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Lancaster University Management School is the business school of Lancaster University in Lancaster, England. The school's history can be traced back to the establishment of departments of marketing and of operational research at the university's foundation in 1964 these and other related departments were organised into the "School of Business and Organizational Studies" in 1969. A full range of subjects are taught, ranging from undergraduate degrees to postgraduate degrees, including executive and full-time MBAs, PhDs and post-experience executive education.

Kennedy–King College part of City Colleges of Chicago, is a public two-year community college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Kennedy–King is a part of the City Colleges of Chicago, a system of two-year education that has existed in Chicago since 1911. Kennedy–King was founded as Woodrow Wilson Junior College in 1935 in honor of U.S. president Woodrow Wilson. The school was renamed to honor Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in July 1969, a year after they were both assassinated.

The Ibero-American University Puebla is a Mexican private institution of higher education sponsored by the Society of Jesus. A spin-off from the main campus located in Mexico City, the Puebla campus was built in response to interest in a Jesuit institution in Puebla State. The university has grown to become an important university for the students in the Southern region of Mexico. It exceeds in enrollment the campuses in León and Torreón. It currently offers a high school program, as well as several undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

City College Norwich is a college of further and higher education in Norfolk, England. It is one of the largest colleges in the country. The College has expanded in recent years following mergers with Easton College in 2020 and Paston College in North Walsham in 2017.

ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers , established in 1953 as Jute Agricultural Research Institute , is only research institute on jute & allied fibres crops in India and is a constituent unit of Indian Council of Agricultural Research an Autonomous Body under Department of Agricultural Research & Education under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Government of India. This institute is located in Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute

The University of Indianapolis is a private United Methodist Church-affiliated university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It offers Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees. It was founded in 1902 as Indiana Central University and was popularly known as Indiana Central College from 1921 until 1975. In 1986 the name was changed to University of Indianapolis.

The University of Lleida is a university based in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It was the first university founded in Catalonia and in the ancient Crown of Aragon. It was founded in 1300, using the name of Estudi General de Lleida.

Scotland's Rural College is a public land based research institution focused on agriculture and life sciences. Its history stretches back to 1899 with the establishment of the West of Scotland Agricultural College and its current organisation came into being through a merger of smaller institutions.

Auburn Theological Seminary, located in New York City, teaches students about progressive social issues by offering workshops, providing consulting, and conducting research on faith leadership development.

O.P. Jindal University is a private university located in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. It was established by an Act of Legislature in the state assembly of Chhattisgarh in 2014. It was founded by the Jindal Education and Welfare Society. The OP Jindal University has UGC and AICTE affiliation.

The American University of Central Asia , formerly the Kyrgyz-American School and the American University in Kyrgyzstan, is a liberal arts university located in Bishkek, the capital of the republic of Kyrgyzstan.

Florida Polytechnic University is a public university in Lakeland, Florida. Created as an independent university in 2012, it is the newest of the 12 institutions in the State University System of Florida. It is the state's only public polytechnic university, and focuses solely on STEM education.

Hawaii Community College is a public community college with two campuses on the Island of Hawaii. It is part of the University of Hawaiʻi System and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Union Institute & University is a private online university with its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and operates satellite campuses in Florida and California. Since early 2023, it has been experiencing severe financial challenges - federal financial aid has been cut off, it has not paid employees, and it has been evicted from its headquarters in Cincinnati for failing to pay rent.

The University of National and World Economy is a public research university in Sofia, Bulgaria. Notable alumni of the university are five Prime Ministers of Bulgaria – Reneta Indzhova, Stefan Sofiyanski, Ivan Kostov, Marin Raykov and Plamen Oresharski; the current managing director of the International Monetary Fund – Kristalina Georgieva; and the director of the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics and former Minister of Finance of Bulgaria Simeon Djankov.

The Vassil Levski National Sports Academy , commonly referred to as the NSA, is Bulgaria's premiere higher education institution specializing in teaching physical education. It is named after national hero Vasil Levski.

