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Universal Mobile Alarm Dialer The Universal Mobile Alarm Dialer (UMAD) is an popular alarm dialer manufactured by the UK based company BB Electronics. The device achieved notability by being one of the first alarm dialers suitable for home installation without a dedicated telephone line or subscription to a service provider.
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) mobile phone technologies. The currently most common form uses W-CDMA as the underlying air interface, is standardized by the 3GPP, and is the European answer to the ITU IMT-2000 requirements for 3G cellular radio systems.
Universal Monsters Universal Monsters are part of a fictional universe created by Universal Studios in a number of famous horror films. It started with the 1925 film version of The Phantom of the Opera, and continued to encompass such movies as Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Universal Music & Video Distribution Universal Music and Video Distribution handles the distribution and sales for such labels as Universal Motown Records Group, Island Def Jam Music Group, Roadrunner, Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records, MCA Nashville, Universal South, Lost Highway, Mercury Nashville, Verve Music Group, Universal Classics, Universal Music Latino, Universal Music Enterprises, Hip-O, UTV, Univision Music Group, DreamWorks, Disa, Machete Music, ABKCO, Hollywood, Lideres Entertainment, Lyric Street, RMM, Thump, Ark 21, Rounder, Fonovisa, Varese Sarabande, Walt Disney, VI Music and Viva Discos. UMVD also handles the distribution and sales for Visual Entertainment, the company’s home entertainment division.
Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) is an international self-help organization founded by Marcus Garvey. It was originally chartered under the name "Universal Negro Improvement and Conservation Association and African Communities League" (the word "Conservation" later removed) in Jamaica on August 1, 1914.
Universal Networking Language In machine translation, Universal Networking Language (UNL) is an artificial pivot language, that relies on the semi-automatic translation from the initial text in a natural language into its pivot equivalent. Documents expressed in the pivot language can then be automatically translated
Universal Newsreel Universal Newsreel (sometimes known as Universal-International Newsreel or just U-I Newsreel) was a series of 7-10 minute newsfilms that were released twice-a-week between 1929 and 1967. Just about every one of them were filmed in black-and-white, and in recent years, have appeared on cable television's History Channel as part of the TV series Year-By-Year, which has also aired on History Channel International more recently.
Universal of National Unity The Universal of National Unity, also known as the Declaration of National Unity, (, translit.: Universal Natsional'noi Yednosti) is a declaration that was signed on August 3, 2006 by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yuschenko and leaders of the Ukrainian political parties represented in the parliament.
Universal Order Universal Order is the name of a National Socialist "operational front" founded by James Mason. Growing out of the National Socialist Liberation Front, Mason founded the order in the early 1980s following the advice of Charles Manson (who gave it its name and logo).
Universal pragmatics Universal pragmatics, more recently placed under the heading of formal pragmatics, is the philosophical study of the necessary conditions for reaching an understanding through communication. The philosopher JĂĽrgen Habermas coined the term in his essay "What is Universal Pragmatics?
Universal precautions Universal precautions refers to the practice, in medicine, of avoiding contact with patients' bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves, goggles, and face shields. Medical instruments, especially scalpels and hypodermic needles should be handled carefully and disposed of properly in a sharps container.
Universal preschool Universal Preschool is the notion that access to preschool should be available to families similar to Kindergarten. Child advocates have different definitions of the definition of who is included and how it is to be funded.
Universal property In various branches of mathematics, certain constructions are frequently defined or characterised by an abstract property which requires the existence of a unique morphism under certain conditions. These properties are called universal properties.
Universal Pantheist Society The Universal Pantheist Society, founded in 1975, is one of the world's first official organizations dedicated to the promotion and understanding of modern pantheism. The Universal Pantheist Society does not require its members to hold to any particular creed about Pantheism and recognizes that there are a variety of beliefs that fall under the title pantheism.
Universal Paradigm The Universal Paradigm is a New Age approach to life where many popular religions and philosophies are surveyed for Common Elements that are brought together in a unified whole to form the foundation of a belief system.
