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Tezukayama Gakuin University is a private university with campuses in the cities of Ōsakasayama and Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1916, and it was chartered as a junior women's college in 1950. In 2007, the school became coeducational.

Claflin University is a private historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.

The Federal University of São João del-Rei is a Brazilian university in the city of São João del-Rei in the state of Minas Gerais. It has other campuses in the cities of Ouro Branco, Divinópolis and Sete Lagoas, all of them in the state of Minas Gerais.

Woodford International School, also called the International School, is a school in Honiara, Solomon Islands; apart from the Honiara Solomon Islands College of Higher Education , a university in Honiara; and the University of the South Pacific Solomon Islands Campus. The school is located just to the northwest of the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education.

Kobe College, abbreviated to KC, is a private non-sectarian liberal arts college located in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. Chartered in 1948, it is the first women's college with university status in West Japan.

The Durban University of Technology is a multi-campus university situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 following the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and it was initially known as the Durban Institute of Technology. It has five campuses in Durban, and two in Pietermaritzburg. In 2022, approximately 31 991 students were enrolled to study at DUT. The university is one of five technical institutions on the African continent to offer Doctoral Degrees.

Roxbury Community College is a public community college in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. RCC offers associate degrees in arts, and sciences, as well as certificates. RCC has transfer agreements with Curry College, Northeastern University, Emerson College, Lesley University, and other four-year schools. RCC credits transfer to all public colleges and universities in Massachusetts through the MassTransfer Program.

Eastern Oregon University is a public university in La Grande, Oregon. It was formerly part of the Oregon University System, since dissolved. EOU was founded in 1929 as a teacher’s college and today serves as a center for education, culture, and scholarship in rural areas of Oregon.

Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences is located a top a hill in Virajpet town. The institution was set up in September 1999. It is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and recognized by the Dental Council of India, the Government of Karnataka and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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.

Fukui Prefectural University is a public prefectural university founded in 1992 in Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It has undergraduate faculties in economics, biotechnology, marine bioscience, and nursing and social welfare sciences. There are graduate programs in economics and business administration, bioscience and biotechnology, and nursing and social welfare science.

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Theological School is a seminary specializing in New Church theology and located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The Theological School is a part of Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, which was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on November 3, 1877, as the Academy of the New Church. The charter of the Academy was altered on January 1, 1879, to authorize it to confer degrees and diplomas.

Krea University is an Indian state private university located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The Institute for Financial Management and Research was formally integrated under the aegis of Krea University. Krea University houses two schools, School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences and IFMR Graduate School of Business and pioneers Interwoven Learning.

Unicorn University, formerly known as Unicorn College, is a vocationally oriented private university located in Prague. It was established in 2007 by Unicorn a.s. The institution was transferred under the ownership of Unicorn Learning Centre a.s. in 2009 in which Unicorn a.s. is as a sole owner.

The University of Mary Hardin–Baylor is a private Christian university in Belton, Texas. UMHB was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 as Baylor Female College, the female department of what is now Baylor University. It has since become its own institution and grown to 3,914 students and awards degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Albizu University is a private university with its main campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a branch campus in Miami, Florida, and an additional instructional location in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It focuses on psychology, health, education, and human services.

Sri Yerramilli Narayanamurthy College, or Sri Y N College, is a higher educational institute in Narsapuram, a town of the West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The college is government-aided, autonomous and NAAC Grade A+.

The Universidad Hispanoamerica is a major private university in San José, Costa Rica that specializes in business administration, engineering, psychology and medical studies. The programs, techniques, and facilities are modern — creating driven professionals with internationally recognised degrees. Based in San José, Universidad Hispanoamerica has campuses in other provinces including Cartago and Heredia.

Universidad San Juan de la Cruz, also known as San Juan de la Cruz University, is a private university located in Costa Rica. It is authorized and accredited by the Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada, the national council of higher education of Costa Rica. It has been authorized to award degrees in accounting and business administration since 1996, and in law since 1998.

