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Altai State Pedagogical Academy is a federal state budget institution of higher education in Barnaul, Russia. Barnaul Teachers Institute was established in 1933 and renamed into Barnaul State Pedagogical Institute in 1941. In 1993 it received a university status. In 2009 Barnaul State Pedagogical University was made an academy but regained its university status in 2014.

The Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, through a Legislature Act with the initial support extended by the governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for an integrated development of Dravidian languages and culture. It was the brainchild of former Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao.

Wyoming Catholic College is a private Catholic college in Lander, Wyoming. WCC is the only Catholic college or university in the state. History In 2003, then bishop of Wyoming David Ricken expressed interest in having a Catholic college in Wyoming. Together with a parish priest of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Robert Cook, and Robert Carlson, a Wyoming college professor and a former student of John Senior, the bishop began forming plans to found the college. In 2004 and 2005, Lander Wyoming was selected as the location, and Carlson wrote the Philosophical vision statement of the college. On July 1...

New Saint Andrews College is a private classical Christian college in Moscow, Idaho. It was founded in 1994 by Christ Church, and modeled in part on the curriculum of Harvard College of the seventeenth century. The college offers no undergraduate majors, but follows a single, integrated classical liberal arts curriculum from a Christian worldview in its associate's and bachelor's degree programs. The college also offers master's degrees in theology and letters and classical Christian studies. The New Saint Andrews board, faculty, and staff are confessionally Reformed . Board members are affili...

The University of Plano was an American private liberal arts college located in Plano, Texas that was in operation from 1964 until 1977. The University of Plano received its charter from the State of Texas on May 8, 1964 as a private, coeducational, nondenominational institution. The school was originally called the University of Lebanon, changing its name effective September 4, 1964 to reflect the location of its campus. The university's first classes were held in space leased in downtown Dallas in the fall of 1965.

Eastern Florida State College, formerly Brevard Community College, is a public college in Brevard County, Florida. It is a member of the Florida College System and has campuses in Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville, as well as a Virtual Campus.

The Community College of Rhode Island is a public community college in Rhode Island. It is the only community college in the state and the largest community college in New England. The college's primary facility is located in Warwick, with additional college buildings throughout the state.

Federal University Oye Ekiti is a government owned and operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Oye-Ekiti and Ikole-Ekiti making it two campuses. The university was founded in 2011 as one of the federal universities established by the federal government of Nigeria, led by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Ohio State University at Newark is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Newark, Ohio. During its early years, classes were held at old Newark High School. In 1966, over one million dollars pledged by 7,000 local citizens to match funds from the state legislature supported the cost of buying of land and constructing the first building, Founders Hall, which opened in 1968.

CeReFiM is a research center attached to the University of Namur in Belgium. Research at the CeReFiM focuses on finance and management practices. The current head of the CeReFiM is Pr. Pierre Giot. External links CeReFiMThe University of Namur

Tatung Institute of Technology is an educational institution based in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It has five new departments: Finance, Food and Beverage Management, Early Childhood Care and Education, Multimedia Design, and Leisure Recreation and Tourism Management, with a total of ten academic departments.

The European Union Centre in Taiwan is part of a global network of European Union Centres of Excellence and a university alliance in Taiwan. Following the launch of EU Centres of Excellence in the US and Canada in 1998, there are now 37 Centres located in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States.

The Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science is one of the five technical institutes under Tribhuvan University, Nepal's largest academic institution. IAAS runs undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programs in Agriculture and Livestock stream. it previously ran Diploma courses till 2012. The institute has four constituent and four affiliated campuses in the country.

Penn State Abington is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University located in Abington, Pennsylvania. The campus is set on of wooded land. The roughly 4000 undergraduate students are taught by a full-time staff of over 150 professors and teaching assistants.

Tarumanagara University is a university in Jakarta, Indonesia and one of the oldest private universities in the country. In 2017 UNTAR received an accreditation A from the Government's National Accreditation Board . It has 4 campuses, where Campus I and Campus II are located in the metropolitan area of West Jakarta, and Campus III in South Jakarta. A future Campus IV of 130 hectares, currently under construction, is in Karawaci , and will become an integrated campus called Tarumanagara City. Currently UNTAR is led by Rector Prof. Dr. Ir. Agustinus Purna Irawan, and Vice-Rector Dr. R.M. Gatot P.

Reedley College is a public community college in Reedley, California. It is a part of the California Community Colleges system within the State Center Community College District . It is accredited by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The college offers associate degrees.

Kobe Tokiwa University is a co-educational private university in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. The university was established in 2008 by reorganizing two departments of Kobe Tokiwa College. In 2012 the Department of Pedagogy of the college will be merged into the university to constitute the Faculty of Education.

The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus is located in Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built in San Juan due to the large success of the Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico. It started its first semester in 1982. It is part of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico System.