Universal Peace Federation The Universal Peace Federation (UPF), formerly the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP), was inaugurated on February 6, 1999. It is one of several organizations founded by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
Universal Peace Protocol The Universal Peace Protocol (UPP) an initiative of the International peace Institute, is a standard for integrating and sharing strategies and solutions from multiple sources within the Peace Conservation System (PCS).
Universal Personal Telecommunications Universal personal telecommunications (UPT) is a special segment of the international telephone number space which has been set aside for universal personal telephone numbers. This service has been allocated country code +878.
Universal Polar Stereographic coordinate system The Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS) coordinate system is used in conjunction with the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system to locate positions on the surface of the earth. Like the UTM coordinate system, the UPS coordinate system uses a metric-based cartesian grid laid out on a conformally projected surface.
Universal Poplab Universal Poplab is a Swedish synthpop band founded in January of 2002 by vocalist Christer Lundberg and producer Paul Lachenardière. The journey from making plans to music can best be described as a series of creative wild mood swings since the band's two members have very different backgrounds: Christer is an old-school synthpop fan, influenced by acts like Soft Cell and Yazoo, Paul is a classically trained musician with roots in jazz, electronica, trance and techno.
Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is an international organization that coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. Each member country agrees to the same set of terms for conducting international postal duties.
Universal Powerline Association The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) is a trade association which covers all power line communication markets and all power line communication applications. The UPA aims to promote the growth of power line communication technology by delivering certified products that comply with agreed specifications.
Universal Press Syndicate Universal Press Syndicate, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, provides syndication for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comics, and various other content. Some of the most popular columns include Dear Abby, Ann Coulter, Roger Ebert, William F.
Universal Primary Education The second United Nations Millennium Development Goal is to achieve Universal Primary Education, more specifically, to “ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling." Currently, there are more than 100 million children around the world of primary school age who are not in school.
Universal quantum simulator A universal quantum simulator is a quantum computer proposed by Richard Feynman in 1982. Feynman showed that a classical Turing machine would experience an exponential slowdown when simulating quantum phenomena, while his hypothetical universal quantum simulator would not.
Universal reconciliation In Christian theology, universal reconciliation or universal salvation, is the doctrine or belief that all will eventually find salvation and reconciliation with God, going to heaven sometime after death, due to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Universal remote A universal remote is a remote control that can be programmed to operate various brands of one or more types of consumer electronics devices. Low-end universal remotes can only control a set number of devices determined by their manufacturer, while mid- and high-end universal remotes allow the user to program in new controls codes to the remote.
Universal Robina Universal Robina Corporation is a locally-owned food and beverage conglomerate in the Philippines. It has interests in beverage, animal feeds, snack foods, instant noodles, coffee, canned goods, confectionery and packaging.
Universal service In telecommunications, universal service was conceived by Theodore Vail, at AT&T, in the late 1800s; any user could connect. This concept, arising from competition for rights to an electrical distribution system, became regulated as a public utility, in exchange for monopoly control of telephony.
Universal space The term Universal space was established in Computer Science the mid 1960's by John Holland. It refers to a singular system of representation or communication, "as the spaces used in physics to study its various mechanics" Holland, "Descriptions, Space, and Systems", in Burkes, ed.
Universal suffrage Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief, or economic or social status. This would include right to vote or participate in government, most often in a democracy.
Universal Satellites Automatic Location System Universal Satellites Automatic Location System (USALS), also known (unofficially) as DiSEqC 1.3, Go X or Go to XX is a satellite motor protocol that automatically creates a list of available satellite positions in a motorised satellite dish setup.
Universal Serial Bus Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to interface devices. It was originally designed for computers, but its popularity has prompted it to also become commonplace on video game consoles, PDAs, portable DVD and media players, cellphones; and even devices such as televisions, home stereo equipment (e.
Universal Service Administrative Company The Universal Service Administrative Company is a subsidiary corporation of the National Exchange Carrier Association designated as the administrator of the Universal Service Fund by the Federal Communications Commission. USAC administers Universal Service Fund (USF) programs by providing subsidies for high cost telephone companies serving rural areas, low-income consumers, rural health care providers, and schools and libraries.
