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University City (SEPTA station) University City is a railway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along the SEPTA Main Line. The station serves the area around the University of Pennsylvania, and is located at South Street & Convention Avenue.
University City High School (San Diego) University City High School, located in the University City section of San Diego, California, United States, is a comprehensive, four-year public high school, part of the San Diego Unified School District. The school opened in September 1981.
University City-Big Bend (St. Louis Metrolink) The University City-Big Bend St. Louis Metrolink station, opened on August 26, 2006, serves the western portion of the Washington University main campus, Fontbonne University, the southern part of the Delmar Loop, and area residents.
University City, Charlotte, North Carolina University City, or simply "University", is an edge city mostly within the city limits of Charlotte, North Carolina, surrounding the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) campus. It is found in northeastern Mecklenburg County, southeast of Interstate 85 and predominantly along University City Boulevard (NC 49) and W.
University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University City is a district in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose name reflects the proximity of several institutions of higher learning, including the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Lincoln University Urban Center, and The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College.
University Club The University Club, located at 1 West 54th Street in Manhattan, is a private club. The Club received its charter in 1865, but its origins date back to the autumn of 1861 when a group mainly of Yale men, who had been good friends in college, founded the club hoping to extend their collegial ties.
University College (Rutgers University) University College is an undergraduate constituent college of Rutgers University established in 1934 to serve adult, part-time and non-traditional students. This division is offered at all three of the University's campuses, at the main campus in New Brunswick and Piscataway and at campuses in the cities of Newark and Camden.
University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) or recently as UCD Dublin - is the Republic of Ireland's largest university, with over 20,000 students. It is located in Dublin, capital of Ireland.
University College Dublin Students' Union University College Dublin Students' Union (UCDSU) is the Students' Union of University College Dublin, and has been an active part of campaigns run by its national equivalent, the Union of Students in Ireland. It was founded in 1974 as a natural successor of the Student Representative Council and began operations in 1975, under the presidency of Enda Connolly.
University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester The University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester (often abbreviated to the University College for the Creative Arts) is an art school based in South East England, with campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester. It was formed as it presently stands in 2005 via a merger between two specialist art and design institutes; Kent Institute of Art & Design and Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College.
University College Falmouth University College Falmouth is a university college in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom which opened in 1902. It had previously been the Falmouth School of Art and then Falmouth College of Arts until it received degree-awarding powers (and the right to use the title 'University College') in March 2005.
University College JCR Welfare Officers The University College JCR Female Welfare Officer' and the University College JCR Male Welfare Officer are elected members of the University College, Oxford Junior Common Room (JCR) Executive. Candidates will stand individually for each post.
University College London Law Faculty The Law Faculty of University College London is one of the foremost law schools in the United Kingdom, it is situated in the Bloomsbury area of central London. The law faculty was one of the first faculties of UCL to be founded.
University College London Union University College London Union, founded in 1893, has a credible claim to be England's oldest students' union. It was formed with the following objectives: "the promotion of social intercourse and of the means of recreation, physical and mental, of the students of University College, and the financial successes of students' clubs".
University College of Engineering & Technology Malaysia University College of Engineering & Technology Malaysia (Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan & Teknologi Malaysia or KUKTEM) is one of the 18 Malaysian government universities. It was established as a public technical university by the Malaysian government on 16 February 2002.
University College of Gävle The University College of Gävle or Högskolan i Gävle is a university college located in Gävle, Sweden. Established in 1977, it has six departments offering "approximately 50 degree programmes and 800 elective courses".
University College of Information Technology (PUCIT) Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT), a college of the University of the Punjab located in Lahore, Pakistan, deals with all the information technology and computer sciences related education and research. The college is located in Allama Iqbal campus (old campus) of the university, which resides near old Anarkali.
University College of Jönköping Jönköping University or Högskolan i Jönköping is a university college located in Jönköping, Sweden. In 1994 ownership of the institution was transferred from the Swedish government to an independent foundation.
University College of the Fraser Valley The University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV), founded in 1974 as the Fraser Valley College, is the response to the communities in the Fraser Valley needing a vocational school or college. Since its frantic rush to open doors, UCFV has become one of the largest university colleges in Canada, turning out over 1,500 graduates each year, and enrolling more than 10,000 each year.