Kabul Polytechnic University is the main center of educating engineers in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded on 13 October 1963 as Kabul Polytechnic Institute and is located in 72 hectares of land in Karte Mamourin, North-Western Kabul. In the opening ceremony government officials from both Afghanistan and other countries were present. Since its establishment it has been considered one of the important entities in providing education and training.

Mohave Community College is a public community college with campuses in Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, and Colorado City, serving Mohave County, Arizona and the surrounding communities. MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

The National Experimental University of the Armed Forces is a Venezuelan public university associated with the Venezuelan armed forces. Founded in 1974 by the former president Rafael Caldera as the National Armed Forces Higher Polytechnical Institution , it was renamed by the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in 1999.

Yangtze University or Yangtze U is a public research university in China, with campuses located in Jingzhou, Hubei, and in Wuhan, Hubei, established in April 2003. The university was formed by the amalgamation of four existing public university in the Jingzhou area: Jianghan Petroleum Institute , Hubei Agricultural College , Jingzhou Normal College , and Hubei Provincial Medical College of Healthcare Workers , taking over all functions and operations of these universities.

Yamaguchi Prefectural University is a public university in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan. Its predecessor was founded in 1941, and it was chartered as a university in 1975. In 1996 it became a coeducational institution.

Kentucky Christian University is a private Christian university in Grayson, Kentucky. It was founded on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute, by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass. As a "normal school" its programs included a high school, a junior college, and a training program for public school teachers. During the early 1920s its emphasis shifted to educating students for the Christian ministry. Degree programs are offered in six schools within the university: the Sack School of Bible and Ministry, the School of Business, the Keeran School of Education, the School of Distance an...

Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University is a teacher training college located in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of China, and is currently the only university in Jiangxi Province to offer undergraduate degrees in occupational education. The university was first established in 1977 as the Nanchang Campus of Jiangxi Normal University and was among the first in the PRC established to educate teachers in occupational and technical specialties.

The University of Medicine, Tirana is a public university of Health and Medical Sciences located in Tirana, Albania. History The history of UMT is rooted in the foundation of the Higher Education Institutes in Albania, with the creation of the Higher Institute of Medicine in 1952. In 1957, the Higher Institute of Medicine and other five Higher Institutes of Education formed the State University of Tirana. In that occasion was created the Faculty of Medicine, as the main referent institution for the Albanian Medicine. Due to the highest grade of expertise and professionalism, on January 23, 2...

Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences is a Medical Institute under State Legislature Act and a speciality hospital in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. SVIMS was conceived on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, and was created by an act of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislature. The foundation stone was laid on 18 April 1986 by N. T. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The hospital started functioning from 2 February 1993 and later became a Medical Institute under State Legislature Act in 1995. The current director is Sri Sada Bhargavi, IAS

Green Mountain College was a private liberal arts college in Poultney, Vermont, at the foot of the Taconic Mountains between the Green Mountains and Adirondacks. The college was affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offered a liberal arts undergraduate education with a focus on the environment, and some graduate degrees. For part of its history it was a women's college. It was founded in 1834 and closed at the end of the 2018–19 academic year.

Lafoole University, sometimes referred to as Lafoole College, is a teaching institution in Lafoole, Afgooye District, situated in the Lower Shebelle region in southern Somalia. Background Lafoole University, Somalia's premier teacher training college, was part of the Somali National University . Lafoole lies 22 km west of Mogadishu on the road to Afooye.

The Canadian Securities Institute is a Canadian organization that offers licensing courses, advanced certifications, continuing education and custom training for financial services professionals in Canada and internationally.

Río Hondo College is a public community college in Whittier, California. The college is named after the Rio Hondo. Founded in 1960, it mainly serves the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, and South El Monte. Río Hondo College offers 30 associate degrees for transfer that guarantee transfer to California State Universities, 60 associate degrees and 127 certificates. Rio Hondo offers on-campus, online, and off-campus courses to all of its students. It is the first community college in California offering a bachelor's degree in Automotive Technology. Rio Hondo also offer...

Yulin Normal University is a four-year, undergraduate and multidisciplinary university in Yulin, Guangxi, China. History Yulin Normal University began as Guangxi Yulin Normal School in 1945. In August 1958, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's Department of Education recognized the school and upgraded it to Yulin Teachers College. In 1962 the school went through restructuring, and was resumed on December 28, 1978, by the State Council.

The Universidad Autónoma de Durango is a private university with its main campus located in Durango City, Durango and with campuses in multiple Mexican states. It was founded on 11 February 1992 and is operated by the Fomento Educativo y Cultural Francisco de Ibarra, A.C.

Yachay Tech University is a public university in San Miguel de Urcuquí, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. The university is part of Yachay, a project under development by the government of Ecuador to establish a hub for technological innovation and knowledge intensive businesses. The university opened in the first quarter of 2014 as one of the emblematic institutions in Ecuador. The word Yachay is a Kichwa word that means "knowledge". Yachay Tech is a research oriented institution.

