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Santiniketan Medical College , established in 2021, is a private/Public-Private partnership medical college located in Santiniketan, Bolpur, West Bengal, India. It offers the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree course. The college is recognized by the National Medical Commission and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. The hospital associated with this college is the Bolpur Subdivisional Hospital. Smc is also the India's 1st PPP medical College under National medical commission Act.
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology is a private engineering college located in Bihta, Patna, India, offering B.Tech & diploma courses. It is affiliated to Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna. Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Bihta has no educational or institutional links with the NSUT, Delhi.
Shimonoseki Junior College is a private junior college in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. The school opened in 1962 as a women's junior college with enrollment of 32 students. In 2001 it became coeducational, adopting the present name at the same time.
Baiko Gakuin University Women’s Junior College was a junior college in Shimonoseki Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and was part of the Baiko Gakuin network.The Junior College was founded in 1964 as Baiko Jo Gakuin University Junior College梅光女学院短期大学.In 1975 Its name was changed to Baiko Jo Gakuin University Junior College梅光女学院大学短期大学部.In 2001 Its name was changed to Baiko Gakuin University Women's Junior College.In 2006 The Junior College was closed.
Highland Park College was a college located in Des Moines, Iowa. History Founded by a local business syndicate, Highland Park opened its doors in 1890. At the time, Highland Park was an emerging northern suburb of the capital city. Enrollment climbed in its early years before a dip following the Panic of 1893; enrollment later stabilized around 2,000 students.
New College Berkeley is an Gospel-centered, ecumenical graduate school of Christian studies and spiritual formation. It is located near the campus of the University of California, Berkeley and is affiliated with the nearby Graduate Theological Union. The purpose of New College Berkeley is to provide resources to bring God's presence into the public world of work, politics, civic life and academia, as well as the private spaces of discipleship, family and friendship. All of the approximately 200 students each year are enrolled part-time in various courses, seminars and conferences.
Umm Al Quwain University is a higher education institution in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates. UAQU was founded in 2012 as the first university in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain. It was initiated through Emirates Canadian University College, becoming a university, sponsored by HH Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain.
International Aviation College, Ilorin is an aviation training school in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The college was established in 2011 by the Kwara State Government through a public private partnership with an aviation consult. The college is located along Airport road, Ilorin and is very close to the Ilorin international airport. The college has trained over 110 pilots since its establishment. The college appoints AVM Abdul Yekini Bello as new rector on 1st of March, 2022.
Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women's College, known as M. U. C. Women's College, established on 28 July 1955, is a women's college in Bardhaman. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science and PG course in English. It was at first affiliated to Calcutta University. In 1960 when the University of Burdwan was established, the college became one of the affiliated colleges of the newly established university. Subsequently, when PG course in English was introduced in the college in 2005, it became a constituent college of the University University of Burdwan.
Government General Degree College, Gorubathan, established in 2015, is the government degree college in Lower Fagu, Gorubathan, Kalimpong district. It offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal.
Woosong Technical College was a college in Daejeon, South Korea. In 2008 now-Ministry of Education granted its closure and its merger with Woosong University into Woosong University. See also List of colleges and universities in South KoreaEducation in South Korea
Chodang University is the only university in Muan County, a largely rural district of South Korea's South Jeolla province. The current president is Boung-Sik, Kim. See also List of colleges and universities in South KoreaEducation in South Korea
International Business College is a for-profit college located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The institution was founded in 1889 and is now located in the Village at Coventry. IBC awards diplomas and associate degrees.
P. C. Jabin Science College is a science college in Hubballi, India run by the KLE Society, Belagavi. It is located in Vidyanagar, Hubballi, next to the KLE Technological University, Hubballi. The college is named after its principal donor Parappa Channappa Jabin of Hubballi. It is recognised under 2F and 12B of the UGC Act, June 1966. The college was reaccredited by NAAC and the UGC awarded the status of "College with Potential for excellence" in 2006. UGC has granted autonomous status to the college.
