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1. Universities: Places of higher and liberal learning, so called from the Latin word "universitas," signifying an association or a corporation. There are traditions of the connection of Jews with the medieval universities of Salerno and Montpellier (see Medicine) and with that ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
2. Universities: The medieval Latin term universitas (from which the English word university is derived) was originally employed to denote any community or corporation regarded under its collective aspect. When used in its modern sense, as denoting a body devoted to learning ... [100%] 2022-09-02
3. MOO Universities: Notes from the Rise and Fall of MOO Universities These are some notes about the rise and fall of MOO Universities which is a historical capsule of some of the experiences I went through in the early 1990's. Wikiversity ... [70%] 2023-12-31 [E-Learning] [Universities]...
4. My Universities: Gorky 3: My Universities (Russian: Мои университеты) is a 1940 Soviet drama film directed by Mark Donskoy. The third part of the trilogy of the life and fate of M. (1940 Soviet drama film by Mark Donskoy) [70%] 2023-12-31 [1940 films] [1940s Russian-language films]...
5. Universities UK: Universities UK (UUK) is an advocacy organisation for universities in the United Kingdom. It began life in the early 20th century through informal meetings of vice-chancellors of a number of universities and principals of university colleges and was previously ... (Organization) [70%] 2023-12-31 [Universities UK]
6. Land-Grant Universities: The Morrill Act, signed into law by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862, set aside public lands for the establishment of land-grant universities. The act came from a movement favoring practical scientific and industrial education for American working classes ... (Geography) [70%] 2004-01-01 [North America] [Great Plains]...
7. WSB Universities: WSB Universities also WSB University also WSB Merito Universities (Polish: Uniwersytety WSB Merito, formerly Polish: Wyższe Szkoły Bankowe, Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa) are group of state-recognized private (non-public) universities in Poland . WSB Universities are the largest group of business ... (Organization) [70%] 2023-11-13 [Universities in Poland]
8. Open Universities Australia: Open Universities Australia (OUA) is an online higher education organisation based in Australia. The organisation was previously known as the Open Learning Agency of Australia. (Network of Australian universities offering distance education) [57%] 2023-11-22 [Open Universities Australia] [Universities in Australia]...
9. BRICS Universities League: BRICS Universities League is a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Initiated at Fudan University, Shanghai on July 6, 2013, the League aims to become a platform for academic and ... (Consortium of research universities) [57%] 2023-12-10 [International college and university associations and consortia] [College and university associations and consortia in Asia]...
10. International Universities Press: International Universities Press, Inc. was a private publishing company of academic journals and books on psychotherapy and contiguous disciplines. (Company) [57%] 2023-05-29 [Academic publishing companies]
11. Universities and antisemitism: Antisemitism in universities has taken place in many countries at various times. Antisemitism has been manifested in various policies and practices, such as restricting the admission of Jewish students by a Jewish quota, or ostracism, intimidation, or violence against Jewish ... (none) [57%] 2023-12-31 [Disabilities (Jewish)] [New antisemitism]...
12. European Universities Games: Die European Universities Games (EUSA-Games) sind eine europäische Multisportveranstaltung für Studenten. Die European Universities Games fanden erstmals 2012 statt. [57%] 2023-05-15
13. Big Ten Universities: Big Ten Universities is a Division 1-A college rugby conference founded in summer 2012 by ten of the twelve schools that then made up the Big Ten Conference (which has since expanded to 14 members). The Big Ten Universities ... (Division 1-A college rugby conference) [57%] 2023-12-09 [Big Ten Universities] [College rugby union competitions in the United States]...
14. Open Universities Australia: Open Universities Australia (OUA) is an online higher education organisation based in Australia . The organisation was previously known as the Open Learning Agency of Australia. (Organization) [57%] 2023-12-20 [Universities in Australia]
15. National Universities Commission: The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a government commission for promoting quality higher education in Nigeria. Situated in Abuja, it was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. (Government commission for higher education in Nigeria) [57%] 2023-12-10 [Universities and colleges in Nigeria] [Education in Nigeria]...
16. Universities Funding Council: The Universities Funding Council (UFC) was a UK body established under the Education Reform Act 1988 replacing the University Grants Committee. It distributed funds provided by central government to universities for the provision of education and the undertaking of research. [57%] 2023-12-10 [Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom] [1988 establishments in the United Kingdom]...
17. Ministry of Universities: The Ministry of Universities was a ministerial department in the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on universities as well as representing Spain in the European Union and other international organizations regarding universities. The ... (Ministerial department in Spain) [57%] 2024-01-11 [Ministries established in 2020] [Ministries disestablished in 2023]...
18. Universities Admission Index: The Universities Admission Index (UAI) was used in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, as the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate-entry university programs. It was a number between 0 and 100 (though those below ... [57%] 2023-12-19 [Education in New South Wales] [Education in the Australian Capital Territory]...
19. Irish Universities Association: The Irish Universities’ Association (IUA) (Irish: Cumann Ollscoileanna Éireann) is the representative body of the eight universities within the Republic of Ireland and is based at NUI offices in Merrion Square, Dublin. It is a non-profit-making body. [57%] 2023-12-10 [College and university associations and consortia in Europe] [Educational organisations based in Ireland]...
