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JFKI
The John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies (JFKI) is a central institute at Free University of Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. The JFKI was founded in 1963 by Ernst Fraenkel (political scientist), Ernst Fraenkel, a political scientist and was named in the honor of John F. Kennedy after his assassination. It is considered one of the world's foremost centers surrounding the study the United States. The JFKI seeks to explore North America in all its dimensions. Focusing on the United States and Canada, research and teaching at the JFKI combine culture, history, and literature with political science, sociology, and economics. Along with the Institute for East European Studies and the Institute for Latin American Studies, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies is one of the three interdisciplinary research institutes within the Free University of Berlin. History The Amerika-Institut was founded in November 1954. It continued the tradition of the Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute
An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can be part of a university or other institutions of higher education, either as a group of departments or an autonomous educational institution without a traditional university status such as a "university institute", or institute of technology. In some countries, such as South Korea and India, private schools are sometimes referred to as institutes; also, in Spain, secondary schools are referred to as institutes. Historically, in some countries, institutes were educational units imparting vocational training and often incorporating libraries, also known as mechanics' institutes. The word "institute" comes from the Latin word ''institutum'' ("facility" or "habit"), in turn derived from ''instituere'' ("build", "create", "raise" or "educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