Universal Software Radio Peripheral The Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) is a low-cost, high-speed USB-based board for making software radios. It consists of four high-speed analog-to-digital converters, four high-speed digital-to-analog converters, an FPGA and some glue logic.
Universal Soldier (1992 film) The 1992 science fiction film Universal Soldier directed by Roland Emmerich stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren as soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam but are reanimated in a secret Army project along with a large group of other previously dead soldiers. The film also stars German actor Ralf Moeller.
Universal Soldier (cyborg) The Universal Soldier (sometimes called UniSol for short) is a fictional cyborg from the Universal Soldier franchise starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. The UniSols are dead soldiers that have been reanimated as cyborgs, and used for military purposes.
Universal Soldier: The Return Universal Soldier: The Return (also known as Universal Soldier II), released in 1999, was the second theatrical film in the Universal Soldier series, following two made-for-TV movies, Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business and Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms. The Return was directed by Mic Rodgers and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, Heidi Schanz and Xander Berkeley as Dr.
Universal Studios Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or, officially, Universal City Studios), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American film studios that has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los Angeles and Burbank. Distribution and other corporate, administrative offices are based in New York City.
Universal Studios Hollywood Universal Studios Hollywood is the original Universal Studios theme park, created initially to offer tours of the real Universal Studios soundstages and sets. It has since evolved into a fully-fledged theme park, and has spawned several others including a Universal Studios Orlando,Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore which will be completed by 2010.
Universal Studios Theme Parks Universal Studios operates a number of theme parks based around the movies it has produced. The original, Universal Studios Hollywood, started by running tours of the soundstages and backlots where filming was underway.
Universal Subtitle Format Universal Subtitle Format (USF) was an ambitious project created for proportionate a clean, documented, powerful and easy to use subtilte file format. It's based on XML becase quite reasons: flexibility, human legible, unicode support jerarquic system and easy toadministrate.
Universal Torah Registry The Universal Torah Registry is a recent project established by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of New York designed to protect and secure Jewish Torah scrolls from theft. As these scrolls may be valued at about $20,000 and could fetch similar amounts on the black market, synagogues have been a target of thieves.
Universal Transit Pass Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) programs give students enrolled in participating post-secondary institutions unlimited access to local transit. Programs are typically funded through mandatory fees that eligible students pay in each term in which they are registered.
Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation is an American manufacturer and supplier of metal machine tubes and pipes. The company specializes in buying and selling tube mills, pipe mills and rollforming machines.
Universal usability Universal usability refers to the design of information and communications products and services that are usable for every citizen. The concept has been advocated by Professor Ben Shneiderman, a computer scientist at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Universal Uproar Universal Uproar - billed as The Wrestling Supershow 2 - was a professional wrestling event that took place at the Skydome, Coventry, England, on November 12, 2005. The show followed hot on the heels of International Showdown - the first Supershow.
Universal validity of collective labour agreements Universal validity of collective labour agreements is a condition that a collective agreement in an economic sector becomes an universally applicable legal minimum for any individual's employment contract, union member or not. It requires that half of the workforce in that sector support the agreement, i.
Universal veil The Universal veil is a mycological term to describe a structure that envelops all or most of some gilled mushrooms. The young, developing button mushroom, which may resemble a puffball at this point, is protected by this egg-like structure.
Universal Virtual Computer A Universal Virtual Computer (UVC) is much like a virtual machine (VM) in computing by means that it creates a layer between the underlying computer platform and upperlying software. It offers the benefit of portability between different platforms.
Universal wavefunction The Universal Wavefunction is a term introduced by Hugh Everett in his Princeton PhD ThesisBryce Seligman DeWitt, R. Neill Graham, eds, The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, Princeton Series in Physics, Princeton University Press (1973), ISBN 0-691-08131-X Contains Everett's thesis: The Theory of the Universal Wavefunction, pp 3-140.
