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2 unusual facts about polytechnic


Martinus Beijerinck

At the time, Delft, then a Polytechnic, did not have the right to confer doctorates, so Leiden did this for them.

He became a teacher in microbiology at the Agricultural School in Wageningen (now Wageningen University) and later at the Polytechnische Hogeschool Delft (Delft Polytechnic, currently Delft University of Technology) (from 1895).


Aotearoa Student Press Association

The Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA) is an association of fourteen student newspapers and magazines that are published by the student associations of universities and polytechnics in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Astra Manufacturing Polytechnic

Astra Manufacturing Polytechnic is a technical institute in Jakarta, Indonesia and is known as Polman.

Borough Group

In 1945 Bomberg began to teach evening Art classes at the Borough Polytechnic (now London South Bank University) until 1954 when he taught at the Bartlett School of Architecture.

Bruno Coppi

In 1959 Coppi attained a PhD at the Milan Polytechnic Institute and was subsequently a docent and research scientist at the Polytechnic Institute and the University of Milan.

Carol Sklenicka

Sklenicka was raised in Santa Maria, California, attended college California State Polytechnic College in San Luis Obispo and received a Ph. D. in English and American literature from Washington University in St. Louis, where she studied with Naomi Lebowitz, Stanley Elkin, and Howard Nemerov, in 1986.

CCNI

Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations, supercomputing centre at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Chris Sugden

Born in West Runton in 1952, Sugden initially studied pharmacy at Leicester Polytechnic before starting a PhD at the University of East Anglia.

Concepcion, Iloilo

There is one institution of higher learning in the municipality, Concepcion Polytechnic College, which offers bachelor's degrees in fisheries and agriculture, as well as a masters in public administration.

Escola Politécnica da UFRJ

The Polytechnic School of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Escola Politécnica da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), also called "Poli", founded in 1792, is the third most ancient engineering school of the world and the most ancient of America, with the Military Institute of Engineering (Instituto Militar de Engenharia - IME), being one of the firsts institutions of higher education in Brazil.

The Polytechnic School has partnerships with some of the most important research centers of Brazil: the Petrobras Research Center (Centro de Pesquisas da Petrobras - CENPES), the Eletrobras Research Center (Centro de Pesquisas da Eletrobras - CEPEL), the Research Center in Mineral Technology (Centro de Pesquisa em Tecnologia Mineral - CETEM) and the Institute of Nuclear Engineering (Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear).

Escola Superior de Estudos Industriais e de Gestão

The Escola Superior de Estudos Industriais e de Gestão (Superior School of Industrial Studies and Management) or ESEIG is a higher learning polytechnic school in the conurbation of Póvoa de Varzim and Vila do Conde, Portugal.

G. B. Pant Engineering College, New Delhi

GBPEC covers an area of around 2 acres in Okhla Industrial Estate - III, New Delhi, India on the sidelines of Aravali Hills, adjoining the Govind Ballabh Pant Polytechnic Institute and Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology near Kalkaji Temple on Maa Anandamayi Marg, Kalkaji, New Delhi.

Georgi Bliznakov

In 1949 he joined the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute in Sofia (now the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy) as an assistant where he stayed until moving to the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at Sofia University in 1951, becoming full professor and head of department in 1960.

Government Residential Women's Polytechnic Latur

Government Residential Women's Polytechnic Latur played a leadership role in bringing about Latur Center, one of the largest urban campus-in the state and the largest in Marathwada.

Henry de Bury

Count Robert Visart de Bury, of Bury in Péruwelz, Belgium and St. John, New Brunswick, a civil engineer, studied at the Episcopal College of Mecheln, in Belgium, at the University of Zurich and at the Polytechnic School of Stuttgart in Württemberg.

Henry Trivick

He was a visiting instructor at the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the University of Westminster) where he taught Spencer the art of lithography.

Igor Kluvánek

Igor Kluvánek obtained his first degree in electrical engineering from the Slovak Polytechnic University, Bratislava, in 1953.

Indira Gandhi Polytechnic College, Mahe

Indira Gandhi Polytechnic College is an educational institution situated in Mahe, Kerala.

Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra

Its status was changed from university when it was integrated into the polytechnic subsector in 1988 through the decree "Decreto-Lei nº389/88", of 25 of October", and incorporated into the newly created Polytechnical Institute of Coimbra.

Israel Rokach

He traveled to Switzerland, where he continued his education at a high school in Lausanne and then studied electrical engineering at the Zürich polytechnic.

Jasmine Yeong-Nathan

At the 2008 AMF World Cup, the then 20-year-old student from Singapore Polytechnic defeated the defending ladies champion Australian Ann-Maree Putney in straight sets (263-222 and 298-215) to become the first Singaporean to win an AMF World Cup title.

Johann Arzberger

He published scientific articles in the field of mechanics in Gilbert's Annalen der Physik as well as in the Annals of the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna.

