FACTOID # 84: Japan leads the world in car production, producing almost 50% more cars than either Germany and the United States.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

Encyclopedia > Educational institution

Educational institution may refer to: Image File history File links School. ... Raphael, The school of Athens (detail) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_bookcase. ...

The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... In Canada and the United States, a career college is a for-profit educational institution providing career-specific post-secondary, tertiary, and occasionally quaternary education. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Junior college. ... For the Indian grade 11 and 12 schools, see Junior College A junior college is a two-year post-secondary school whose main purpose is to provide a method of obtaining academic, vocational and professional education. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university. ... A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales or Northern Ireland where students aged 16 to 18 complete post-compulsary further education qualifications, such as A Levels. ... A technical college focuses on teaching work skills. ... The term university college is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. ... Institute of technology, and polytechnic, are designations employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Corporate Universities (CUs) are a growing trend in companies. ... An International university can be defined as one which is funded by the governments of many countries and thereby is controlled by the officials from the government of different countries. ... The first European medieval institutions generally considered to be universities were established in Italy, France, and England in the late 11th and the 12th centuries for the study of arts, law, medicine, and theology. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The University of the Third Age is an international organisation whose aims are the education and stimulation of retired members of the community - those in the third age of life. ... A useful definition of an urban university is an institution of higher learning that is socially involved and a resource to educate the citizens of the city in which it is located. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... School can mean: School - an educational institution School (discipline) - The term school can be used in circumstances that describe people with common characteristics in what they do, a school of painting, or a school of thought School (biology) - The term school is used in biology (see swarm) School (song) - Song... Students in Rome, Italy. ...

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Institute of Education (570 words)
The Institute has an extensive portfolio of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes of study oriented to teacher education in schools and further education in Scotland (including our Initial Teacher Education and Tertiary Education with Teacher Qualification [Further Education] programmes).
CPD is largly tailor-made for those in full-time employment in education and wish to study on a flexible and part-time basis.
An important aspect of the Institute’s work is in the innovation and support of strategies for widening access to and increasing participation in study at Stirling.
Institute of Education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (265 words)
The Institute of Education (IoE) is a postgraduate college and part of the University of London.
The Institute’s Newsam library is the largest in its field in Europe, containing more than 300,000 volumes and nearly 2,000 periodicals.
The Institute was founded by the former London County Council in 1902 as the Day Training College, a teacher-training institution.
  More results at FactBites »

 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your location
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.