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The Law Development Centre is an educational institution in Uganda for higher learning that offers various legal courses ranging from one month to one year. Overview The LDC is the only institution in Uganda that offers the Bar Course leading to the award of the post-graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. In the early 2000s, the LDC was plagued by a high failure rate among students, as high as 90 percent in some years. The LDC, together with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the Uganda Law Society, have designed changes that include a pre-admission written examination for st...

University Of Computer Studies, Meiktila, commonly known as UCSMTLA, has been producing the graduates in computer sciences and technology majors called CS and CT. UCSMTLA is located in Meiktila , Mandalay Division, Myanmar.

Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda is a public university located at Nalgonda district, Telangana, India. History The university is a state university, established in 2007 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. It was formerly called as Nalgonda University. It is a self-funded public university. It has an engineering college established in 2013 located in panagal, Nalgonda. The Government of Andhra Pradesh established Nalgonda University in the year 2007 vide Government Orders in G.O.19/HE Department, dt: 13/3/2007 by suitably amending the Andhra Pradesh Universities Act 1991 under Section-3 in L.A.Bill No.4 of 2007.

The Kyrgyz State National Military Lyceum , also known as the Suvorov School is a military boarding school in the Kyrgyz Republic that is subordinated to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan. It trains middle-tier commanders in the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Universidad Mayor is a private university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded in 1988. Foundation, Growth and Development Universidad Mayor opened its first academic programs in 1988 with bachelor's degrees in Architecture and Engineering with 3 majors; Industrial Engineering, Computer Science and Electronics Engineering which were offered at its Main Campus in Américo Vespucio.

The Coast University , also called Unicosta, is a private university based in the city of Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. It was founded in 1970 by a business group led by Rodrigo Niebles De La Cruz, Eduardo Crissien Samper, Ramiro Moreno Noriega, Miguel Antequera Stand, Rubén Maury Pertuz, Nulvia Borrero and María Ardila de Maury.

The University of Distance Education, Yangon , located in Yangon, is one of two universities under the University of Distance Education system in Myanmar. With over 500,000 students mostly studying liberal arts and economics, the UDE system is the largest university in Myanmar. The Yangon university serves distance education students in Lower Myanmar whereas the University of Distance Education, Mandalay serves Upper Myanmar.

The Autonomous University of Tlaxcala is a Mexican public university based in the state of Tlaxcala. It is currently ranked among the best universities in the United Mexican States and Latin America.

Hong Bang International University is a private university in Ho Chi Minh City. HIU has faculties of law, economics, fine arts, foreign languages. The university has been accredited by three US educational organizations as meeting American education standard.

The National University of Jujuy is an Argentine national university, situated in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy, capital of Jujuy Province. Its precursor, the Instituto Superior de Ciencias Económicas , was established by Governor Horacio Guzmán in 1959. Redesignated the Provincial University of Jujuy in 1972, a program of decentralization of the country's national university system, as outlined by presidential adviser Dr. Alberto Taquini, resulted in the school's formal establishment as such on November 11, 1973.

Normandale Community College is a public community college in Bloomington, Minnesota. The college serves primarily the communities of the southwestern portion of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Established in 1968 as Normandale State Junior College with an initial enrollment of 1,358 students; today Normandale annually enrolls more than 14,000 students. Normandale is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

The Thomas Young Centre is an alliance of London research groups working on the theory and simulation of materials . It is named after the celebrated scientist and polymath Thomas Young , who lived and worked in London and is known in the world of science for a number of important discoveries concerning the wave nature of light, the theory of vision, the elastic properties of solids, and the theory of surface tension. The participating research groups are based mainly at Imperial College London, King's College London, Queen Mary University of London and University College London , but there are also members at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington.

Pandit Prithi Nath College is an educational institution in Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is affiliated with Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University , Kanpur. Location It is located on Mall Road between Parade Market and Lal Imli Mills in the heart of Kanpur.

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities is an ecumenical graduate school, historically rooted in the United Church of Christ and located in St. Paul, Minnesota. The school was formed in 1962 with the merger of Mission House Seminary of Plymouth, Wisconsin , and Yankton School of Theology in Yankton, South Dakota . The seminary was located in New Brighton, Minnesota, from its 1962 opening until 2019, when it moved to St. Paul.

Tiangong University , formerly Tianjin Polytechnic University, is a municipal public university in Tianjin, China. The university is now sponsored by Tianjin Municipal People's Government. The university was first established in 1958 as Hebei Textile Institute . After several reorganizations, the university finally renamed to its current Chinese name in 2000. The English name used by the university from 2000 to 2019 was Tianjin Polytechnic University, despite the consistency of its Chinese name.

