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Center On Terrorism, Extremism, And Counterterrorism
Established in 1955, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), formerly the Monterey Institute of International Studies, located in Monterey, California, is a graduate institute and satellite campus of Middlebury College. The Institute offers master's programs and certificates in environmental policy, international policy and international development (IPD), nonproliferation and terrorism studies (NPTS), threat intelligence, language teaching and translation (T), Language management (M), Language localisation (L), and Language interpretation (I). It is host to several related centers. History Founding and expansion The Middlebury Institute was established in 1955 by Gaspard Weiss as the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies (MIFS). In 1961 the school moved to its current downtown Monterey location, where it has since occupied 19 buildings that house multiple centers and numerous special programs. In 1997 the institute became the first professi ... [...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] |