S³ Asia MBA is a selective dual degree, tri-city, tri-university global MBA program. Students enrolled in this program study one semester each at three business schools - School of Management of Fudan University, Korea University Business School of Korea University and NUS Business School of National University of Singapore. The name of the program, S³, is derived from the first letter of the three cities where the business schools are located: Shanghai, Seoul and Singapore. It is claimed that presently, the program is the only one of its type in the world.

Bokaro Steel City College, established in 1970, is a general degree college in Bokaro, Jharkhand. It offers both under-graduate and post-graduate courses. It is affiliated and also a constituent college of Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University.

Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand. History Founded in 1893 as an educational institute for monks, by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his late father King Mongkut. The Thai government granted the university a status of public university in 1997, integrating MBU into the Thai higher education system.

The Priory Institute, is part of the St. Mary's Dominican Priory on the grounds of the old Tallaght Castle, Dublin 24, Ireland and provides, certificate, diploma, and degree programmes in theology and philosophy.

The University of Medicine, Magway located in Magway, is one of five universities of medicine in Myanmar. The university offers an M.B., B.S. degree program, and master's degree programs in medical science.

Chittagong Independent University started its journey in Chittagong in 1999 as an additional campus of Independent University Bangladesh . IUB and the founding trust pioneered the establishment of private universities in Bangladesh. CIU was formed by the same trust ESTCDT after the amendment by the private university Act. which required that the Chittagong Campus be registered as a separate university. Accordingly, CIU was founded on 6 February 2013 in succession.

University of Slavonski Brod is a public university in Slavonski Brod in Croatia. It is the ninth and the youngest Croatian university as well as the second university in Slavonia after the University of Osijek. Teaching at the university was initiated in 2020–2021 academic year.

The Philippine Normal University is a public coeducational teacher education and research university in the Philippines. It was established in 1901 through Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission "for the education of natives of the Islands in the science of teaching". It has campuses in Manila, North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9647, it is the country's National Center for Teacher Education.

Tsuda University is a private women's university based at Kodaira, Tokyo. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious higher educational institutions for women in Japan, contributing to the advancement of women in society for more than a century.

Cachar College is a co-educational institution established in 1960 at Silchar, India. It offers Intermediate and First Degree Level courses in Arts, Commerce and Science. The college is recognized by the UGC under Sections 2 and 12 and is affiliated to Assam University, Silchar. The college has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with B status.

Tokyo Polytechnic University is a private university in Honchō, Nakano, Tokyo. Its nickname is Shadai . It was formerly known as Tokyo College of Photography . The university was founded as Konishi Professional School of Photography in Shibuya in 1923. The founder, Rokuemon Sugiura VII, was the president of Konishi Main Shop at that time and founded the school to fulfil the wish of Rokuemon Sugiura VI, the previous president.

Arul Anandar College is an arts and sciences autonomous college affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, situated at Karumathur, Madurai, and administered by the Jesuits. The College name, meaning "filled with grace", refers to John de Britto, the Jesuit saint martyred at Orur , Tamil Nadu, India.

The University of Flensburg is a university in the city of Flensburg, Germany. It was founded in 1994 and is the northernmost university in Germany. Although it has full university status and the right to award PhDs, mainly offers courses in education and other fields of the social sciences.

Contra Costa College is a public community college in San Pablo, California. It is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. It is part of the California community colleges system, one of the three college systems in California.

Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a university based in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China. History It was established on October 16, 1958 as the Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine College. In 1978, the college became a national college for Traditional Chinese Medicine College. In 1981, the college was classified as a higher education institution in the province. In 1996, the university restructured into a public university and became officially as the Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Shandong Jianzhu University , also translated as Shandong University of Architecture and Engineering, is a public university in Jinan, Shandong province, China. Founded in 1956 as the Jinan Construction and Engineering School, over time it evolved into a full university. Since 1998, it has the right to offer Master-degree studies. Since 2012, it has the right to offer Doctoral-degree.

Odesa National University of Economics is one of the leading universities in Ukraine, founded in 1921 with the aim of training highly qualified specialists in economics and conducting research over a spectrum of economic problems.

National University "Odesa Law Academy" is a higher educational institution in Odesa, Ukraine. The university was founded in 1997 on the basis of Law Institute of Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University. Today NU "OLA" is the center of legal education, culture, and science of Ukraine, leading higher educational institution of jurisprudence. According to the State Accreditation Commission of Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the university trains specialists in the highest - IV - level of accreditation.