The Indian Institute of Forest Management , founded 1982, is an autonomous, Natural Resource Service training institute of Forestry located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, established by the MoEFCC, Government of India with financial assistance from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and course assistance from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad for mid career training of IFS cadre and all State Forest Service cadre in India. The institute's objective is to fulfill the growing need for the managerial human resource in the area of Forest, Environment, and Natural resources Management and allied sectors.

NITTE, officially NITTE , is an institute of higher education located in Derlakatte, Mangalore, India. It is formed under the Trust of NITTE, a trust sponsored by Nitte Education Trust which has established 31 institutions spread in three campuses at Nitte, Mangalore and Bangalore.

The Cebu Institute of Technology – University is a private non-sectarian academic institution in Cebu City, Philippines. The university provides basic and higher education with a foundation in general and technological education. The university was known simply as Cebu Institute of Technology until 2010 when it has attained university status.

The University of Magdalena , is a public, departmentalal, coeducational, research university based in the city of Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia. It received high quality institutional accreditation from the Ministry of National Education on August 26, 2016, for a period of four years, being the second public university in the region to receive such accreditation.

Hesston College is a private college in Hesston, Kansas, United States. It is associated with the Mennonite Church USA and has an enrollment of about 400 students who typically come from about 30 states and 15 other countries.

The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology was an institute of technology, located in Galway, Ireland. In April 2022, it was formally dissolved, and its functions were transferred to Atlantic Technological University . Now a constituent institute of ATU, it has facilities in the west of Ireland. GMIT's campuses are located in Galway City, Castlebar, Letterfrack and Mountbellew. GMIT won The Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year award in 2004, 2007, 2015 and 2022. GMIT also has a number of specialist research centres and two Innovation Hubs .

The Institute of Space Technology is a public university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is focused on the study of astronomy, aerospace engineering, avionics engineering and astronautics. Established in 2002 under the auspices of the Pakistan National Space Agency. IST offers a wide array of undergraduate and graduate degrees in partnership of Beihang University and University of Surrey. Since 2008, IST has an ISO certified management standard. IST is based on a 573 acre campus on the outskirts of Islamabad. It is one of the top institutions as ranked by the Higher Education Commission....

St Joseph's College is a former Roman Catholic seminary and boarding school in Up Holland, Lancashire, England. The foundation of the original building was laid in April 1880 and the college opened in 1883. The buildings have since been deconsecrated.

The University of Applied Sciences Landshut is a Fachhochschule in Landshut, between Munich and Regensburg, with over 5000 students and over 100 professors. Its main focus areas are technology, social work and business. It was founded in 1978 under the name Fachhochschule Landshut , and renamed in 2008.

The University of Toliara is historically the oldest center for higher education, founded in 1971 after the decentralization of the University of Madagascar center. The university campus is located in Maninday 5 km east of the city of Toliara, the capital of Atsimo-Andrefana on the southwest side of Madagascar. This university teaches Humanities and Social Science, Science, Philosophy, and Management .

The Karen Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Seminary Hill, Insein, Yangon, Myanmar. It is affiliated with the Karen Baptist Convention. History The school was founded in 1845 by the American Baptist Missionary Union. The seminary's academic courses are taught primarily in the S'gaw Karen language, with English being used for other purposes. The Burmese language is not used.

Kolhan University is a university located at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Colleges Its jurisdiction extends over 3 districts - Seraikhela kharsawan,East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum .

The University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar , formerly known as NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, is a public university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Formerly known as NWFP University of Engineering and Technology until 2010, it an institution of higher learning in Pakistan with a strong emphasis on the development of science and engineering. The university offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs in various engineering disciplines. The university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom. The un...

Lander Institute is a Jewish private institution of higher education, founded by Touro College. The school is located in Givat Shaul. The institution began operating in August 2004 and is named after Professor Bernard Lander, founder of Touro College in New York. The institute has two campuses, one for the secular population and the other for the Orthodox population.

Higashi Nippon International University is a private university, located in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. History Higashi Nippon International University was established in 1995. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1903 as the Iwaki Junior College.

State University of Land Use Planning , formerly Moscow State University of Land Management , State University of Farming, is one of the oldest universities in Russia. History The history of the university began on 27 May 1779 when a Decree of the Governing Senate established a land survey school. The school was founded by Sergey Ivanovich Rozhnov. In 1819, the land survey school was renamed the Konstantinovoye Land Survey School, and in 1835 it was renamed again as the Constantine Land Institute. In 1849 the Konstantinovsky land surveying institute received the right of a first-rate university and was transferred to the position of a military institution that existed before 1867.

