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ISD
ISD may refer to: Schools * Illinois School for the Deaf * Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis, Indiana * International School of Dakar, Senegal * International School Dhaka, Bangladesh * International School of Düsseldorf, Germany * International School of Dongguan, Guangdong, China * International School of Design, Valenciennes, France Other * Industrial Union of Donbas, Ukrainian corporation * Independence Public School District, a school district headquartered in Independence, Missouri * Independent school district * Interboro School District, a school district headquartered in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia area * Information Services Department of the Hong Kong Government * Information Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland * Inhibited sexual desire, old name for hypoactive sexual desire disorder * In-school detention * Institute for Strategic Dialogue, London-based international affairs think tank * Instructional systems design, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International School Of Düsseldorf
The International School of Düsseldorf e.V. (ISD) is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational day school located in Kaiserswerth, Germany, a historic suburb of Düsseldorf. (A)ISD was founded in 1968 as the American International School of Düsseldorf, an English language school to meet the needs of non-military expatriate families. In 1977, it became the 65th school worldwide authorized to award the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. In 1986, the school changed its name to the International School of Düsseldorf. ISD is an IB World School offering the Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), and the IB Diploma Program (DP). ISD is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS), the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC). There are currently approximately 1,300 students enrolled at ISD from Pre-K to Grade 12. The majority of students are Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent School District
An independent school district (ISD) is a type of school district in some US states for primary and secondary education that operates as an entity independent and separate from any municipality or county, and only under the oversight of the respective state government. As such, the administrative leadership of such districts is selected from within the district itself and has no direct responsibility to any other governmental authority. This independence normally also implies that the district has its own taxing authority that is outside the direct control of other governmental entities. The state of Texas has by far the largest number of independent school districts, with almost all of its districts falling into this category (Stafford Municipal School District being the notable exception). The term ''independent'' may be used to describe other types of school districts, though this is less common. The use of the term ''independent'' can vary in actual application in those st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute For Strategic Dialogue
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) is a think tank founded in 2006 by Sasha Havlicek and George Weidenfeld that specialises in research and policy advice on hate, extremism, and disinformation. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. History ISD was founded in 2006 as an extension of the Club of Three, a strategic networking organisation founded in 1996 by George Weidenfeld that focused on high-level engagement between Europe and the world. ISD originally focused on social cohesion and radicalisation following a rise of far-right and Islamist extremism in Europe. ISD later hosted the Against Violent Extremism network shortly after it was founded in 2011 in Dublin, Ireland, promoting engagement with former violent extremists as a way of understanding how extremist movements work. By 2012, ISD was working with social media platforms such as YouTube to explore radicalisation online, including research on the use of counternarratives to minimise the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internal Security Department (Singapore)
The Internal Security Department (ISD) is a domestic counter-intelligence and security agency of Singapore under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), tasked to confront and address security threats, including international terrorism, foreign subversion and espionage. It has the utmost right to detain without trial individuals suspected to be a threat to national security. The ISD also monitors and addresses potential threats from communism, prevention of racial tension which might affect the public peace, domestic counter-terrorism, international counter-terrorism, fraud against the state, surveillance, apprehension of suspected militants or terrorists and protection of Singapore's national borders. History ISD was first established as part of the Special Branch in 1948 by the British colonial government. In 1963, it became part of the Malaysian Special Branch when Singapore merged with Malaysia, and after Singapore gained independence, the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial Union Of Donbas
Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD; uk, Індустріальний союз Донбасу, translit=Industrialnyi soiuz Donbasu) is one of the biggest corporations in Ukraine. It is a horizontally integrated holding company that owns or directs stocks of 40 industrial enterprises in the East Ukraine, Hungary, and Poland. The company was created in 1995 and before the appearance of SCM Holdings in 2000 was a major steel rolling corporation in the East Ukraine. According to Interfax, ISD produces 9.2 million of steel annually. In 2012 World Steel Association ranking the corporation placed 33rd sharing it with JSW Steel Ltd. Stock holders * Serhiy Taruta * Oleh Mkrtchian * ''Vitaliy Haiduk'' (left corporation) In 2010 the Swiss-based Carbofer Group (associate of Evraz Group) along with a "group of investors" and the Vnesheconombank has purchased the controlling interest in corporation 50%+2 stocks. Because of that Vitaliy Haiduk left ISD. Earlier in 2007 Metalloinvest showed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International School Dhaka
