The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is a public university in Norway and the largest university by enrollment in the country. The university's headquarters campus is located in Trondheim,with regional campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund.
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is a technical university located in Roorkee,Uttarakhand,India. It is the oldest engineering institution in India,and was founded as the College of Civil Engineering in British India in 1847 by the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces,James Thomason,in order to train officers and surveyors employed in the construction of the Ganges Canal. In 1854,after the completion of the canal and Thomason's death,it was renamed the Thomason College of Civil Engineering by Proby Cautley,the designer and projector of the canal. It was renamed University of Roorkee in 1949,and again renamed IIT Roorkee in 2001. The institution has 22 academic departments covering Engineering,Applied Sciences,Humanities &Social Sciences and Management programs with an emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.
The Royal Society of Canada,also known as the Academies of Arts,Humanities and Sciences of Canada,is the senior national,bilingual council of distinguished Canadian scholars,humanists,scientists and artists. The primary objective of the RSC is to promote learning and research in the arts,the humanities and the sciences. The RSC is Canada's National Academy and exists to promote Canadian research and scholarly accomplishment in both official languages,to recognize academic and artistic excellence,and to advise governments,non-governmental organizations and Canadians on matters of public interest.
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis,commonly referred to as IUPUI,is a public research university in Indianapolis,Indiana. It is a collaboration between Indiana University and Purdue University that offers undergraduate,graduate,and professional degrees from both universities. Administered primarily through Indiana University as a core campus and secondarily through Purdue University as a regional campus,it is Indiana's primary urban research and academic health sciences institution. IUPUI is located in downtown Indianapolis along the White River and Fall Creek.
Yeungnam University is a private research university located in Gyeongsan,North Gyeongsang,South Korea. The university's predecessors,Taegu College and Chunggu College,were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967,the two colleges were merged by President Park Chung-hee to form Yeungnam University. In 1972,the university's new main campus opened in Gyeongsan east of Daegu. The university includes colleges of Law and Medicine as well as a university hospital. It ranked 1st in the rate for passing the bar exam for the second straight year (2015~2016),ranked 6th in providing CEOs in Korea's top 100 companies (2015),and 6th in providing the CEOs in Companies listed on KOSDAQ (2014).
Chungnam National University (CNU) is a national university located in Daejeon,South Korea. It is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities.
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics,official abbreviation BME,is the most significant university of technology in Hungary and is considered the world's oldest institute of technology which has university rank and structure. It was the first institute in Europe to train engineers at university level. It was founded in 1782.
Hanyang University is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus,the Education Research Industry Cluster,is in Ansan. Hanyang derives from the former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon Dynasty. The university was established in 1939 as an engineering school. Hanyang university was the country's first college to offer engineering and architecture programs,and is consistently ranked among the leading universities in STEM fields nationally. Hanyang University enrolls over 3,000 international students each year,and sends more than 3,300 students on study abroad programs annually. As of 2018,Hanyang University had 777 partner universities in 76 countries.
Guangzhou University is a state university in Guangzhou,capital of Guangdong province,China.
The National University of Laos (NUOL) is a university in Vientiane,the capital of Laos. Founded in 1996,with departments brought in from other existing colleges,it is the only national university in the country. The NUOL accepts students from all over Laos,along with international students.
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University serves as a center for the theory and practice of urban planning,public policy and public health/health administration scholarship. The school is located in New Brunswick,New Jersey,and was named in honor of the former Rutgers University president,Edward J. Bloustein. Through its academic programs and research centers,the Bloustein School engages in instruction and research,and combines learning and application. The school's strengths and the specializations of its faculty are vast and many of its faculty members are the founders of theories or practices that are now commonplace in urban planning and policy. Areas of expertise for Bloustein faculty members include transportation planning and the environment,urban and community health,workforce development,and social justice.
Konkuk University is a South Korean private university founded in 1946. The university was founded based on three virtues:sincerity,fidelity,and righteousness.
National Aviation University is a university located in Kyiv,Ukraine. It started in 1933 when the Kyiv Aviation Institute was founded on the basis of the mechanical department of Kyiv Machine-Building Institute. The university consists of five institutes,ten separate faculties,one Aviation Academy,two lyceums,six colleges and Military Training Department. The university has its own Culture and Arts Center,Aviation Medical Center,Flight Training Center,Training and Sports Wellness Center,Scientific and Technical Library,“Aviator”newspaper and a yacht club. The university also supports the State Aviation Museum.
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur is a public technical university located in Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development,Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act,2011 which declares these eight IITs as well as the conversion of the Institute of Technology,Banaras Hindu University to IIT. The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.
Sejong University is a private university located in Seoul,South Korea known for its standing in hospitality and tourism management,dancing,animation and rhythmic gymnastics. Founded as the Kyung Sung Humanities Institute,it was renamed in 1978 to its present name in honor of Sejong the Great,the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty and overseer of the creation of the Korean alphabet Hangul.
Sejong Institute is a non-profit,independent organization for public interest and a leading think tank in South Korea,dedicated to developing strategies and policies in areas of foreign and security affairs and Korean unification,regional issues,and international political economy. The Sejong Institute was established as a foundation for policy studies and research with the support of national leaders in politics and business,in the aftermath of the Rangoon Incident in October 1983. The institute's current president,Haksoon Paik (백학순),Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania,is a Korean expert in North Korean politics,inter-Korean relations,North Korea-U.S. relations,and North Korean nuclear and missile issues. The Sejong Institute works in collaboration with international specialists and institutions holding various academic conferences and forums around the world. It provides policy ideas and strategies for peace and prosperity for Korea and the world,and plays a role to strengthen Korea's public diplomacy.
Souphanouvong University is a university in Luang Prabang,Laos.
The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) is an interdisciplinary institute that promotes,facilitates and publishes research in the field of Mediterranean Studies. The IMS provides a center for holistic research and analysis of the Mediterranean Area,as well as academic teaching on the region. The IMS’s objectives are:fostering the establishment of Mediterranean Studies in the European and Middle-Eastern Research Areas,publishing scholarly literature on the Mediterranean,and establishing collaborative networks of researchers,academics and Mediterranean organizations across the world by organizing international conferences,seminars and ongoing global collaborations.
The University of Public Service is a higher educational institution in Budapest,Hungary. Established in 2012,it is one of the youngest universities in Central and Eastern Europe;however,its faculties as former independent colleges look back much earlier.
The Islamic Azad University,West Tehran Branch (WTIAU) is a private university in Shahrak-e Gharb,Tehran,Iran. Founded in 1994 on western part of Tehran City. It offers more than 103 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. As of now,it is considered to be the one of leading branches in the country and has 14 approved doctoral courses,45 master's courses,38 continuous bachelor's courses,and 6 non-continuous bachelor's courses,and it is proud to have introduced 20070 graduates to the job market. It is one of the few remaining IAU branches that takes The Iranian University Entrance Exam known as Konkour for admission that takes place every year in June.