The University College of Estate Management , formerly the College of Estate Management is an independent UK-based higher education institution which provides courses by distance learning for people in the real estate development and construction industries throughout the world. UCEM is also one of eight original members of the Independent Universities Group, made up of universities not funded by the HEFCE. As of 2013, UCEM had educated over 150,000 students.
Aklan Catholic College is a private Catholic college in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. It offers courses in education, English, politics, commerce, business administration, computer science, criminology and hospitality management among others.
Mirmadan Mohanlal Government Polytechnic , is a government polytechnic located in Plassey, Nadia district, West Bengal. About college This polytechnic is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, and recognised by AICTE, New Delhi. This polytechnic offers diploma courses in Food Processing Technology, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Survey Engineering.
St. Charles Seminary is a former American Catholic seminary, founded by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1861 in Carthagena, Ohio. The seminary closed in 1969 and is now a retirement center for clergy and lay people. The seminary, chapel, and five other buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The Institute of Southern Punjab is a private university in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 2010. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in various disciplines which include Management Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, and Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology.
St Joseph's College of Law is a Jesuit law school in Bangalore, in Karnataka, in south-western India. It was founded in 2017. It is part of St. Joseph's Institutions. It is affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi, and approved by the Bar Council of India in New Delhi.
Khawaja Fareed Government Post Graduate College, Rahim Yar Khan , located in the heart of the city Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is named after a Muslim Saraiki saint and poet, Khwaja Ghulam Farid.
The Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana is a Colombian private university, located in the center of Medellín, Antioquia, founded in 1966 by dissident students and professors from the Universidad of Medellín.
The United Theological College of the West Indies is an ecumenical seminary training male and female clergy in Kingston, Jamaica, for Anglican and Protestant denominations throughout the Caribbean. History The college was founded in 1966. It moved to its current, custom-built site adjacent to University of the West Indies Mona campus in the early 1970s. The Roman Catholic St. Michael's Theological College was built alongside at the same time.
Jagdam College is an education institution in the Indian city of Chhapra in the state of Bihar, India. Founded in 1954 the college is Constituent Colleges of Jai Prakash University, Chhapra. It is situated beside the jila school chapra.
St. Anthony College, better known as St. Anthony College of Roxas City, is Catholic school in Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines. It is a non-profit, non-stock educational institution that is owned and managed by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. It is the only Catholic Institution in Northern Panay which offers health-related courses.
The Fayette County Career and Technical Institute, located near Uniontown, Pennsylvania is a local vocational technical school for students enrolled in one of four school districts in the county. Sending school districts and high schools The following school districts and their respective high schools attend FCCTI:
The Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine is an international non-profit educational organization offering year-round workshops for photographers, filmmakers, and media artists. Students from across the country and around the world travel to the harbor village of Rockport to attend courses at all levels, from absolute beginner and serious amateur to working professional. The Young Artists Program offers creative course opportunities for high school students. Professional certificate and MFA programs in photography, film, and multimedia are available through Maine Media College.
Kenya School of TVET is a Nairobi institution of higher learning. It provides Technical and Vocational Education and Training . Kenya Technical Trainers College has since 2020, started training of trainers only and transferred all other students to different colleges around. The Kenya Technical Trainers College was renamed in 2022 to Kenya School of TVET and got a higher mandate to provide Continuous Professional Development for TVET institutions.
Government College, Malappuram, is a general degree college located in Malappuram, Kerala. It was established in 1972. The college is affiliated with Calicut University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano is a Nigerian public university owned by the Kano State Government. It has two campuses: City Campus located in Kano, and the main campus located along General Buhari Way Kofar Ruwa Kano.
Campus Universidad del Salvador is an architectural project created by Clorindo Testa for the Universidad del Salvador in Pilar, Buenos Aires. It comprises an auditorium and a library. The auditorium has capacity for 600 people and was designed not only for academic functions but for other types of cultural uses. It is designed in the shape of a large mound in the manner of an ancient Egyptian tomb.
