of the Lutheran Church–Canada .
The College of the Immaculate Conception of Concordia commonly known as Concordia College Manila is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in Paco, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1868. With enrollment increasing every year, Concordia College prospered towards the end of the nineteenth century.
Concordia College was a Lutheran college and high school in Conover, North Carolina. Founded as a high school by members of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod in 1878, it added college courses in 1881. The English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri and Other States took over control of the school in 1893. Control passed to the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod when the English Synod merged with it in 1911. In April 1935, a fire destroyed the main building, and the school closed permanently at the end of the spring semester.
Shanxi Agricultural University is a university in Shanxi, China under the authority of the provincial government. It is in the city of Taigu , a rural area with a population of about 40,000 people. History The school was founded in 1907 as the Ming Hsien school by a group of missionaries from Oberlin College, including the financier H.H. Kung, the future husband of Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the three Song sisters.
Middlesbrough College, located on one campus at Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, is the largest college on Teesside. Admissions It provides predominantly further education, but also selected higher education provision, and until 2008, existed on four different sites across the town . Relocation to Middlehaven was one of Tees Valley Regeneration's major redevelopment projects.
The Catholic University of Utrecht or Catholic Theological University was a Roman Catholic pontifical university in Utrecht, Netherlands. The university was a public institution and was primarily focused on educating future Catholic priests. In 2006 the university merged into the larger University of Tilburg.
Lancaster Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United Church of Christ in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1825 by members of the German Reformed Church in the United States to provide theological education for prospective clergy and other church leaders.
Sido Kanhu Murmu University , formerly Siddhu Kanhu University, is a public university situated in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand state in eastern India. It has its headquarters at Dumka, the second capital of Jharkhand. The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various streams and have 13 constituent colleges and 15 affiliated colleges across six districts of Jharkhand.
The Université de l’Ontario français is a French-language public university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university campus is situated in the East Bayfront neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, near the Toronto waterfront.
Columban College is a Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines. It was founded in 1961. It is dedicated to serve the educational needs of the city of Olongapo and the provinces of Zambales and Bataan.
Riara University is a Private University located along Mbagathi Way in Nairobi, Kenya. Location The university's main campus is just next to Nyayo Highrise Estate in Kibera, Nairobi County, a fifteen minutes drive from Nairobi Central Business District.
University College of Northern Denmark were formed under the Danish act on university colleges for higher education, which was adopted by the Danish parliament in 2007. Today, the sector is composed of six university colleges.
The Gaiety School of Acting is a drama school located on Essex Street West in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by theatre director Joe Dowling in 1986. Organisation and location The Gaiety School of Acting was founded in 1986 and is operated as a "self funded not-for-profit organisation". The school aims to train actors for theatre, film and television.
The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary is a seminary located in Springfield, Missouri. History The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary was founded in 1972. The enrollment as of Fall 2006 was 474. In 2010, the school was merged with Evangel University.
The Antenor Orrego Private University is a Peruvian private university located in Trujillo, La Libertad Region. The university was named after the Peruvian journalist and political philosopher Antenor Orrego Espinoza.
The Federal University of Goiás is a publicly funded university located in the Brazilian state of Goiás, headed in Goiânia and with campuses in the municipalities of Catalão, City of Goiás, and Jataí.
Ventspils University of Applied Sciences is a higher education establishment in Ventspils, Latvia. History Ventspils University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1997 as a self-governing state university and a scientific institution. Its basic activity is to carry out scientific research and to implement academic and professional study programmes. On May 20, 2013, VUAS acquired scientific institution status, which shows that it has met all state-adopted criteria for a scientific body.
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing is a public funded institute administratively governed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It is a constituent college of University of Delhi. The college ranked second in India for Nursing Education .
Sree Narayana College, Nattika is a Government aided college in Nattika, Thrissur District of Kerala, India. It was founded in the name of Sree Narayana Guru in 1967. It is affiliated to the University of Calicut.
Vietnam Maritime University is a university in Haiphong operated by the Ministry of Transport. The university was established on 1 April 1956 as Haiphong Maritime University. , this is the only maritime university in Vietnam. The university has over 1000 staffs, of which, 450 are faculty staffs. The university provides undergraduate and graduate education of shipbuilding, maritime navigation, nautical technology. It has a second campus in Vung Tau city.
Chifeng University is a public university formed by the combination of Chifeng Normal College of Nationalities and other four academies. It was approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in 2003. It is in the city of Chifeng, the birthplace of the Hong Shan cultures. The university has 24 colleges or departments
Barak Valley Engineering College is a state government engineering college located in Karimganj, Assam. It was established on 14 August 2017 by Assam Government at Karimganj district, Assam. It is affiliated to Assam Science and Technology University. On 2 March 2011, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi laid the foundation stone of the Barak Valley Engineering College in Karimganj district, which was proposed by the Assam Government officially.
İzmir Democracy University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 20 August 2016 with other 3 new universities. İzmir Democracy University was cited by the press as the successor of İzmir University, which was closed private university by Turkish government on 23 July 2016. But the Council of Higher Education denied it and explained that İzmir Democracy University was not founded in place of İzmir University.
İzmir Bakırçay University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 20 August 2016 with other 3 new universities. İzmir Bakırçay University was cited by the press as the successor of Gediz University, which was closed private university by Turkish government on 23 July 2016. But the Council of Higher Education denied it and explained that İzmir Bakırçay University wasn't founded in place of Gediz University.
Vidyasagar Institute of Health is a college in Rangamati, Midnapore, in Paschim Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Haldia Government College, established in 1988, is the oldest government college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and one self finance course . There are also two postgraduate courses, Chemistry and Geography. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Mahishadal Girls' College, established in the year 1969, is the only women's college in the Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and is affiliated to the Vidyasagar University.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, together known as KMC, are two private medical colleges in coastal Karnataka, India, established in 1953. The colleges were established as a single unit and later became two colleges with their own teaching hospitals. KMC was the first self-financing medical college in India. The colleges are constituent units of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University.
Westlake University is a private research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in October 2018. Westlake University ranked 84th in the world for Nature Index 2021 Young Universities and 75th in China for Nature Index 2023.