COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF SICHUAN UNIVERSITY

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The College of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Sichuan University was born from two mergers. First, Sichuan University’s famous century-old Department of Foreign Languages and Literature (founded in 1896) was merged with the Foreign Language Department of the former Chengdu University of Science and Technology (CUST). Shortly thereafter, the new combined department was merged with the Foreign Language Department of the West China University of Medical Sciences (WCUMS).
The College consists of five teaching divisions: the departments of (1) English, (2) Japanese, (3) Russian, (4) French and German, and (5) Foreign Languages for Non-language Majors.

The College has hosted frequent academic exchanges with renowned international universities and research institutions, including those in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Each year, celebrated experts and professors come from America, Britain, Canada, Australia, Russia, Japan, France, Germany and Korea to teach or give lectures to students and faculty. The Japanese Department and French and German Department have developed student exchange programs with renowned Japanese and French universities.
The teachers of the College have received financial support from a number of overseas organizations and institutions. As a result, many of its members have had the chance to lecture, visit, or pursue advanced study abroad.
The College has also been approved by the State’s Ministry of Education (MOE) to have cooperative education with the French government. The specialization of English language and literature of the College is a provincial key discipline.

ZHANGIR KHAN WEST KAZAKHSTAN AGRARIAN-TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

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Created 1963. Reorganized into West-Kazakhstan Agrarian University 1996. Became part of West Kazakhstan State University 2000. Reorganized into the West-Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University 2002. Acquired present title 2003.

External mission primus inter pares.

Internal mission is to be innovative and regional university of personnel and scientific support of knowledge economy.

Vision is to be a leader of quality agrarian technical and economic education and science in West Kazakhstan.

Strategic directions of the activity:

Strategicdirection 1. Trainingof professional and scientific personnel in accordance with the society requirements and the labor market.

Strategic direction 2. Integration into the world educational and scientific field.

Strategic direction 3. Scientific and technical providing of the trade priority.

Strategic direction 4. Educating of harmoniously developed and competitive person.

Strategic direction 5. Modernization of management system and university financing.

TAJIK AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER SHIRINSHOH SHOHTEMUR

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Integrated development of the productive forces of the Republic, an organization of large farms in the 20-th years strongly demanded training highly qualified personnel who have engineering, technical and agricultural knowledge necessary for future organizers of production.

Approximation problem of training given zonal distribution of branches of agriculture in the Central Asian republics have necessitated the creation of specialized schools, training staff on narrower specialties. It redefined education in 1931 at the Faculty of Agriculture, Central Asian State University horticultural institute with accommodation in the city of Khujand.

Currently Tajik Agrarian University is a center of science and creativity. University graduates play an important role in the agricultural life of the country and successfully employed in the national economy.

More than 30 university graduates elected academicians and corresponding members of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, All Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences named after Lenin, 12 heroes of labor, 300 candidate of science and etc. Hundreds of graduates was awarded the State Prize of the USSR and Tajikistan.

Now, the university studied 7851 students. During its existence, the Institute has trained more 45 thousand highly qualified specialists.

Currently, the university faculties are 9: agronomy, agribusiness, accounting and finance, zoo engineering, veterinary, economic, horticulture and agricultural biotechnology, agricultural mechanization, hydromeliorative prepared specialists in 26 specialties.

At the University are 53 departments, which fruitfully work more than 500 teachers. Among them 2 academician of Agricultural Academy of Republic of Tajikistan, 51 doctors and professors, 140 associate professors.

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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The Asian Institute of Technology promotes technological change and sustainable development in the Asian-Pacific region through higher education, research and outreach. Established in Bangkok in 1959, AIT has become a leading regional postgraduate institution and is actively working with public and private sector partners throughout the region and with some of the top universities in the world.

Recognized for its multinational, multicultural ethos, the Institute operates as a self-contained international community at its campus located 40km (25 miles) north of downtown Bangkok, Thailand.

Besides the usual labs and academic buildings, the main campus includes housing, sports, and medical facilities, a conference center,and a library with over 230,000 volumes and 830 print and on-line periodicals.

All serve to fulfill AIT’s Mission which is:
To develop highly qualified and committed professionals who play leading roles in the region’s sustainable development and its integration into the global economy.

MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY

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Continually Expanding in the New Millennium
Recognizing the challenges facing humanity in the new millennium and the fundamental responsibility of higher education institutions to assist in meeting those challenges, Mahidol University follows a policy of constant expansion in the breadth and depth of its facilities and academic endeavors. By remaining globally aware and staying abreast of new academic discoveries and technologies worldwide, Mahidol University continues not only to meet the needs of Thailand for education, training and research, but through internationalization, the needs of the global community as well.