20. Colleges and Universities: Colleges and universities are institutions of higher (or tertiary) education. [57%] 2024-01-20 [Colleges] [Universities]...
21. Eurasian Universities Union: Eurasian Universities Union EURAS is a non-profit Eurasia organization affiliated with the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) founded by seven state universities from Eurasia to establish collaborations between European and Asian Universities and to exchange ... (Organization) [57%] 2023-03-17 [Quality assurance] [Organizations (Computing)]...
22. Universities Superannuation Scheme: The Universities Superannuation Scheme is a pension scheme in the United Kingdom with £89.6 billion under management as of August 2021 (up from £67 billion in 2019). It has over 400,000 members, made up of active and retired ... (Pension scheme for UK academic and related staff) [57%] 2024-05-21 [Higher education organisations based in the United Kingdom] [Organisations based in Liverpool]...
23. Matariki Network of Universities: The Matariki Network of Universities (MNU) is an international group of universities that focuses on strong links between research and undergraduate teaching. Each member is leading international best practice in research and education based on long academic traditions. (Astronomy) [50%] 2024-01-11 [Uppsala University]
24. International Network of Universities: The International Network of Universities (INU) is a global consortium of higher education institutions that actively seek international partnerships and experiences, create innovative programming and delivery methods, and embrace the internationalization movement. INU activities focus on: New members can only ... [50%] 2024-01-09 [International college and university associations and consortia]
25. Irish Universities Football Union: The Irish Universities Football Union is the governing body for university association football in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is responsible for organizing the Collingwood Cup, the major cup competition for Irish universities. [50%] 2024-01-10 [Association football at Irish universities] [Association football governing bodies in the Republic of Ireland]...
26. European Universities Rowing Championships: The European Universities Rowing Championships were first organised in 2005 and were held annually until 2011. In 2012 the first European Universities Games (a multi-sport event) were held, and thereafter the Games will take place in even years, with ... [50%] 2024-02-03 [College rowing competitions] [European Universities Championships]...
27. African Research Universities Alliance: The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) is an alliance of 16 research universities in Africa. Founded in March 2015 in Dakar, Senegal, ARUA seeks to enhance research and graduate training among its member universities through various avenues, including the establishment ... (Background information on ARUA) [50%] 2024-01-12 [Organisations based in Dakar] [Consortia]...
28. Australian Universities Quality Agency: The Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) was established in 2000, and was the government body responsible for providing audit of higher education institutions in Australia until it was dissolved in 2011. Its functions were transferred to the Tertiary Education Quality ... (Organization) [50%] 2023-12-20 [Quality assurance] [Higher education accreditation]...
29. Black Sea Universities Network: The Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN) began in 1998 as part of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. The goal of this merger is the mutual exchange of experience in research and teaching and mutual recognition of qualifications ... [50%] 2023-12-09 [College and university associations and consortia in Europe] [International college and university associations and consortia]...
30. Asian Universities Debating Championship: The Asian Universities Debating Championship (AUDC) was an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in Asia. It has now been replaced by the United Asian Debating Championships. [50%] 2023-03-03 [Asian debating competitions]
31. Dutch universities: Dutch universities are supported by state funding (with the exception of University Nyenrode) so that universities do not have to rely on private funding to facilitate tuition. All citizens of the Netherlands who complete high school at the pre-academic ... (Organization) [70%] 2023-09-28 [Universities in the Netherlands]
32. Redbrick universities: Redbrick universities is a term used in Britain to describe those universities founded in the late nineteenth and early-mid twentieth centuries; they are sometimes also known as 'civic universities', founded as an expression of civic pride by cities which ... [70%] 2023-02-18 [Universities]
33. SKY (universities): SKY is an unofficial grouping and acronym for the three most prestigious and academically competitive universities located in Seoul, South Korea. It includes Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. (Universities) [70%] 2024-03-01 [SKY universities] [Colloquial terms for groups of universities and colleges]...
34. U15 (German universities): German U15 e.V. is an association of fifteen major research-intensive and leading medical universities in Germany with a full disciplinary spectrum, excluding any defining engineering sciences. (Organization) [57%] 2022-10-14 [Universities in Germany]
35. Antisemitism in universities: Antisemitism in universities is a growing threat in higher education, particularly in Western nations, resulting from anti-Israel propaganda which escalates into harassment, threats, and even violent attacks against Jewish students. Anti-Zionist movements including BDS promoted by anti-American ... [57%] 2023-02-28 [Marxism] [Anti-Semitism]...
36. Associated Universities, Inc.: Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) is a research management corporation that builds and operates facilities for the research community. (Organization) [57%] 2023-01-30 [National Science Foundation]
37. Big Four (universities): The Big Four refers to the top four universities in the Philippines: The University of the Philippines System (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (ATENEO), De La Salle University (DLSU), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST), all located in Metro ... (Universities) [57%] 2024-01-13 [Colloquial terms for groups of universities and colleges] [Universities and colleges in Metro Manila]...
38. Chinese universities nicknames: Most major universities in China are known colloquially by an abbreviated form of their names. For example, Beijing University, whose Chinese name is "beijing daxue" (lit. (Organization) [57%] 2023-12-20 [Universities in China]