The Ana G. Méndez University is a private university system with its main campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico that participates in the Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium. Campuses The Ana G. Méndez University system has campuses in the following cities in Puerto Rico and mainland United States.On January 2, 2019, the institution announced the transformation of the vessel —as Ana G. Méndez called it— from a university system into a system of universities. The independent units encompassing the original structure including the Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad del Turabo and Universidad del Este were merged into a single university of campuses to form Universidad Ana G.
Bilkent Laboratory and International School , formerly Bilkent University Preparatory School , in Ankara, Turkey, is a private K-12 school that currently educates approximately 1000 students aged 4 to 19. The school is on the south edge of Bilkent University's East Campus.
Goalpara College is an institution of higher learning in western Assam, India. It was established in 1955 with the help and cooperation from local people. At present, it has 16 departments with a total staff strength of 110. It is affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati.
M.B.C. Institute of Engineering and Technology, established in 1893 is a Govt. Polytechnic college affiliated to West Bengal State Council Of Technical Education, located in Sadhanpur, Purba Bardhaman district.
Hanlyo University is a university located in Gwangyang, South Korea. It was established in 1993. External links Hanlyo University
Hanyeong College is a private college located in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do established in 1992 with the School of Constitutional Conscription. On March 9, 1993, 480 freshmen from 6 departments and schools entered Hanyeong Technical College. In 1995, 242 students made up the first graduating class. In 1998, Hanyeong Technical College changed its name to Yeosu Technical College and was renamed Hanyeong College as of 2002.
The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women was one of the first horticultural schools to be established by and for women in the United States, opening on February 10, 1911. As the second institution to provide women with a practical education in horticulture and landscape architecture, it made possible their entry into a professional field. Although some men were employed in faculty positions, the school's leadership was intentionally female. As of 1919, the board of trustees consisted of twenty-five prominent women citizens. All but the last director of the school were women.
L. J. Institute of Management Studies is a private management institute located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Institute is approved by All India Council for Technical Education and is the part of L.J. Group of Institutes managed by Lok Jagruti Kendra Trust. Institute is affiliated to Gujarat Technological University.
Saint Mary's College in Juba is a university in Juba, in Juba County, Jubek State, in South Sudan. The city of Juba is the capital of South Sudan and is the largest city in that country. History St. Mary's College was founded in 2008, as a collaborative effort between the South Sudanese Ministry of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, with the cooperation of the Volunteers' Organization for International Co-operation OVCI la Nostra Famiglia . Enrollment is open to all eligible citizens of South Sudan. The Vice Chancellor of the university is Paulino Lukudu Loro, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Juba.
Winebrenner Theological Seminary is a private evangelical Christian seminary located in Findlay, Ohio and associated with the Churches of God General Conference . It was established in 1942 as a graduate school of theology of Findlay College and received its charter from the state of Ohio to become an independent, degree-granting institution in 1961. The seminary derives its name from the founder of the denomination, John Winebrenner, who established the group in 1825 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, also known as the SKASC Coimbatore, was established by the V.L.B. Trust in 1997 and is an ISO certified co-educational institution. SKASC has 24-hour internet access. It has science labs equipped with IBM servers. The campus library covers 30,000 sq. ft. with reference sections, group study cells, video conference rooms and a research scholars' room.
Hong Kong Chu Hai College is a private degree-granting institute in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. At present, Chu Hai College is recognised as an Approved Post Secondary College under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance . Hong Kong Chu Hai College is partnering with British Broadcasting Corporation.
Maharshi Vishwamitra Autonomous State Medical College, also known as Ghazipur Medical College, is a full-fledged tertiary government Medical college and hospital. It is located at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. The college imparts the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery . The yearly undergraduate student intake is 100.