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Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești is a public university in Ploiești, Romania. Founded in 1948 under the name of Institute of Petroleum and Gas, in response to the increasing industrialization in Romania and the lack of high level education in the petroleum and gas fields, it gained fast the status of university, hence changing its name to the actual one in 1993 and extending with new faculties and departments in the field of economic sciences and humanities.

St. Xavier's College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India, is a graduate and undergraduate college opened in 2014 by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus, the body which also administers St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and other institutes throughout India and abroad.

The Newman Institute is a charitable organisation based in Ballina, County Mayo in Ireland. Operating in conjunction with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala, one of its stated aims is to "provide an opportunity for people to learn more about their faith through accredited and non-accredited faith formation courses". The Newman Institute was founded in 1998 by the then Bishop of Killala Thomas Finnegan. It is based in a building, near St Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina. which was officially opened in October 2010 by then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.

The Technological Educational Institute of Epirus is a higher education public institute in Epirus, Greece, founded in 1994. Its main campus and administrative centre is in Arta and departments are also located in Ioannina, Preveza and Igoumenitsa.

Bhagini Nivedita College is one of the 85 constituent colleges of the University of Delhi. The college is located in Kair, near Najafgarh, New Delhi. History The college was established in August 1993 as a 'Women's College' in the South Western part of Delhi and was named after Bhagini Nivedita, a Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda, who dedicated her whole life for the education and welfare of women. The college was founded by the Govt. of Delhi.

Regional Fodder Station, Hisar is a public funded agricultural research and training institute located at Sirsa road, Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana for fodder research and training. Details The Regional Fodder Station, Hisar was set up in 1969 on farm land by the India Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to conduct research in developing high yielding fodder varieties, distributing seeds and imparting training to the farmers.

Boston Baptist College is a private Baptist college in Boston, Massachusetts. History Boston Baptist was founded in 1976 by A.V. Henderson and John Rawlings of Baptist Bible Fellowship International as Baptist Bible Institute East at Shrub Oak, New York. In 1981, the school moved to its present location in Boston. In 2002, the name was changed from Baptist Bible College East to Boston Baptist College.

The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas is a Catholic educational institution providing an international community and formation for lay ecclesial ministers and other lay students at the Pontifical Universities, Athenae, and Institutes in Rome, Italy. It is international in character and composition, and welcomes ecumenical students from other Christian churches and ecclesial communities, as well as those from non-Christian religions.

Universidad José María Vargas is a university in Caracas, based in the Sucre Municipality.

The San Bernardino Community College District is a public community college system in Crafton Hills College and San Bernardino Valley College in southern California. It part of the California Community Colleges System.

Colegio de Santa Rosa - Manila is a private Catholic school run by the Congregation of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. It was established on August 30, 1750 as the Beaterio y Casa de Segunda Enseñanza by Mother Paula de la Santissima Trinidad to educate the young Spanish - Filipino women. It was originally an All Girls school until the early 2000 when it converted to a co-ed educational institution. It acquired its present name on 1774 but was also known by several other names including Colegio de Madre Paula and Beaterio y Casa de Enseñanza.

Himeji University is a private university in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1951, and it was chartered as a university in 2006. External links Official website

T. K. Madhava Memorial College is a general degree college located in Nangiarkulangara, Haripad, Kerala. It was established in the year 1964. The college is affiliated to the University of Kerala. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.

College of Computer Technology Tripoli sometimes abbreviated as CCTT is a government sponsored leading institute of higher education in Tripoli, Libya. Founded in 1990, College of Computer Technology Tripoli began with an emphasis on the computer science, programming, networking and automated control .

The CIFAD is a private institution in West Africa whose headquarters are in the district of Cocody in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. History and mission Created in 2010 by the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara , the CIFAD is an establishment of distance higher education whose role is to disseminate Internet training programs and education resources in economics, management, electronics, mining engineering, civil engineering, etc.

University of Ladakh , aka Ladakh University, is a public university located in Indian Union territory of Ladakh. UOL is a cluster university comprising the degree colleges of Leh, Kargil, Nubra Valley, Zanskar, Dras, and Khalatse.

The Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño de Puerto Rico is an institution of higher learning engaged in the training of students in the visual arts. It is located in Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school was founded in 1965 as part of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. Painter José Antonio Torres Martinó was one of the school's co-founders. The school's first director was Miguel Pou.

Baika Women's University is a private women's college in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1878 by educator Poro Sawayama. It was chartered as a junior women's college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1964.

St. Andrew's College is a Roman Catholic college in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, India. The college was inaugurated on 9 July 1983 by Simon Pimenta, Archbishop of Bombay , with 194 students. It is an under-graduate college offering junior and degree courses with a student strength of over 4,000.

The New England Culinary Institute was a private for-profit culinary school in Montpelier, Vermont. It was open for 40 years before shutting down as result of the COVID-19 pandemic. History NECI was founded on June 15, 1980, by Fran Voigt and John Dranow. The first NECI class, conducted by Chef Michel LeBorgne, had seven students. The enrollment rose to approximately 800 in 1999, but fell to 500 in 2015 and to around 300 at the beginning of 2017. A second campus was operated in Essex, Vermont, from August 1989 through August 2009.

Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital was started in 2012-13 in the Sivaganga district with an annual intake of 100 students for MBBS Course. The college was approved by Medical Council of India and it is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Guindy, Chennai.

The Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic is a state government higher education institution located in Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria. The current rector is Dr Wakil Gana Kafiya PhD. History The Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic was established in 2003.

The Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is a public university located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 2014 on the initiative of Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.

Community Christian College is a small, two-year college located in Redlands, California. The school has been in operation for twenty-five years, and operates with the mission of serving inner city students. Community Christian offers only one associate’s degree: an associate of arts in liberal arts, but students can choose an emphasis from 8 different options to tailor their course load to their needs: The Music program is Community Christian’s newest emphasis area. It will be a blend of online classes, in person instruction, and performances to give students a solid foundation in musical vocabulary, skill, and ear training.

Al Qasimia University is a national university located in Sharjah. It was established in year 2014 by its founder, president and chairman, the ruler of Sharjah His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.

Grays Harbor College is a public community college in Aberdeen, Washington. Founded in 1930, the college sits on a campus overlooking the town of Aberdeen and its seaport on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Additional "learning centers" are located in Raymond, Ilwaco, North Aberdeen, and Southside Aberdeen.

Osaka Chiyoda Junior College is a private junior college in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan. It was established in 1965 and adopted the present name in the following year. Alumni Misaki Ito, actress External links Official website

The Rabbinical College of Pretoria is a Chabad Yeshiva in Pretoria, South Africa. History It was established in 2001 under the inspiration of late Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris. The Yeshiva was originally headed by Rabbi Levi Wineberg. It is now under Rabbis Chaim Finkelstein and Gidon Fox, with Rabbi Yosef Kesseleman as Mashpia; and sometimes known as Machon L'Hora'ah Pretoria.

Don Bosco Technical College–Cebu is a private Catholic vocational basic and higher education institution in Cebu City managed by the Philippines South Province of the Salesians of the Society of Saint John Bosco. The basic education department accepts male students only except the Senior High School which is coeducational. The TVED and college department are also coeducational. It was established as a center for out-of-school youth by Italian Salesian missionaries in 1954 and later developed into a technical school. It was originally named as Don Bosco Technical High School but commonly called 'Boys' Town' in the city.

De La Salle Lipa College of Law is the law school of De La Salle Lipa, a Lasallian educational institution located in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines. History The college started accepting applicants in Academic Year 2009-2010 and started its classes in AY 2010-2011 with the Juris Doctor program, a four-year professional degree. Originally, the college first offered the Bachelor of Laws degree in 2010, but efforts to enrich its curriculum were made such that the program was revised, changing into the Doctor of Jurisprudence program.

The Cégep de Jonquière is a public French-language college located in the Jonquière borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is one of four pre-university colleges in the Saguenay – Lac-St-Jean region. It is the largest college in the region.

The Center for Research in Geography and Geomatics Ing. Jorge L. Tamayo , is a Mexican academic institution dedicated to research, education, technological innovation and dissemination of knowledge in geomatics and contemporary geography, internally and International.