International School Dhaka (ISD) is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in Dhaka, Bangladesh that was established in 1999. The school enrolls students in the age range of 2–18, from Playgroup through to Grade 12, providing an international education for local and expatriate children living in Bangladesh. There are over 70 international teachers or administrators from about 20 different nationalities. The school is recognized by the Bangladesh Ministry of Education and is accredited by the Council of International Schools, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization. History ISD is part of STS Educational Group Limited. In 1998, the STS Group decided to diversify into the supply of educational and medical services and consequently set up subsidiaries. It acquired land in Bashundhara Residential Area; a site in the northeast quadrant of the city. The International School Dhaka (ISD) was granted NE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Information Services Division
The Information Services Division (ISD) is the part of NHS Scotland that provides health information, health intelligence, statistical information and analysis. ISD is part of the Public Health and Intelligence Strategic Business Unit of Public Health Scotland. From January 2015, ISD has published health statistics weekly, spreading the publications out more evenly across the year. In 2011 there were 3 main groups attending to core work: * Healthcare Information Group - directed by Joan Forrest - analyses hospital, general practice, prescribing and other nationally consistent data; * Epidemiology and Statistics Group - directed by Fiona Murphy - compiles national statistics on cancer and substance abuse; * Data Intelligence Group - director Anne Leigh-Brown - ensures submission of current data streams and develops new ones. There are also a number of specialist programmes. These include: * Cancer information; * Dental informatics; * Equality and diversity information; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International School Of Dakar
The International School of Dakar (ISD) is a private school in Dakar, Senegal. ISD is based on an international school curriculum, with preschool through 12th grade. It is situated close to the Atlantic Ocean and includes three separate buildings, one each for elementary, middle and high school. Campus ISD is situated on of land overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The campus includes a library, three computer labs, two playgrounds, three basketball courts, three volleyball courts, a pool and a multi-purpose gymnasium, all of which are based around a soccer field and a track. There is an in-school restaurant called Shady Shack that is next to the pool. The elementary part of the school was relocated to its current position, next to the gym, on November 26, 2007. Additionally, numerous elementary classrooms surround the track. In August 2007, the school had an estimated 300 students. It now has over 570 students from 50 different countries. Before the 2012–13 school ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana School For The Deaf
Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) is a fully accredited school for the deaf and hard of hearing, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It won the best deaf school in America in 2011 and 2014. History When the first school for the Deaf was established in Indiana, it was named Willard School, after the founder, William Willard. William Willard was a deaf teacher who taught at Ohio School for the Deaf in Columbus, Ohio. He traveled to Indianapolis in May 1843 to propose the establishment of a Deaf School. Once he had the support of the General Assembly, he recruited approximately twelve students. He and his wife, Eliza, were teachers. Eventually, the school had grown and a law which was passed in January 1846, officially established the Willard School as the sixth state school for the Deaf and the first Deaf school to provide free education to Deaf and hard of hearing students. The school had actually moved a few times in different locations, when finally, the school was built on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International School Of Dongguan
International School of Dongguan (ISD; ) is an international school in Nancheng District, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.Dongguan's first International School Archive . ''''. February 6, 2013. Retrieved on November 1, 2015. It serves levels Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12. International school of Dongguan (ISD) is the first international school authorized by the Chinese Ministry of Education in Dongguan. ISD h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International School Of Design
Institut Supérieur du Design (ISD) Rubika is a French school of design located at two sites, in Valenciennes (France) and in Pune (India). It was founded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Grand Hainaut in 1987. History ISD Rubika was founded in 1987 at Valenciennes, aiming to train designers to work in manufacturing and mass retail companies. Since 1987, ISD is a member of ACM SIGGRAPH ACM SIGGRAPH is the international Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques based in New York. It was founded in 1969 by Andy van Dam (its direct predecessor, ACM SICGRAPH was fou .... Organisation ISD is part of Rubika, a consortium of institutes including Supinfocom and Supinfogame. Rubika has campuses in Canada, France and India. It offers professional certificates in Management in Engineering Design, Product Design and transports design in five years. Research ISD’s Research-Transfer-Innovation unit con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Information Services Department
The Information Services Department (ISD) is the Hong Kong Government's public relations office, publisher, advertiser, and news agency, serving as the link between the government and the media. It was also commonly called Government Information Services (GIS). History In September 1945, following the end of the Japanese occupation, the British Forces appointed a Press Relations Officer to communicate with remaining war correspondents. The unit was retitled as the Public Relations Office (PRO) when the civilian administration resumed governance of Hong Kong in 1946. The PRO was renamed as the Information Services Department (ISD) on 1 April 1959. On 8 June 1963, ISD's headquarters moved from the fifth and sixth floors of the West Wing of the Central Government Offices to the top two floors of the new Beaconsfield House on Queen's Road Central. In the 1970s, ISD launched new social development campaigns that are now ingrained in the collective memory of Hong Kong people. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