Universal Waite tarot deck The Universal Waite tarot deck is based on original line drawings for the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck by Pamela Colman Smith. It is not known whether the flat, slightly garish colours used in the standard Rider-Waite were Smith's idea or her publisher's, especially since the Original Rider-Waite Tarot, a facsimile edition of the deck as it first appeared in 1907, shows slightly deeper, richer colours.
Universal Wrestling Association The Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) was a Mexican Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan from 1975 until 1995. The UWA name stems from the name of the fictional sactioning body for the promotion's titles and is used more in a historical context outside of Mexico.
Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan) The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New Japan Pro Wrestling. It was a pioneer in the shoot-style of pro-wrestling, which emphasized realistic moves.
Universal Zulu Nation The Universal Zulu Nation, originally known simply as The Organization, is an "international hip hop awareness" group, which arose among reformed street gang members in New York City in the 1970s, formed and headed by hip hop music pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.
Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd was a paperback publishing company established in the early 1960s. In 1973 Tandem established the Target Books imprint, which became well known for their highly successful range of novelisations and other assorted books based on the popular science-fiction television series Doctor Who.
Universalglot Universalglot is an a posteriori international auxiliary language published by the French linguist Jean Pirro in 1868 in Tentative d'une langue universelle, Enseignement, grammaire, vocabulaire. Predating VolapĂĽk by a decade and Esperanto by nearly 20 years, Universalglot has been called the first "complete auxiliary-language system based on the common elements in national languages".
Universalis Universalis is a role-playing game (RPG) from Ramshead Publishing that stresses interactive storytelling. The game uses a unique system, based on "coins" that are used to make additions to the game, which allows the entire group to participate in the creation of the setting and events in play without a traditional gamemaster.
Universalis Ecclesiae On 29 September 1850, by the Bull Universalis Ecclesiae, Pope Pius IX recreated the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England, which had become extinct with the death of the last Marian bishop in the reign of Elizabeth I.
Universalist Church of America The Universalist Church of America was a religious denomination in the United States (plus affiliated Churches in other parts of the world). Known from 1866 as the Universalist General Convention, the name was changed to the Universalist Church of America in 1942.
Universalist Church of West Hartford The Universalist Church of West Hartford organized in 1821 as the "First Independent Universalist Society in the City of Hartford" and worshipped in a building on Central Row in Hartford, across from the Old State House. The church moved from there to a building on Main Street where the Travelers Tower now stands and then to one on Asylum Avenue near Cogswell Street.
Universality (dynamical systems) In statistical mechanics, universality is the observation that there are properties for a large class of systems that are independent of the dynamical details of the system. Systems that display universality tend to be chaotic and often have a large number of interacting parts.
Universalizability The concept of universalizability is one which was set out by the 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant as part of his work, the Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals. It is part of the first formulation of his categorical imperative, which states that the only maxims of our actions that are morally acceptable are ones that could rationally be willed to be a universal law.
Universalization In Social Work practice and psychotherapy, universalization is a supportive intervention utilized by the therapist to reassure and encourage his/her client. Universalization places the client’s experience in the context of other individuals who are experiencing the same, or similar challenges, and seeks to help the client grasp that his/her feelings and experiences are not uncommon given the circumstances.
Universally measurable set In mathematics, a subset A of a Polish space X is universally measurable if it is measurable with respect to every complete probability measure on X that measures all Borel subsets of X. In particular, a universally measurable set of reals is necessarily Lebesgue measurable (see #Finiteness condition) below.
Universally Unique Identifier A Universally Unique Identifier is an identifier standard used in software construction, standardized by the Open Software Foundation (OSF) as part of the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE). The intent of UUIDs is to enable distributed systems to uniquely identify information without significant central coordination.
Universe "Universe" is a word derived from the Old French univers, which in turn comes form the Latin roots unus ("one") and versus (a form of vertere, "to turn"). Physicists' concept of the Universe is motivated by the attempt to describe the whole of space-time, including all matter and energy and events which occur, as a single system corresponding to a mathematical model.