The University of Science and Technology, Yemen is a non-profit university located in Aden, Yemen. The university is a member of the Association of Arab Universities, Arab Higher Education Institutions, Arab Network for Open and Distance Education, the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World, the Federation of International Universities, and the International Council for Open and Distance Education .

Nahda University in Beni Suef is located in Upper Egypt. It was established in 2006. It is a private university run by the Thebes Education Group. External links Official Website

Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya, also known as Kapgari College, is an undergraduate, coeducational college situated in Kapgari, Jhargram, West Bengal. It was established in 1964. The college is under Vidyasagar University.

Yellowquill University College is Manitoba's first First Nations-controlled post-secondary institution. The First Nation owned and operated college was founded in October 1984, by the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council.

Focus: HOPE is a Detroit-based, non-denominational, non-profit organization whose aim is to overcome racism and poverty by providing education and training for underrepresented minorities and others. The organization is a public foundation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue code.

Craven Community College is a public community college with its main campus in New Bern, North Carolina. It also has campuses in Havelock and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Established in 1965, it was originally an extension of Lenoir Community College—Craven IEC . It later added degree-awarding programs in several technical fields and became a technical institute. In the early 1970s, college-transfer degrees were added and the school became a community college. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

Andijan State University named after Z.M.Bobur is a university in Andijan, eastern Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1939 as a branch of Fergana Pedagogical Institute. Today, 6905 undergraduate students and 149 postgraduate students are enrolled at the University. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan there are 31 Professors, 151 PhD, 144 assistant professors and 198 assistant teachers.

Omdurman Ahlia University is a community non-profit university in Omdurman, Sudan. It was opened on 1 November 1986 as Omdurman Ahlia College, and was upgraded to University status on 7 May 1995. As of September 2011, the university was a member in good standing of the Association of African Universities.

Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya is deemed university at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu, India. The university was established in 1993 with the blessing of Their Holiness Pujyasri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal. It attained the status of Deemed University in 1993.

D.H.S.K. Law College is a private aided law school situated beside Red Cross Road at Khaliharmari in Dibrugarh in the Indian state of Assam. It offers 3 years LL.B. courses affiliated to Dibrugarh University. This college is recognised by Bar Council of India, New Delhi. D.H.S.K. Law College was established in 1965. D.H.S.K. Law College is the 2nd oldest law college in Upper Assam Division and 3rd in the Northeast India.

The Carmes Seminary is a university seminary within the Institut Catholique de Paris, in Paris, France. It was founded in 1919 and now houses more than fifty Roman Catholic seminarians from several French dioceses.

École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève , was an art school founded in 1748 in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2006, the school was merged with the Geneva University of Art and Design . History The École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts was founded in 1748 by the Conseil des Deux-Cents under the name École de Dessein . Pierre Soubeyran, the Genevan-French engraver served as the director of the school from 1709 to 1775.

Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences is a medical college in Shimoga, Karnataka, India which was established in 2005. It is located on the Bangalore-Honnavar highway in Shimoga. It is an autonomous institute and located near the McGann Teaching District Hospital, located at .

Perbanas Institute is a tertiary school in South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded on February 19, 1969, by the National General Banks Association , the institute focuses on banking, finance and informatics. Established to meet the needs of banking personnel, it was organized by the Banks Association Education Foundation .

The Women's College, Shillong is an Education India sponsored linguistic minority institution established in 1984. Functioning now from its own complex at Upper New Colony, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, India, the college offers academic courses from the plus two level to the Three Years integrated Degree in the Arts stream of studies.

College of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision Sciences formerly known as Punjab institute of Preventive Ophthalmology is one of the finest Ophthalmic Institute in Pakistan. it is attached with Mayo Hospital which was built in 1872 and was named after Lord Mack Mayo and King Edward Medical University which was built in 1860 and was named after King Edward.

The Cluster University of Jammu , is a collegiate public state university, located in Jammu in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a cluster of five colleges of the Jammu city. It was established in 2016 under The Srinagar and Jammu Cluster Universities Act, 2016 together with Cluster University of Srinagar under the initiative of the centrally sponsored scheme, RUSA. Cluster University of Jammu along with Cluster University of Srinagar was inaugurated by Prakash Javadekar, then Minister of HRD, Government of India on 17 April 2017.

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