University College Record The University College Record is the annual magazine sent to alumni of University College, Oxford each autumn. The magazine provides College news, including clubs and societies such as the University College Players and the Devas Club.
University College Sedaya International On 13 September 2003, Sedaya International College was awarded the University College status by the Ministry of Education and became known as University College Sedaya International (UCSI). This is a landmark achievement for an institution of higher learning that made its mark as a provider of higher education in Malaysia.
University College School University College School, known generally as UCS, is a British independent school situated in Hampstead, north west London. The school was founded in 1830 by University College London and inherited much of that institution's progressive and secular views, as such the school was remarkably orginal and probably unique at that time.
University College, Durham University College, commonly known as Castle, is a college of the University of Durham in England. Centered around Durham Castle on Palace Green, it was founded in 1832 and is the oldest of Durham's seventeen colleges.
University College, Oxford University College (in full, the The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford, usually known by its abbreviation, Univ.), is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
University College, University of Toronto University College, University of Toronto (abbreviated as UC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Toronto. UC was founded in 1853 as The Provincial College to provide higher education in Ontario without regard to religious affiliation.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1959 by research institutions with doctoral programs in the atmospheric and related sciences. UCAR was formed to enhance the computing and observational capabilities of the universities, and to focus on scientific problems that are beyond the scale of a single university.
University Cup The University Cup is awarded annually to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's ice hockey champions. The trophy was presented by Queen's University of Kingston and the Royal Military College of Canada - participants in the first organized interuniversity hockey game played in Kingston in 1885 in recognition of the contribution made to the game of hockey by outstanding university players.
University Degree Program University Degree Program (UDP) is an unaccredited consortium of diploma mills run by Jason and Caroline Abraham (alias: Yaakov and Chaya Rochel). In 2004, The Chronicle of Higher Education noted UDP is the "granddaddy" of diploma mill operations and started operating in the mid-1990s.
University Endowment Lands The University Endowment Lands (also known as University Hill or the UEL, and colloquially referred to as UBC) is an unincorporated community immediately west of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. While not within Vancouver city limits and not controlled by the City of Vancouver, it is commonly referred to as part of Vancouver in casual conversation (for example, Canada Post uses Vancouver for UEL addresses).
University for Peace Headquartered in Costa Rica, the United Nations-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) was established in December 1980 as a Treaty Organization by the UN General Assembly. As determined in the Charter of the University and endorsed by the UPEACE Council, the mission of the University for Peace is: “to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations.
University Flying Club The University Flying Club Inc is a non-profit club aimed at undergraduate university students in Western Australia who are interested in aviation. Formed in 1964, it is the second oldest flying club in Western Australia.
University Foundation The Belgian University Foundation (French: Fondation Universitaire, Dutch: Universitaire Stichting) was founded in 1920. The goal of the Foundation, as was put forward by Emile Francqui, is to promote scientific activity at Belgian universities.
University Foundation Programme The University Foundation Programme (UFP) is a one-year intensive course that leads to entry to a wide range of British Universities. It replaces the conventional A-Level route, which takes two years to complete.
University governance University governace is the means by which universities are operated. According to Kezar and Eckel, university governance refers to the process of policy making and macro-level decision making within higher education.
University Grants Commission (India) The University Grants Commission of India is a central government body that provides funds for government-recognised universities and colleges. It is the body that provides recognition for universities in India.
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (BUGC) is the apex body of all the affiliated public, private and international universities of Bangladesh. It can better be said as the parent body of all "Government Funded Universities" of Bangladesh.
University Grants Commission of India The University Grants Commission of India is a central government body that provides funds for government-recognised universities and colleges. It is the body that provides recognition for universities in India.
University Grants Committee The University Grants Committee (commonly abbreviated UGC) is a title currently or formerly used for public bodies in a number of Commonwealth countries. In all cases the function was essentially the same: to stand between government and institutions of higher education, advising government on policy and distributing funds to the institutions on behalf of government, with greater or less autonomy depending on the country and the period.
University Grants Committee (Hong Kong) The University Grants Committee (UGC) () of Hong Kong is an advisory committee responsible for advising the Hong Kong Government on the development and funding needs of higher education institutions in Hong Kong.
University hospital A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. These hospitals are typically affiliated with a medical school or university.