Seijoh University is a private university in Tōkai, Aichi, Japan. The university opened in April 2002 but the predecessor of the school, Ishida Education Group, was founded in 1941. External links Official website

Universidad de Manila, also referred to by its acronym UdM, is a public coeducational city government funded higher education institution in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in April 26, 1995 with the approval by Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila City Ordinance No. 7885 “An Ordinance Authorizing the City Government of Manila to Establish and Operate the Dalubhasaan ng Maynila ". It offers both academic and technical-vocational courses and programs.

The Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy is located inside premises of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The facility is one of 18 cancer hospitals operated by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission or PAEC. The PAEC has made a priority to apply nuclear technology in order to improve Pakistan's health sector. INOR patients receive state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment either free of charge or at subsidized rates and is also involved in the "National Cancer Awareness & Prevention Program"

Misamis University is a privately owned, non-sectarian, non-profit educational institution founded by Dr. Hilarion Feliciano and Doña Maria Mercado Feliciano in 1929. Misamis University is currently the only autonomous university granted an ISO 9001:2015 Management System Certified granted by Det Norske Veritas-Germanischer Lloyd Business Assurance by the Commission on Higher Education in Northwestern Mindanao, and awarded by te Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation as the Most Number of Accredited Programs in Region X.

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.

Pabna Polytechnic Institute is a polytechnic institute located in Pabna, Bangladesh. History The college was founded in 1924 when the Zamidar of Trash, Banomali Roy, in Pabna named BL Eliot Technical School. In the 1960s, the Government of East Pakistan established many Polytechnic Institute in different district of East Pakistan under Five-Year Plan. As part of the plan in 1962 that technical school becomes Pabna Polytechnic Institute. On 10 January 1970, Waker Ahmed, the Director of Technical Education founded the construction work of the Pabna Polytechnic Institute on 30 acres of land beside the north-east corner of Edward University College.

St John's College, Nottingham, founded as the London College of Divinity, was an Anglican and interdenominational theological college situated in Bramcote, Nottingham, England. The college stood in the open evangelical tradition and stated that its mission was "to inspire creative Christian learning marked by evangelical conviction, theological excellence and Spirit-filled life, that all who train with us might be equipped for mission in a world of change".

Yaroslavl State Medical University is a university in Yaroslavl, a city in European part of Russia. It was founded in 1944. YSMU is a regional center of medical education and bio-medical research. Departments There are educational faculties and divisions in YSMU, these are:General Medicine Faculty,Pediatric Faculty,Pharmacy Faculty,Faculty of Post-Graduate education and professional retraining of specialists of the healthcare,Division of Advanced Education,Pre-Education

Otemon Gakuin University is a private university at Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan, founded in 1966. Alumni Teru MiyamotoTakashi OtsukaKunihiko MuroiJuri TatsumiHidesawa Sudo External links Official website Official website

Pearl River Community College is a public community college in Poplarville, Mississippi. It was founded as Pearl River County Agricultural High School in 1909 and became the first junior college in Mississippi in 1921.

Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy is a Ukrainian university in Kharkiv, named after Alexei N. Beketov and specializing in urban development studies. History The educational institution was founded in 1922 as the All-Ukrainian College of Municipal Services . Since 1924 – Faculty of Municipal Services of the Evening Workers' College of National Economy , since 1929 – Faculty of Municipal Services of the . Since 1930 – the Kharkiv Institute of Public Utilities, and since 1935 – the Kharkiv Training School of Public Utilities, which included the Kharkiv Institute of Public Utilities and the College of Sustainable Construction.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is a private medical school in Kalamazoo, Michigan. WMed was established in 2012 and confers the Doctor of Medicine degree, as well as Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree and the Master of Science in Medical Engineering degree. WMed is a collaboration between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching hospitals, Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. The inaugural class of 54 students started in August 2014.

Northern Lights College is an institution that provides post-secondary education to residents of Northern British Columbia. It currently has campuses and access centers in eight communities across the northern third of British Columbia, with Regional Administration located on the Dawson Creek campus. As of 2021 international students comprised 25% of NLC's total student headcount, and Indigenous students 20%. NLC has a working agreement with the University of Northern British Columbia. The college president is Todd Bondaroff.

St George's College Jerusalem is a continuing education center of the Anglican Communion. It is an agency of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, with a mission to the local church within the Diocese, to the wider Anglican Church in the Middle East, and to the global Anglican Communion. The Dean of St. George's College is Canon Richard Sewell.

Walters State Community College is a public community college based in Morristown, Tennessee. It was founded in 1970 and is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college was named in honor of former United States Senator Herbert S. Walters.

Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur is an autonomous public business school located in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The institute, set up in 2015 by the Government of India, is one of the twenty Indian Institutes of Management . It has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India in 2017.

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