Collège d'Alma is a CEGEP in Alma, Quebec, Canada. History The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created. In 1970, l'Externat classique d'Alma was renamed le Collège du Lac-Saint-Jean and began delivering pre-university training. In 1972, Collège d'Alma was created on the campus du Collège régional du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. In 1980, the institution became autonomous.

International University of East Africa is a private for non-profit institution in Uganda, is a chartered University by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education . In September 2022 the International University of East Africa has been approved for grant of a charter by the National Council for Higher Education .

The Latin American Center for Human Economy is a Uruguayan non-profit organization and university founded in 1957. Based in Montevideo, its doctrinal inspiration comes from the current of Economics and Humanism, promoted since the 1940s by the Breton Dominican priest Louis-Joseph Lebret on Économie et humanisme, which affirms the values of the human person, solidarity and commitment to social change at the service of development.

Sias University , transliterated Zhengzhou Sias College, and formerly known as Sias International University , is a privately owned, for-profit post-secondary school in Central China. Formerly affiliated with Zhengzhou University, it is now entirely operated by Sias group, a Chinese-based corporation who claims to have incorporated in Los Angeles. It is authorized by the State Council of China to grant both Chinese and American bachelor's degrees, with the latter bearing the name of Fort Hays State University and several other foreign institutions. It is fully accredited by the Chinese Ministr...

Sembilanbelas November University Kolaka is a public university in Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi. History USN Kolaka was formed on November 19, 1984, and was originally called the Kolaka November 19th Education and Teaching State College

"Pavarësia" University of Vlorë is a university in Vlorë, Albania, that was established in 2009. The university was created in 2009 by decision No. 279 of the Council of Ministers of Albania and acts according to the law No 9741 given by the Ministry of Education and Science.

The African Methodist Episcopal University is a private institution of higher learning located in Monrovia, in the West African nation of Liberia. Located on Camp Johnson Road, the school is the second largest college in Liberia with over 5,000 students. The school was established in 1995 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and chartered by the Liberian Legislature in 1996.

Mirza Ghalib College is a government-aided minority college in Gaya, Bihar, India offering courses in various subjects up to post graduation . It was established in year 1969 and is affiliated to Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.

Mejiro University is a private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1923, it was chartered as a women's junior college in 1963, and opened as a four-year university in 1994. The school also has facilities in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, including the Iwatsuki Campus and the National Saitama Hospital Campus.

The Burnett School of Medicine is the graduate medical school of Texas Christian University located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school welcomed its first class of 60 students in July 2019. History In July 2015, TCU and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth announced their plans to jointly open an allopathic medical school in Fort Worth. The school received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in October 2018 and welcomed its first class of 60 students in July 2019. TCU maintained accreditation as the degree-granting institution,...

Champlain College is a private college in Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 1878, Champlain offers on-campus undergraduate and online undergraduate courses through Champlain College Online, along with online certificate and degree programs and master's degree programs, in over 80 subject areas. Champlain enrolls 3,060 undergraduate students on its Burlington campus from 40 states and 18 countries.

Kuban State Agrarian University is a university located in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia. Faculties Agriculture Agronomical facultyAgrochemistryPlant protectionVeterinary medicineZooengineering and managemanetFruit and vegetable cultivationViticulture

Kobe International University is a private university in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1963, and it was chartered as a university in 1968. In 1995 the school relocated from its original building in Kobe and moved to a newer building on the man-made island, Rokkō Island.

The School of Optometry and Vision Science is one of the professional schools at the University of Waterloo. It is a school within the university's Faculty of Science and is the larger of the two optometry schools in Canada. The School is the only English speaking Optometry School in the country; the Francophone Université de Montréal program operates in Quebec.

Carson-Newman University is a private Baptist university in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Carson-Newman is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention . Founded in 1851, the university enrolls about 2,500 students. Studies are offered in approximately 90 different academic programs.

