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Northern Caribbean University
Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is a university in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica. NCU is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and also has campuses in Kingston, Montego Bay Montego Bay () is the capital of the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore ..., and Runaway Bay. The university offers a number of professional, pre-professional and vocational programmes. Established in 1907, NCU currently enjoys an average yearly enrollment of over five thousand students, from up to 35 countries. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. History Northern Caribbean University is the oldest private tertiary institution in Jamaica, and was first known as West Indian Training School. It began with 8 students in 1907, as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private University
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the country, private universities may be subject to government regulations. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities which are either operated, owned or institutionally funded by governments. Additionally, many private universities operate as nonprofit organizations. Across the world, different countries have different regulations regarding accreditation for private universities and as such, private universities are more common in some countries than in others. Some countries do not have any private universities at all. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 21 public universities with about two million students and 23 private universities with 60,000 students. Egypt has many private universities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen G
Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena, and Helen (given name), Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: * Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress * Ellen Alaküla (1927–2011), Estonian actress * Ellen Alfsen (born 1965), Norwegian politician * Ellen Palmer Allerton (1835–1893), American poet * Ellen Allien (born 1969), German electronic musician and music producer * Ellen Anckarsvärd (1833–1898), Swedish feminist * Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), Danish museum curator * Ellen Anderson (born 1959), American politician * Ellen Auerbach (1906–2004), German-born American photographer * Ellen Arthur (1837–1880), wife of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur * List of children of presidents of the United States#Chester and Ellen Arthur, Ellen Arthur jr. (1871–1915), daughter of Chester A. Arthur and First Lady Ellen Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Establishments In Jamaica
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * '' Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * "Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song from the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universities And Colleges Established In 1907
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Seventh-day Adventist Colleges And Universities
The following is a list of colleges, seminaries and universities owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church (with exceptions noted). Africa * Cosendai Adventist University, Yaoundé, Cameroon * Adventist University of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya * Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda * Adventist University of West Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo * Adventist University of Lukanga, Butembo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo * Adventist University of West Africa, Monrovia, Liberia * Angola Adventist University, Mbongo, Angola * Adventist College of Education, Asokore, Ghana * Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria * Bugema University, Kampala, Uganda * Chegutu Adventist University, Zimbabwe * Clifford University, Abia State, Nigeria * Ethiopian Adventist College, Ethiopia * Adventist University of Goma, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo * Helderberg College of Higher Education, Somerset West, South Africa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Miller (Jamaican Politician)
Robert Miller is a Jamaican Labour Party politician currently serving as Member of Parliament for Saint Catherine South Eastern since 2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even .... References Living people Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica Jamaica Labour Party politicians People from Saint Catherine Parish Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the 14th Parliament of Jamaica {{Jamaica-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrece Charles-Freeman
Patrece Charles-Freeman is a Jamaican public and environmental health consultant, as well as a political candidate with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Early life and education Charles-Freeman lived in the United States while doing her bachelor's at the University of Miami and her Master of Public Health at Florida International University. She returned to Jamaica for her doctorate in environmental and public health at the University of the West Indies, where she wrote her dissertation on the health effects of the Halse Hall bauxite mines and alumina refineries on residents of Clarendon Parish. Career After graduating from the University of the West Indies, Charles-Freeman worked as the director of health care with Food for the Poor. She went on to complete a master's degree in counselling psychology at the Northern Caribbean University in 2010. Later that year, she founded the Phoenix Counselling Centre, an organisation which aims to improve the physical, emotional, psych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stennett H
Stennett may refer to: * Stennett, Iowa, U.S., unincorporated community * Stennett (surname), includes a list of people with the surname * Stennett H. Brooks, pastor See also * Stinnett (other) {{dab, place, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica National Heritage Trust
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is responsible for the promotion, preservation, and development of Jamaica's material cultural heritage (buildings, monuments, bridges, etc.). The organisation maintains the list of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica. It is chartered by The Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act, 1985.http://www.jnht.com/download/act_jnht_1985.pdf History In 1958, the Jamaica National Heritage Trust was founded as the Jamaica National Trust Commission, the name being changed to the present form in 1985. References External linksJNHT website {{Authority control Statutory bodies of Jamaica Jamaica
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Adventist News Network
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventism, Adventist Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the Names of the days of the week#Numbered days of the week, seventh day of the week in the Christian Gregorian calendar, (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ, and its annihilationist soteriology. The denomination grew out of the Millerism, Millerite movement in the United States during the mid-19th century, and it was formally established in 1863. Among its co-founders was Ellen G. White, whose extensive writings are still held in high regard by the church. Much of the theology of the Seventh-day Adventist Church corresponds to common Evangelicalism, evangelical Christian teachings, such as the Trinity and the Biblical infallibility, infallibility of Scripture. Distinctive Eschatology, eschatological teachings include the Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