City and Islington College is a further education college in the London Borough of Islington, England, established in 1993. The college has four major centres throughout the borough, including a dedicated sixth form centre. It is part of Capital City College Group, alongside Westminster Kingsway College and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London, which altogether have 25,000 students in 2020.

İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey, established in 2010. Academics Faculties Faculty of MedicineFaculty of PharmacyFaculty of DentistryFaculty of LawFaculty of Economics and Administrative SciencesDepartment of Business AdministrationDepartment of EconomicsDepartment of Health Institutions ManagementDepartment of Political Science and Public AdministrationDepartment of International RelationsDepartment of Public FinanceDepartment of International Trade and Business AdministrationFaculty of Engineering and ArchitectureDepartment of ArchitectureDepartment of ...

Gyumri Technology Center , is a technological center for IT development in Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia. It was opened on 13 September 2014. The project aims at promoting the prosperity of the city of Gyumri, turning it into a technology zone with advanced IT infrastructures. The project is carried out by the Ministry of Economy of Armenia. US $ 1.7 million was allocated from the state budget to fulfill the project. The technological center was founded as a result of the cooperation between the Armenian government, Enterprise Incubator Foundation and the World Bank.

Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology is a private university in Terre Haute, Indiana. Founded in 1874 in Terre Haute, Rose-Hulman is one of the United States' few undergraduate-focused engineering and technology universities. Though it started with only 3 bachelor's degree programs, Rose-Hulman has since grown to 12 academic departments with over 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, and engineering management, leading to bachelor's and master's degrees. Rose-Hulman's curriculum focuses on both career preparation and undergraduate-driven research in STEM-fields.

Clearwater Christian College was a non-denominational Christian college in Clearwater, Florida on Tampa Bay from 1966 until 2015. Student life Clearwater Christian College students were composed of roughly 80% residence hall students and 20% commuters, and there were a variety of student activities and organizations for all students to participate in. There were Greek letter organizations, student government, intramural sports, fine arts groups, yearbook, political club, a student newspaper, and other opportunities.

Department of Theory and History of Political Science - the structural unit of the Institute of social and political sciences, department of sociology and political science, Ural federal university named after the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin.

Korea National Railroad College was a national university located in Uiwang, South Korea. In 2012 it merged with Chungju National University into Korea National University of Transportation External links

Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao is located in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China under Northeastern University administration, which is a beautiful coastal city. The campus is full of luxuriant forests and flowers. The architectural style of the buildings is very different, the environment is beautiful and fresh, the living facilities are perfect, and the cultural atmosphere is strong.

Central Women's University is one of the first private university in Bangladesh, established in 1993. It was the first university in Bangladesh established exclusively for the purpose of female education. Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir served as the founding vice-chancellor of the university until 1999.

The University of Mobile is a private, Baptist university in Mobile, Alabama. It is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention . History The university was founded in 1961 by the Alabama Baptist State under the name of Mobile College. In 1993, the college was renamed the University of Mobile in reference to its location in Mobile County, not to be confused with the City of Mobile. For the 2018-2019 year, it had 1,885 students.

Assam Agricultural University is an agricultural education state university which was established on 1 April 1969 in Jorhat in the state of Assam, India. The jurisdiction of the university extends to the entire State of Assam with regard to teaching, research and extension education in the field of agriculture and allied sciences. The university has a number of campuses with its headquarters at Borbheta, Jorhat.

The National Forestry and Wood-Technology University of Ukraine is a Ukrainian university in Lviv. History Austro-Hungarian period Establishing of forestry education in western Ukraine had a long prehistory. In 1807, Galychian foresters appealed to the Government with a request to open a secondary forestry educational establishment. In 1812, the project of creation of a department and professional studios at Lviv University was submitted for consideration. In 1852, a Forestry Section began to operate at the Galychina Economic Society, and soon in 1874 the Galychina Forestry Society appeared.

The University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine is a private medical college within the UERM Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines. Recognized as a Center of Excellence in Research by the Department of Science and Technology and has Level IV Accreditation by PAASCU. It is the first and only private medical school with a Level IV PAASCU Accredited Program.

The University of Eastern Philippines is the first state university in the Visayas. It offers the largest number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs and short-term courses and certificates among the higher education institutions in the Eastern Visayas region. Its flagship campus is in Catarman, Northern Samar.

Muskegon Community College is a public community college in Muskegon, Michigan. The college offers 49 associate degree programs and 33 certificate programs. The college's main campus is located on a 111-acre campus in Muskegon, with extension centers in Ottawa and Newaygo counties.

Anhui University of Finance and Economics , founded as Anhui Institute of Finance and Trade in 1959, is a university in Bengbu, Anhui Province, China. Campuses AUFE has a total area of 701,000 square metres and comprises three campuses: Longhu Lake East, Longhu Lake West, and Jiaotong Road. The Longhu Lake East Campus and the Longhu Lake West Campus are on the two sides of the Longhu Lake, a national AAAA-class scenic district.

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