University Hall University Hall is an 8,457-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Virginia Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia. The arena opened in 1965 as a replacement to Memorial Gym, which is still used as the home to the volleyball and wrestling teams.
University Health Network The University Health Network (UHN) is an umbrella organization encompassing three major hospitals in Toronto, Canada and a group of medical laboratories and foundations. It is closely affiliated with the University of Toronto in conducting medical research, and serves as a teaching hospital for the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.
University Heights (Metro-North station) The University Heights Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, via the Hudson Line. Trains leave for Manhattan every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays.
University Heights Bridge The University Heights Bridge crosses the Harlem River, connecting West 207th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan to West Fordham Road in the University Heights section of the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.
University Heights, Bronx University Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx . It is bounded to the west by the Harlem River, to the east by Jerome Avenue, to the north by Kingsbridge Road, and to the south by Burnside Avenue.
University Heights, Cincinnati, Ohio University Heights, Cincinnati, primarily a residential neighborhood, follows Clifton Avenue, North of Calhoun Street to Dixmyth Avenue (including the University of Cincinnati). University Heights is home to Good Samaritan Hospital and the University of Cincinnati, as well as a plethora of diverse housing options.
University Heights, Newark, New Jersey [Heights is a neighborhood in Newark], [[New Jersey, so named because of the location of four academic institutions within its boundaries — Rutgers University (Newark Campus), the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and Essex County College. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by Central Avenue to the north, Bergen Street to the west, South Orange Avenue to the south, and University Avenue to the east.
University Heights, San Diego, California University Heights is a neighborhood in Central San Diego centered around Park Boulevard and Adams Avenue. The area is filled with a number of restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques, and artist's studios primarily on Park Boulevard and Adams Avenue.
University High School (Los Angeles) University High School (known as Uni) is a secondary school located in West Los Angeles, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California near the border of Santa Monica. University High School is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
University High School (Normal) University High School (commonly called U-High), located in Normal, Illinois, is one of two "Laboratory Schools" of the College of Education at Illinois State University; the other is the Thomas Metcalf School, a grade school.
University High School (Orlando) University High School is a high school in Orlando, Florida opened in 1990. The school is one of seventeen public high schools in Orange County and is located about a mile from the University of Central Florida.
University High School (Tucson) University High School (UHS) is an accelerated public high school in Tucson, Arizona, originally known as Special Projects High School (SPHS). University High School is in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD).
University Hill Elementary School University Hill Elementary is a school currently administered by the Vancouver School Board located in the University Endowment Lands (UEL), a suburb directly to the west of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is also the only elementary school in the University Endowment Lands.
University Hills, Irvine, California University Hills is a community in southern Irvine, California. Located on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, University Hills was built by the university as a place for faculty to find affordable, local housing; house prices are roughly 75% of what they would be in neighboring communities.
University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large NHS hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, 4 miles from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
University Hospital of North Staffordshire The University Hospital of North Staffordshire is a major teaching & research hospital in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, near the border with Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is one the largest hospitals in the UK, employs over 6,000 people and is a major local employer.
University Hospitals of Cleveland University Hospitals is a major not-for-profit medical center in Cleveland, Ohio with 150 locations throughout Northeast Ohio, encompassing a network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of this Health System is University Hospitals' Case Medical Center.
University House, Berkeley The University House is a building on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Designed by the architect Albert Pissis, it was formerly the home of the president of the University of California, but is now the home of the chancellor of the Berkeley campus.
University Challenge University Challenge is a long-running British television quiz show, licensed and produced by Granada Television. The format is based on the American show College Bowl, which ran on NBC radio from 1953 to 1957, and on NBC TV from 1959 to 1970.
University Channel The University Channel is a consortium of universities that makes public affairs lectures available to a general audience by distributing free video and audio recordings in many digital formats - for streaming, downloading, and broadcast.
University Chest The University Chest is a term used at Oxford University in connection with the financial aspects of the university and its administration. There has traditionally been an actual chest, an iron box that can be locked and used for storage.
University Church of St Mary the Virgin The University Church of St Mary the Virgin (St Mary's or SMV for short) is the largest of Oxford's parish churches and the centre from which the University of Oxford grew. It is situated on the north side of the High Street, and is surrounded by university and college buildings.