Determination Statement: “Wisdom of the Land”
To appreciate the meaning of Mahidol University’s new determination statement, “Wisdom of the Land” it is first necessary to take into consideration two key words involved: mahidol, the university’s name, and paññā, or the Buddhist conception of wisdom.
The meaning of mahidol :
The word mahidol is derived from the Pali, and also Sanskrit, mahī “land” + tala “ground, level.” Mahītala can thus be translated as “the ground of the earth.” Other words in Thai with the same morphological structure and meaning are phasuthadol, phuwadol and methanidol (derived respectively from vasudhā + tala, bhuva + tala and medanī + tala. This whole set of words, which can be found in the 1999 edition of the Royal Institute’s Thai Dictionary, can all be translated as “the ground of the earth; the surface of the earth.” [more details..]
Vision: Mahidol University is determined to be a world class university.
Mission: To excel in health, sciences, arts, and innovation with integrity for the betterment of Thai society and the benefit of mankind.
Strategies Objectives:
1. Research Excellence
2. Teaching and Learning Excellence
3. Health Care and Services Excellence
4. Internationalization

VANADZOR STATE UNIVERSITY AFTER HOVHANNES TUMANYAN

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Vanadzor State University named after Hovhannes Tumanyan (VSU) (Armenian: Վանաձորի Հովհաննես Թումանյանի անվան Պետական Համալսարան), is a public university in Vanadzor, Lori Province, Armenia. With 5 faculties, it is the largest university in the Lori Province.[1] It provides degrees in Philology, History and Geography, Pedagogy, Biology and Chemistry, and Physics and Mathematics. Currently, more than 2,400 students are attending the university.

Originally, the Faculty of Pedagogy in Vanadzor was founded on 9 July 1969 as part of the Armenian State Pedagogical University. In 1982, the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Yerevan State University-Vanadzor branch was opened.

On 30 April 2014, by the decision of the Government of Armenia, the educational institutions of Vanadzor were restructured to form the Vanadzor State University named after Hovhannes Tumanyan.

The current rector of the university is Dr. Professor Gurgen Khachatryan.

KAZAKH ACADEMY OF SPORT AND TOURISM

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Created 1944 as Kazakh Institute of Physical Culture. Acquired current title and status 1998.

The history of the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism begins on November 14, 1944, when the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR adopted a resolution on the opening of the Kazakh State Institute of Physical Culture in Almaty. From the moment of its foundation to the present time KazIFK – KazAST is the main head educational, scientific and sports center in the field of physical culture and sports in Kazakhstan and one of the leading sports universities of CIS countries. Over the years of its activity the Institute, and further the Academy has trained more than 19000 specialists in physical culture, sports and tourism. Graduates of our university can be found in different countries of the far and near abroad. Many specialists who received an education in KazAST (KazIFK), became outstanding sportsmen, coaches, scientists, leaders of the sports movement.

In the formation and development of the university, the great merit of its leaders, who have done much to improve the educational process, training specialists, multiplying the scientific and sports traditions.

Today, the Academy’s task is to keep the traditions of the older generation, multiplying the accumulated positive experience, gradually introduce world standards of education, solve the problems of physical perfection of a person, his spiritual and moral health, show the importance of physical culture in modern society, educate worthy citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This is the guarantee of the development of the Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism.

Mission of the Academy:

Ensuring the high quality of training specialists in various fields in the spheres of physical culture, sports, tourism, hotel and restaurant business that are in demand in the society, capable of actively influencing the social and economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, meeting the demand of the labor market and meeting the international standard of education.

The goal is to enter the number of leading specialized universities of the countries of the Eurasian space by 2020 to train specialists with a high level of professional knowledge, innovative approaches and scientific and research skills.

Tasks:

– Conformity of the presented educational services with national and international standards;

– formation of the international image of the Academy as the leading educational, scientific and sports center of the country;

– Ensuring effective personnel management, which contributes to raising the level of competence of employees, their interest in the results of their work, increasing the overall welfare;

– active promotion of the development of the tourism and hospitality industry in Kazakhstan through the implementation of scientific projects and training of qualified personnel;

– Creation of a modern educational, scientific and sports facilities and conditions that ensure the high quality of the presentation of educational and social services.

TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

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Tokyo Metropolitan University, the only public university in Tokyo, is one of Japan’s leading research and teaching institutions. Four faculties with 28 divisions and 6 graduate schools with 30 departments provide world-standard education in a broad range of academic fields. In partnership with industry, TMU is at the forefront of interdisciplinary research and innovation relevant to sustainable lifestyles and mega cities. TMU is committed to academic excellence, innovative research, internationalization, and community service.