Jones Diamond

In 1942, Punch brought the stone to a geology professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) -- more commonly known as Virginia Tech -- in nearby Blacksburg, Virginia.

José Luis López de Silanes

Mr. López de Silanes began his professional activity as a teacher at the Polytechnic University of Madrid's Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, and in 1971 he joined Compañía Arrendataria del Monopolio de Petróleos (CAMPSA), where he held various posts as Chief Project Engineer and Technical Area Manager.

Kálmán Kubinyi

During the 1930s, Kubinyi reportedly engaged in politics as a member of the Communist Party USA, and taught printmaking at the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art), the Cleveland Museum of Art and the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute.

Ludwig Nohl

In 1875 he was a Dozent at the polytechnic in Karlsruhe (predecessor to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and became a full professor in 1880.

M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering

H. Saboo Siddik(commonly known as MHSS or Saboo Siddik or Saboo) is an engineering college located in Byculla at Saboo Siddik Polytechnic Road, Mumbai, India.

Manchester College

Manchester Metropolitan University, formerly Manchester Polytechnic, formed in 1977 by a merger between Manchester College of Art and Design and Manchester College of Commerce; in 1983 the City of Manchester College of Higher Education was also folded in

Martin Whitmarsh

Whitmarsh graduated from Portsmouth Polytechnic (now University of Portsmouth) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1980, and started work at British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) as a structural analysis engineer at its Hamble-le-Rice facility.

Melbourne Polytechnic

The first higher education course developed and delivered by Melbourne Polytechnic is the Bachelor of Agriculture and Technology, which is taught at NMIT's Yan Yean farm and Epping campus.

Michael Northcott

He received a Ph.D. from the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) and Sunderland Polytechnic (now Sunderland University) in 1982 for a thesis on new patterns of Ministry in the Northeast of England; his advisor was David E. Jenkins.

Mirny Polytechnic Institute

Mirny Polytechnic Institute is headed by one of its founders, Professor Albina A. Goldman.

National University of Samoa

A director of the former polytechnic Emma Kruse Va'ai is the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university.

Nkubu

Education institutions in the town include Mount Kenya University, Nkubu High school, Nkubu Primary school, Stella Maris mission day and boarding primary school, Winners Academy, Kenrama Educational Centre, Nkubu Youth Polytechnic, Kanyakine Boys' Boarding school and Kaguru Agricultural Training Centre.

Otto Geigenberger

Otto Geigenberger studied in Munich with Professor Maximilian Dasio and at the Polytechnic (drawing teacher's diploma).

Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo

The Polytechnic School was classified among the 51-100 best Engineering Schools in the world (Electrical Engineering), according to the 2012 QS World University Rankings.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Bansud

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Bansud Campus or PUP Bansud (Filipino: Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Bansud ) is PUP campus located in Municipality of Bansud, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Ragay

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Ragay Extension or PUP Ragay (Filipino: Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Sudlong ng Ragay ) is a PUP campus located in Municipality of Ragay, Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Philippines.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Unisan

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Unisan Extension or PUP-UQ (Filipino: Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Sudlong ng Unisan ) is a PUP campus located in Municipality of Unisan, Quezon, Philippines, offering eleven (11) courses, one (1) diploma program and undergraduate programs.

Pomona University

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (also known as Cal Poly Pomona), a public polytechnic university in Pomona, California and part of the California State University

Ranni

The Vishwa bhramana arts college and Govt polytechnic college are situated in vechuchira.The Mar Thoma Teachers’ Training College Ranny is a self- financing institution affiliated to the M.G. University, and approved by NCTE

Sam Rosa

The son of housepainter Alexander Rosa and Mary Elizabeth Henshaw, Rosa was probably born in Australia but grew up in London, where he attended St Andrew's School and the Polytechnic School of Art in Regent Street.

Samawah

The eastern side of the city including 'Qushla' has a more modern feel and contains a number of estates of apartment blocks built during the 1970s and 1980s, As Samawah Stadium, which is home to the local Muthanna football team Samawa FC, as well as technical colleges and the polytechnic.

Shipping container clinic

In 2006, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Laurie Garrett, worked with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to create a prototype "Doc In A Box" based on Garrett's conceptual framework.

Supaul

Many small schools, ITI is also running.Bihar Government is also planning for "Polytechnic College" in Karjain Bazar on PPP mode with Bivha International School Society.

T. R. Baalu

He obtained his Diploma in Engineering from Central Polytechnic in Chennai and graduated from New College, Chennai.

Tryggvason

Gretar Tryggvason, Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Warangal Bhadrakali Temple

This temple is located on the banks of the Bhadrakali lake, a picturesque location between Hanamkonda and Warangal about 1.5 km from Government Polytechnic.

Zhirayr Poghosyan

He studied in Stepanakert and from 1960-1965 attended the Polytechnic Institute in Yerevan.


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