University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur University The University Institute of Engineering & Technology (UIET), Kanpur,India, was founded in 1996, with a vision to serve the country in the twenty first century by offering its students advanced knowledge in Engineering and Technology, sciences and other areas of scholarship. The intellectual stimulation that is provide to each member of UIET community of the Kanpur University generates a passion in him/her to work wisely, creatively and effectively for the national development .
University Interscholastic League The University Interscholastic League or UIL is an organization which creates rules for and sometimes administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public elementary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas. Activities range from American football to marching band competitions.
University Kore of Enna The University Kore of Enna, in Italian UniversitĂ  Kore di Enna, is a university that has been founded in 2004 in Enna, the capital town of the Province of Enna, in the centre of the Sicily and it has been visited by two Italian Presidents (Oscar Luigi Scalfaro before, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi for the final inauguration).
University Laboratory High School of Urbana, Illinois University Laboratory High School was established in 1921 and is a laboratory school located on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, that has students from 7/8th grade (the incoming class is a mix of both, roughly age 13) through 12th grade. "Uni High" or "Uni", as it is familiarly known among the students, is unusual in that the lowest grade is a combined "subfreshman" grade, to which both current 6th and 7th graders are allowed to apply.
University museum A university museum is a museum or collection run by a university, typically founded to aid teaching and research within the university. The Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford in England is an early example, originally housed in the building that is now the Museum of the History of Science.
University Malaya Medical Centre The University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) or Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) (formerly known as Hospital Universiti) is the Universiti Malaya's own hospital and the medical and pharmacy faculties in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University Mall (Little Rock, Arkansas) University Mall is one of the oldest enclosed shopping centers in Arkansas, located in the midtown area of Little Rock. The mall, managed by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, is situated along University Avenue, north of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Interstate 630.
University Mall (Tampa, Florida) University Mall, previously University Square Mall, is the second-oldest enclosed shopping mall in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is located near the University of South Florida, just north of the city limits of Tampa on Fowler Avenue.
University Medal A University Medal is an award given by Australian Universities to a handful of the top final-year Honours undergraduates each year. A University graduating 1000 or more students each year may award Medals to 10 of these students.
University Microfilms International University Microfilms International, UMI, was founded in the 1930s by Eugene Power in Ann Arbor. By June of 1938, Power worked in two rented rooms from a downtown Ann Arbor funeral parlor, specializing in microphotography to preserve libraries.
University Museum and Art Gallery University Museum and Art Gallery () is located next to the University of Hong Kong's main entrance on Bonham Road. Fung Ping Shan Building housed the Museum while the lower three storeys of the T T Tsui Building houses the Art Gallery.
University Neighborhood, Syracuse, New York The University Neighborhood is one of Syracuse, New York's 26 officially recognized neighborhoods. It borders the neighborhoods of Westcott to the north, University Hill to the west, Outer Comstock to the southwest, Skytop (Syracuse University's South Campus) to the south, and Meadowbrook to the east.
University News The University News, commonly referred to as the U-News, is the official student newspaper of the University of Missouri- Kansas City. Currently, 4000 issues are published and distributed weekly during the fall and spring semesters.
University of A Coruña The University of A Coruña (Galician: Universidade da Coruña) is a public university located in the city of A Coruña, Galicia. The campuses of Elviña, Zapateira and Oza are placed in its outskirts, the first two near the site of the Battle of Elviña, the latter near the As Xubias zone.
University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a renowned centre for teaching and research, the fifth oldest in the English-speaking world and also one of the ancient universities of Scotland.
University of Aberdeen, School of Medicine Aberdeen University Medical School is a school of the College of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Aberdeen. There has been a medical school at the university since the founding of King's College in 1495.
University of Adelaide Law School The University of Adelaide Law School is a law school in Australia, founded in 1883. It is the second oldest Law School in Australia and is a division of the Faculty of Professions at the University of Adelaide.
University of Advancing Technology University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is a for-profit institution of higher education located in Tempe, Arizona as a single campus. Founded in 1983, UAT is a high tech university with multiple areas of study in technical fields, while retaining liberal arts requirements in the Fine Arts and Humanities.
University of Agostinho Neto The University of Agostinho Neto (Universidade Agostinho Neto) is a public Angolan university based in the capital, Luanda. The University functions only as a graduate school because there are no Bachelor of Arts (BA) programs (bacharelatos), only Masters of Arts (MA) programs (licenciaturas), which last four to five years.