Universe (book) Universe is a 512-page, non-fiction book by Robert Dinwiddie and nine co-authors, published in 2005. The book is divided into three sections, beginning with an introduction to universe theories, space exploration, earth's view of space and how the universe will end.
Universe (documentary) Universe is a black-and-white short documentary made in 1960 by the National Film Board of Canada. It dramatizes the nightly work of an astronomer at the David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill, Ontario, a facility that is owned and operated by the University of Toronto, Canada.
Universe (mathematics) In mathematics, and particularly in applications to set theory and the foundations of mathematics, a universe or universal class (or if a set, universal set) is, roughly speaking, a class that is large enough to contain (in some sense) all of the sets that one may wish to use.
Universe (Unix) In some versions of the Unix operating system, the term universe was used to denote some variant of the working environment. During the late 1980s, most commercial Unix variants were derived from either System V or BSD.
Universe of Energy The Universe of Energy is a pavilion located in the eastern half of "Future World" at Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The pavilion contains one attraction, its second since its 1982 opening, entitled "Ellen's Energy Adventure.
Universe of Evil "Universe of Evil" is a classic episode of the cartoon series Superfriends. It involved a visit to a parallel universe which featured evil counterparts of the Super Friends (there called Super Enemies).
Universeum Universeum is a public science centre in Gothenburg, Sweden that opened in 2001. It is a part of Evenemangsstråket, the thoroughfare of events, which includes sights of interest like Scandinavium, Ullevi, Svenska mässan (Swedish Exhibition Centre), Liseberg and the Museum of World Culture.
Universi Dominici Gregis Universi Dominici Gregis is an Apostolic Constitution of the Roman Catholic Church issued by Pope John Paul II on February 22, 1996. It superseded Pope Paul VI's 1975 Apostolic Constitution, Romano Pontifici Eligendo.
Universiade The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Founded in 1953 as "Escuela de Negocios de Valparaíso" (Spanish for Valparaíso Business School), it currently offers a wide range of career paths, including Engineering, Business, Psychology, Human Studies (such as History, Literature and Philosophy) and Laws.
Universidad Adventista de Bolivia The Universidad Adventista de Bolivia (Adventist University of Bolivia), or UAB, is a small private university in the city of Cochabamba, the third-largest city in Bolivia. The university is affiliated to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and offers degrees in six major fields: Theology, Health Sciences, Nursing, Education, Economic and Administrative Sciences (Business, etc.
Universidad Anáhuac The Universidad Anáhuac is an organization of universities around Mexico. It includes the Universidad Anáhuac del Norte, Universidad Anáhuac del Sur, Tampico, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Puebla, Xalapa, Cancún, Universidad del Mayab in Mérida, and some others around the world, in the United States, Chile, Spain and Italy.
Universidad AutĂłnoma Agraria Antonio Narro The Universidad AutĂłnoma Agraria Antonio Narro (UAAAN) is a public university in Mexico dedicated to the Agricultural and Silvicultural sciences, and related disciplines (Entomology, Botany, Plant Genetics, etc.).
Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara The Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara (UAG), it's a private university in Mexico located in Guadalajara, Jalisco (the actual main campus is located in Zapopan), and it's the first of it's kind in Mexico. The Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara has become one of the best education institutions in all of Latin America, attracting students from Mexico, South America, Puerto Rico and the United States.
Universidad AutĂłnoma de Nuevo LeĂłn The Autonomous University of Nuevo LeĂłn (Spanish: Universidad AutĂłnoma de Nuevo LeĂłn, UANL) is a public higher-education institution with its headquarters in the suburbs of Monterrey and several campuses in various municipalities of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo LeĂłn.
Universidad AutĂłnoma de Santo Domingo The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (Spanish: Universidad AutĂłnoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)) is a public university in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Founded during the reign of Charles I of Spain, it is the oldest institution of higher education in America.
