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What portion of China's elite universities still have a primary polytechnical focus today?
1997
What year did Croatia pass a law regarding polytechnic education?
The Geophysics Institute
What institution is in charge of tracking volcanic activity in the Galápagos Islands?
Quito Astronomical Observatory
What observatory is the National Observatory of Ecuador?
National Polytechnic School
What school oversees the Quito Astronomical Observatory?
1873
When was the Quito Astronomical Observatory founded?
one
EPN's Nuclear Science Department is among how many of its kind in Ecuador?
the country's development
If the mission is achieved, professionals will apply what they've learned to what goal?
50
MIT raised money to cover tuition, room and board for what number of students?
Instituts de technologie
What's the equivalent of Universities of Technology in French-speaking areas?
180
How many credits were needed for an M.Sc. (Tech.) degree before the Bologna Process?
160
How many credits were needed for an M.Sc. from a traditional university prior to the Bologna Process?
Finland
In what country are polytechnic schools designated uniquely from academic universities?
ammattikorkeakoulus
What word means polytechnic school in Finnish?
yrkeshögskola
What's the Swedish word for a polytechnic school?
technology
Universities that encompass several engineering schools provide curricula in sciences and what other field?
institut universitaire de technologie
What are an institute of technology called in France?
IUT
What's the three-letter acronym for institut universitaire de technologie?
Fachhochschule
What's the term in German for what those in French-speaking Switzerland call haute école specialisée?
Polytechnicum
In Eastern Europe, what is the word for an institute of technology?
18th
What century in France's history included the French École polytechnique that influenced education systems in other countries?
Escola Politécnica
What term in Brasil and Spain refers to a polytechnic institute?
1970s
Fachhochschulen first came about in the early years of what decade?
teaching
Fachhochschulen favor an education in what, as opposed to research?
business
In addition to technology, Fachhochschulen offer courses in social science, medicine, design, and what other discipline?
TU
What's the abbreviation for a Technische Universität?
research
What's the main focus of a Technische Universität?
medicine
Which department's faculty can be associated with university hospitals?
nine
How many Technische Universitäten make up the TU9 German Institutes of Technology?
17
How many institutes of technology are there in Germany?
290,000
What's the approximate number of students in Germany who are enrolled in a university of technology?
Saxony
Which German state has the highest ratio of universities of technology to standard universities?
Niedersächsische Technische Hochschule
What's the joint project of TU Clausthal, TU Braunschweig, and the University of Hanover called?
Higher Education Reform Act
What's the name of the Act that changed how Greek public institutes of technology were designated?
The Hong Kong Polytechnic
What was the very first polytechnic school in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong Technical College
What was the original name of Hong Kong Polytechnic?
1984
In what year was the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong founded?
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
What Hong Kong university was created in 1991?
1994
When did the two polytechnic schools in Hong Kong receive status as universities?
copper
What kind of mining did the world's first institute of technology prepare students for?
1735
What's the founding year of the first institute of technology ever?
Court Chamber of Vienna
Who established the Berg-Schola?
16
How many private institutes of technology are there in India?
30
How many government-affiliated institutes of technology are there in India?
AICTE
What organization oversees India's technical education institutions?
Diploma in Engineering
What's the name of the diploma awarded in India for technical or vocational coursework?
four
How many government-owned public institutes of technology does Indonesia have?
three
Rather than four-year Bachelor's degrees, Politeknik offer a diploma after how many years?
Regional Technical College
What was the original name of Ireland's Institute of Technology system?
Dublin Institute of Technology
What Irish institute of technology evolved independently of the Regional Technical College System?
Politecnico
What term in higher education refers to technical universities that award engineering degrees?
two
Traditionally, how many Politecnici were there?
Genoa
What city houses the headquarters of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia?
Imperial College of Engineering
What college was the forerunner for the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo?
sciences
What area of discipline do Japan's institutes of technology specialize in?
Malaysia
What country has operated polytechnic institutes for nearly 44 years?
UNESCO
What international organization partnered with Malaysia's Ministry of Education in 1969?
Ipoh
In what city in the state of Perak is the Politeknik Ungku Omar located?
32
How many polytechnic institutes does Malaysia have now?
60,840
How many students were enrolled in polytechnic schools in Malaysia in 2009?
87,440
How many students were enrolled in polytechnic schools in Malaysia in 2012?
University of Technology, Mauritius
What's the name of Mauritius's sole technical university?
technology
What's the focus of Mauritius's University of Technology's specialized mission?
New Zealand
What country considers their polytechnics, universities, and colleges state-owned institutions?
Universal College of Learning
What does UCOL stand for?
1989
In what year was the Education Act originally passed in New Zealand?
Wellington Polytechnic
What school did Massey University combine with?
1990s
In what decade did New Zealand's tertiary education institutions begin consolidation?
Central Institute of Technology
What school considered a merger with Waikato Institute of Technology that was later abandoned?
North Island
What island was Waiarapa Polytechnic located on before it merged with UCOL?
Auckland University of Technology
What's the only polytechnic school in New Zealand to be designated a university?
10th
In Pakistan, a student's tests in what grade determine their admission to a diploma program?
trades
What are people being trained for, mainly, in Pakistan's polytechnic institutes?
three
How many years does it usually take to earn a diploma from polytechnic schools in Pakistan?
BE
What two-letter abbreviation is used for undergraduate engineering courses?
F.Sc
What's Pakistan's program called that's comparable to the British A Level?
Politechnika
What word do they use in Poland for an institute of technology?
bacharelatos
What is the Portuguese word for the short-cycle degrees awarded prior to 1988?
Bologna Process
What process was instituted in 2007 that brought Master's degrees to the polytechnic education system?
Millennia Institute
What's the name of Singapore's centralized institute that students can attend before university?
5
How many polytechnics are there in Singapore?
three
How many years of study would it take to obtain a degree from a polytechnic in Singapore?
queen Maria Theresa
What queen set up the Banská Akadémia?
1735
What year was the Banská Akadémia founded?
silver and gold
The Banská Akadémia was originally intended for training workers in what two precious metals?
1764
What year did teaching start at the Banská Akadémia?
teaching
What are the university buildings still standing at the Banská Akadémia used for now?
Technikons
What are polytechnics called in South Africa?
1993
What year did Technikons gain the ability to give out technology degrees?
2004
When did Technikons start being integrated with traditional South African universities?
technical colleges
Most institutes of technology in Thailand were born out of what other type of institutions?
bachelor's degrees
What type of degree were Thailand's technical colleges historically not allowed to confer?
Pathumwan Institute of Technology
What's the new name of Pathumwan Technical School?
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
What did the Thonburi Technology Institute become after its name change?
Institute of Technology and Vocational Education
What was the previous name of Rajamangala University of Technology?
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
What is the name of Thammasat University's engineering school?
Suranaree University of Technology
What is Thailand's only government-established and owned institute of technology?
1989
What year was Suranaree University of Technology founded?
Mahanakorn University of Technology
What is the name of the best-known private institute of technology in Thailand?
Bursa Technical University
What institute of technology opened in Bursa in 2010?