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca este o institutie moderna care a dobândit prin realizarile sale de zeci de ani o reputatie de seama atât pe plan national cât si international. USAMV este una din cele mai vechi si mai mari institutii de invatamânt superior din România.
University of Aizu The University of Aizu (Japanese: 会津大学, Aizu Daigaku) in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, is the first research university dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has a total of about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
University of Akureyri The University of Akureyri is a fairly young institution, founded on September 5, 1987 in the city of Akureyri in the north part of Iceland. It has grown fast since, especially in the last years as more facilities have been established.
University of Al Karaouine The University of Al Karaouine () (other transliterations of the name include Kairouyine, Qaraouyine, Quarawin, Al-Qarawiyin, Kairaouine, Karaouine and El Qaraouiyn) is a university located in Fes, Morocco. Founded in 859, the university is one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim world and among the oldest continously operating institutions of higher learning in the world.
University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alabama at Birmingham (also known as UAB) is a public, coeducational university located in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The university is part of the three-member University of Alabama System, which also includes the main University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
University of Alabama athletics Athletic teams at The University of Alabama are known as the Crimson Tide. The school fields teams in 11 varsity sports in the NCAA's Division I and is a member of the competitive Southeastern Conference (Western Division).
University of Alabama Arboretum The University of Alabama Arboretum 60 acres (243,000 m²) is an arboretum located adjacent to the former University of Alabama Golf Course, near the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Pelham Loop Road in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is open daily without charge from sunrise to sunset except for a few major holidays.
University of Alabama in Huntsville The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-supported, public, coeducational university, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. The university is organized in five colleges: business, engineering, liberal arts, nursing and science.
University of Alabama School of Law University of Alabama School of Law is a law school located in Tuscaloosa, AL, University of Alabama School of Law is one of four law schools in the state, one of two to be ABA accredited, and of these, it is the only public school. In 2004-2005, there were 541 (536 J.
University of Alabama System The University of Alabama System encompasses three wholly independent universities in Alabama, USA: the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The schools have a total undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 45,000, with 20,000 students on the campus in Tuscaloosa, 17,500 at UAB and 8,000 at UAH.
University of Alaska Press The University of Alaska Press is a nonprofit scholarly publisher and distributor of works concerning Alaska, the northern Pacific Rim, and the circumpolar regions. It is associated with the University of Alaska.
University of Alberta Engineering Students' Society Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Engineering Students' Society (ESS) of the University of Alberta is the student group representing all undergraduate engineering students within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta. The ESS organizes social events, advocates for student interests at the Faculty and University levels, offers academic and professional development services for students, and builds community among engineering students.
University of Alberta Faculté Saint-Jean The Faculté Saint-Jean is a faculty of the University of Alberta located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at 84 avenue and Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 Street). It became a part of what is known as the Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) in September 2005 in order to better represent the expansion it has undergone since being acquired by the University of Alberta in 1977.
University of Alberta Faculty of Arts The Faculty of Arts is one of the two oldest Faculties of the oldest University in the province of Alberta, the University of Alberta. The Faculty of Arts was founded in 1908 initially as the Faculty of Arts & Science.
University of Alberta Students' Union The University of Alberta Students' Union is the student society that represents undergraduate students at the University of Alberta. Originally established in 1909, it is a non-profit corporation that operates under the authority of the Post-Secondary Learning Act (Alberta).
University of Algiers The University of Algiers Benyoucef Benkhedda (Arabic جــامــــــعة الجـــــــزائر بن يوسف بن خـدة) is a university located in Algiers, Algeria. It was founded in 1909 and is organized in 7 Faculties.
University of Altdorf The University of Altdorf was a university in Altdorf bei NĂĽrnberg, a small town outside Nuremberg. It was founded in the late 16th century, received university privileges in 1622 and was closed in 1809 by Maximilian I of Bavaria.
University of America Founded in 1956, the University of America is one of the oldest universities in Colombia. It awards degrees in Chemical engineering,Petroleum engineering, Industrial engineering, Mechanical engineering, Economy, and Architecture.
University of Applied Arts Vienna The University of Applied Arts Vienna (German Universität für angewandte Kunst, or informally just Die Angewandte) is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It was founded in 1867 and has had university status since 1970.

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