Odesa State Environmental University is a university in Odesa, Ukraine. History The university was founded on May 1, 1932 in Kharkiv as the Kharkiv Institute of Hydrometeorological Engineering. In the beginning of World War II the institute was evacuated to Ashgabat until August 1944. On July 4, 1944, it was relocated from Ashgabat to Odesa and renamed the Odesa Hydrometeorological Institute . In 2001, the Odesa Hydrometeorological Institute received a new name - Odesa State Environmental University.

Leonardo de Vinci University Center , is a French private university cluster located at La Défense. History The Leonardo de Vinci University Center, a higher education University center, has been created in 1995 by the Hauts-de-Seine general council, managed by Charles Pasqua: it is thus often colloquially nicknamed the “Pasqua University" .

Shamsipour Technical and Vocational College is one of the higher education centers in Tehran, Iran. Before the 1979 revolution, it was being called "Tehran Institute of Technology", which changed to "[Martyr] Shamsipour Technical University " after Hossein Ali Shamsipour. STVC has always number 1 rank between all of the TVU Colleges.

College of Southern Idaho is a public community college in Twin Falls, Idaho. It also has off-campus programs in Jerome, Hailey, Burley and Gooding. Together with the College of Western Idaho and North Idaho College, CSI is one of only three comprehensive community colleges in Idaho.

The State University of New York at Oneonta, also known as SUNY Oneonta, is a public university in Oneonta, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system. History SUNY Oneonta was established in 1889 as the Oneonta Normal School, as part of founding normal schools across the state to train teachers and expand public education. It was located in a building nicknamed "Old Main" at the top of Maple Street in the city of Oneonta. The school's first principal was James M. Milne, for whom the college's current library is named. For nearly 40 years, Old Main was the only building on campus, until 1933 when Bugbee School was built.

Gombe State University is located in Tudun Wada, an area in Shamaki Ward, Gombe,Gombe State, Nigeria. It is located in the Northern part of Nigeria. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The state university has a Chancellor and 11-members of the governing council, as well as principal officers and management staff. Abdullahi Mahadi was the first vice chancellor of the university.

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College Puducherry, union territory, India. SMVEC was established in the year 1999. Location and access The college is situated on Puducherry-Villupuram road in Madagadipet, Pondicherry, South India.

Triangle Tech is a for-profit system of technical schools with multiple locations in Pennsylvania. It offers 16-month programs for an Associate in Specialized Technology Degree in various technologies. Triangle Tech was founded in Pittsburgh in 1944 and now has six locations across Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, Greensburg, DuBois, Sunbury, Chambersburg, and Bethlehem. The school is licensed by the State Board of Private Licensed Schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.

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.

Regent University is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network University and changed its name to Regent University in 1990. Regent offers on-campus programs as well as distance education. Regent offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 70 courses of study. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The Distance State University , is one of five public universities in the Republic of Costa Rica. It is in Sabanilla, Montes de Oca. UNED is the second university in number of students, and it is the largest coverage in the country. It has its own publishing house that produces textbooks that cover most of the needs of the university, as essayistic works, research, etc. This institution was created in 1977. Its first president was Don Francisco Antonio Pacheco Fernandez.

The Technological University of Panama, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá in Spanish, is the second largest university in Panama. It comprises six schools and has seven regional campuses nationwide. The main campus is a piece of land in Panama City, the country's capital.

Macao Institute for Tourism Studies is a public institution of higher education located in Macau, China which is administered by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government. The institution offers degrees in tourism, heritage and hospitality

The Université Catholique de Lille , officially the Fédération universitaire et pluridisciplinaire de Lille , is a federation of higher education establishments, of Catholic inspiration2 , created in 1973.

Federico Villarreal National University is a public university located in Lima, Peru. It was named in honor of the Peruvian mathematician Federico Villarreal. History It first functioned as a branch of the Community University of the Center - Universidad Comunal del Centro based in Huancayo. That same year, the Peruvian geographer, philosopher, historian and politician Javier Pulgar Vidal was commissioned to manage the university.

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