Universidad AutĂłnoma Metropolitana The Metropolitan Autonomous University (Spanish language: Universidad AutĂłnoma Metropolitana or UAM) is a public university located in Mexico City, Mexico. Now it has four separate campuses located in remote parts of the Federal District: Azcapotzalco, Iztapalapa, Cuajimalpa and Xochimilco.
Universidad CatĂłlica de Santa MarĂ­a The Universidad CatĂłlica de Santa MarĂ­a is a local private University in Arequipa, Peru, and has been in continuous operation since it was founded, on 6 December, 1961. It was founded by William Daniel Morris Christy, an American priest from St.
Universidad CatĂłlica Santo Domingo Universidad CatĂłlica Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo Catholic University), is a private Catholic] [[university located in archdiocese of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. The university was first established in 1982, with 65 students first entering the school in the following year.
Universidad Central del Este The Eastern Central University (Spanish: "Universidad Central del Este" (UCE)) is a private university in the Dominican Republic, founded in San Pedro de MacorĂ­s on October 15, 1970, on the eastern region of the country. The University's Department of Medicine operates an important medical center located in the center of Santo Domingo.
Universidad CientĂ­fica del Sur The Universidad CientĂ­fica del Sur, or UCSUR, is an educational and research institution that belongs to the Higher Education System of the Republic of Peru. UCSUR is an emerging institution: it was founded on 1998.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid-Centro Universitario Villanueva The Centro Universitario Villanueva is located in the center of Madrid and specializes in the social sciences, offering programs in Law, Management, Business, Education, Teaching, Communication, Journalism, Advertising and Audiovisual Communication. It is considered one of the most prestigious university organizations in Spain and accepts students from throughout the country, as well as European and American transfer students.
Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y ComunicaciĂłn Universidad de las Artes, Ciencias, y Comunicaciones (lit. University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communications), also known as the acronym "UNIACC", is one of the foremost and youngest Chilean universities.
Universidad de ConcepciĂłn The University of ConcepciĂłn (Spanish: Universidad de ConcepciĂłn) is one of the oldest universities in Chile, and one of the largest and most prestigious in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities.
Universidad de Guanajuato The Universidad de Guanajuato (in English, the University of Guanajuato) is a university based in Guanajuato, Mexico, made up of about 26,000 students in programs ranging from high school level to the doctorate level. Over 10,000 of those are pursuing undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degrees.
Universidad de Chile (university) The University of Chile (Spanish: Universidad de Chile) is one of the oldest universities in the Americas, and is the largest and arguably the most prestigious in Chile. The university is often called Casa de Bello (House of Bello) in honour of its founder and first principal, Andrés Bello.
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also known as the ULPGC (Spanish Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish university located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on the Gran Canaria island.
Universidad de Panamá University of Panama initiated classes the 7 of October of 1935, with a matriculation of 175 students in the races of Education, Natural Commerce, Sciences, Pharmacy, Pre Engineering and Right. At the moment it counts on a total of 228 buildings to take care of a matriculation of 74.
Universidad de San Andrés The Universidad de San Andrés (Saint Andrew's University) is an Argentine university located in the town of Victoria, Buenos Aires on the shores of the Rio de la Plata, in the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a small private institution, with approximately 700 undergraduate students and approximately 500 graduate students.
Universidad de Sonora The University of Sonora (Universidad de Sonora, abbreviated as UNISON) is located in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Sonora has quickly established itself as one of the Mexican's leading seats of learning, Today one of the most important universities in northwestern Mexico.
Universidad del Salvador The Universidad del Salvador (USAL) is a Catholic university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its main campus, it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar, Buenos Aires; San Miguel, Buenos Aires; Santa Cruz, Misiones; and BahĂ­a Blanca, Buenos Aires.
Universidad del Valle (Colombia) The Universidad del Valle is the main academic institution in the southwest of Colombia. It is also known as Univalle and its main campus is the Ciudad Universitaria, Meléndez neighborhood, in Santiago de Cali.
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala The Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (University of the Valley of Guatemala) is a private, not-for-profit, secular university located in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It was founded in 1966 by a private foundation, which had previously overseen the American School of Guatemala.

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