The College of International and Public Relations Prague is a private university in Prague, specializing in bachelor's and master's degrees in international and public relations. Since 2008 has established the Education and Consulting Institute in Bratislava, Slovakia . .

Jamia Ashrafia , Lahore, Pakistan, is a religious educational institution founded by Mufti Muhammad Hassan in 1947. The university has produced numerous scholars of Islam, serving various sectors of life.

The University of Carabobo is an autonomous, public university of Venezuela located in Valencia, Venezuela. It offers graduate and postgraduate studies in different areas. The university offers a lot of green spaces for student recreation, as well architectural art around the faculties, a theater, and two dining halls. There are around 65,000 students, mostly coming from the central part of the country.

Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Lucknow is a hospitality management school located is located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1969, it is affiliated to National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology

Changwon National University is a public institution of higher education located in Changwon, Gyeongsangn-do, South Korea. History 1969. 03. 21. Founded as Masan College of Education.1991. 03. 01. Accredited as a university.1999. 11. 02. Established the first Graduate School of Labor Studies among national universities.1999. 08. 18. Obtained the first ISO 9001 certification for undergraduate administration among universities in South Korea.2004. 06. 18. Selected by the New University for Regional Innovation Project.2005. 10. 05. Granted the Presidential Award at the Korea Regional Innovation Convention & Expo.2006.

The Cégep de Rimouski is a post-secondary education institution located in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. History The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created.

The Cégep régional de Lanaudière is a Cégep, made up of three constituent colleges in Joliette, L'Assomption and Terrebonne, located in Quebec, Canada. As of early 2014, there are over 2,500 students at the Joliette constituent college and over 1,700 at the L'Assomption and Terrebonne constituent colleges respectively. Admissions at the L'Assomption college are handled by the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain .

Izhevsk State Agricultural Academy is a public university located in Izhevsk, Russia. It was founded in 1931. History The Udmurt Academy began its existence as the Moscow Zootechnical Institute of Horse Breeding and Horseracing , which was established by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR dated September 2, 1931. Before the outbreak of World War II, the institute and its archive may have been destroyed, but it may have been closed down. On the initiative of S. M. Budyonny in 1943 it was reconstituted as the Moscow Zootechnical Institute of Horse Breeding , by the decre...

Aichi University of Education is a national university at Kariya, Aichi, Japan. The history of the university dates back to 1873 when it was called Aichi Prefectural Training Institution. In 1949, the university had become known as the Aichi University of Arts and Science and by 1966 it got a title of what it is called today, Aichi University of Education. In 2004, the title got changed again, this time to the National University Corporation Aichi University of Education.

The International Medical and Technological University is a private university located in Kawe ward of Kinondoni District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania Establishment The owner of the university is Shri. Katuri Subba Rao, the founder & Chairman of the Vignan Educational Foundation . The VEF of Bangalore, India initiated establishment of the university in Tanzania at the behest of Julius Nyerere, the father of the Tanzania nation.

Greenfield University is a private university in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in January 2019, and commenced the 2018/19 session in May 2019. According to the pro chancellor Simon Nwakacha, "the university has completed arrangement to start with two faculties, namely; the faculty of social and management sciences and the faculty of science and technology."

The Royal Agricultural University , formerly the Royal Agricultural College, is a public university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world. The university provides more than 30 land-based undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to students from over 45 countries through the School of Agriculture, the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, the School of Equine and the School of Real Estate and Land Management.

Michael Madhusudan Memorial College, established in 1996, is a general degree college in Durgapur, in the Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts, Commerce, Management, and Sciences. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University.

Durgapur Government College, India, is the only government college not only in the home district of Paschim Bardhaman, but also in the neighbouring districts of Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum. It was established on 15 September 1970. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University. It is funded and administered by the Government of West Bengal. Direct administrative control lies with the Director of Public Instruction, Higher Education Directorate, Government of West Bengal.

Durgapur Women's College, established in 1980, is a women's college in Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and commerce. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University.

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