Universidad de Ciencias Médicas (Cienfuegos). Institución cubana perteneciente a la Educación Superior. Fue creada el 1 de septiembre de 1979. Ha sido por más de un cuarto de siglo el escenario donde se han formado los profesionales de la salud en Cienfuegos.
UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS
La Universidad Santo Tomás es una Institución de Educación Superior católica de carácter privado, sin ánimo de lucro y de orden nacional. Hace presencia en cinco ciudades del país con sedes y seccionales en Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Medellín, Tunja y Villavicencio en la modalidad presencial y 23 Centros de Atención Universitaria CAU en la modalidad Abierta y a Distancia.
La Misión de la Universidad Santo Tomás, inspirada en el pensamiento humanista cristiano de Santo Tomás de Aquino, consiste en promover la formación integral de las personas, en el campo de la educación superior, mediante acciones y procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje, investigación y proyección social, para que respondan de manera ética, creativa y crítica a las exigencias de la vida humana, y para que estén en condiciones de aportar soluciones a las problemáticas y a las necesidades de la sociedad y del país.
En 2027 la Universidad Santo Tomás de Colombia es referente internacional de excelente calidad educativa multicampus, por la articulación eficaz y sistémica de sus funciones sustantivas, y es dinamizadora de la promoción humana y la transformación social responsable, en un ambiente sustentable, de justicia y paz, en procura del bien común.
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE MINAS GERAIS
Considered one of the best private universities in Brazil – it was elected six times by the Student Guide, published by Editora Abril, as the best among private individuals in the country – and recognized by the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education as the largest Catholic university of the world, PUC Minas is home to more than 56,000 students in its undergraduate, postgraduate and extension courses. The permanent faculty reaches almost two thousand teachers and the staff are 2,411.
There are eight campuses located in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Betim, Contagem, Arcos, Poços de Caldas, Guanhães, Serro and Uberlândia, as well as three units – Barreiro, Praça da Liberdade and São Gabriel. At the undergraduate level, 102 baccalaureate courses are offered, of which two are taught at a distance, 12 undergraduate courses and seven technical courses.
The University’s mission is the human and social development of the academic community based on ethical and solidarity formation, the production and dissemination of knowledge, art and culture. The Tripod Teaching, Research and Extension is articulated in innovative projects and aimed at the transformation of society.
With regard to internationalization, PUC Minas has a strategic policy that involves international development, orientation and promotion in the areas of teaching, research and extension. It has more than 170 agreements with higher education institutions around the world and participates in several networks of international cooperation in the area of education
Understanding the need to overcome the barriers of time and space has led the University to invest heavily in advanced technologies, expanding access to higher education to thousands of students. If in 2003 there were only 288 students enrolled in five subjects offered at a distance, in 2016 that number jumped to more than 5 thousand registrations. Besides graduation, PUC Minas Virtual offers continuous training in specialization or professional updating courses.
The postgraduate program also has great advances and has 18 stricto sensu programs – masters and doctorates – in different areas. At the lato sensu postgraduate course, 363 courses bring together 10,743 students and in the stricto sensu there are 30 courses, of which 12 are doctoral students, with 1,571 students. In the triennial evaluation of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), of the Ministry of Education (MEC), in 2013, the university’s stricto sensu graduate programs obtained notes that reveal the excellence of PUC Minas. Among the programs, the Postgraduate Program in Law stood out, which obtained a grade 6, on a scale ranging from 1 to 7, reaching a level of excellence and international recognition.
In the area of research, students, since graduation, have access to scientific initiation projects in various modalities. The extension projects of PUC Minas reach not only residents of the cities where the campuses and units are located, but of several regions of Minas Gerais and even of other states of the Country.
UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASÍLIA
A transformative university, with the mission of producing, integrating and disseminating knowledge, forming citizens committed to ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development. This is the University of Brasília, whose trajectory is intertwined with the history of the capital of the country.
As a result of the dream and the work of educators like Darcy Ribeiro and Anísio Teixeira, UnB is, since 1962, the year of its creation, one of the main national academic references. The cultural diversity present in its four campuses is one of its outstanding characteristics. The plurality, coupled with the permanent search for innovative solutions, moves the scientific production and daily life of the institution.
UnB is active in all areas of knowledge, open to the main demands of Brazil and the world. With a view to the future and esteem for the path already taken, the University consolidates itself as an indispensable organ for the development of a more complete and democratic society.
Mission
To be an innovative institution, committed to academic, scientific and technological excellence, forming citizens aware of their transforming role in society, respecting ethics and valuing identities and cultures with social responsibility.
VISION OF THE FUTURE – Being among the best universities in Brazil, inserted internationally, with excellence in process management that strengthens teaching, research and extension.
UDMURT STATE UNIVERSITY
UdSU is the oldest multidisciplinary higher educational institution of the Udmurt Republic. For over 80 years of its history UdSU has been celebrating the reputation of scientific, educational and cultural center of the region.
With a strong focus on internationalization and aiming to integrate into European and worldwide education areas, UdSU has been in cooperation with various universities and organizations in the CIS, Europe, Asia and America under many international partnership agreements. Every year we welcome students and scholars from all over the world that study and conduct research at UdSU and enjoy getting to know the university, the Republic, the city of Izhevsk and its people.
KALASHNIKOV IZHEVSK STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University was founded in 1952 in the period of intensive industrial development when there was an increasing demand in highly qualified engineers, capable of managing production processes. On the date of its 60th anniversary it was named after the legendary small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.
At present Kalashnikov ISTU is a leading higher educational institution in the region and one of the leading technical schools in Russia, a training center of engineers and academics.
Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University is a signatory of Magna Charta Universitatum in Bologna, Italy and a full member of European University Association (EUA). 6 bachelor and 1 master study programs of Kalashnikov ISTU have been accredited by Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency ZEvA, Hannover, Germany with the possibility to issue internationally recognized diploma supplements.
Kalashnikov ISTU has 5 branches in towns of Udmurt Republic and neighboring regions, namely: Votkinsk, Sarapul, Glazov, Kambarka and Tchaikovsky.
Over 760 lecturers are involved in the teaching process, 114 of them are Doctors of Science and/or Professors, 379 – Candidates of Science (PhD) and/or Associate Professors.
Kalashnikov ISTU is entitled to provide educational services in 49 programs of bachelor studies, 38 programs of master studies, 8 specialties of higher professional education, 48 specialties of PhD and 18 specialties of Doctoral studies, 16 programs of secondary professional education, 1 program of primary professional education, as well as the programs of supplementary education (skill-update courses and professional retraining, additional qualification “Professional Translator”, courses for prospective students). Currently Kalashnikov ISTU educates over 20,000 students, among them more than 100 international students. The classes and research works are conducted in 8 buildings, the new one opened on 1 September 2009.
For over 60 years more than 65,000 engineers have been trained at Kalashnikov ISTU. There are 9 specialized Academic Councils for PhD and DSc degrees here.
Scientific schools have been organized in the field of strength, reliability, complex automation, CAD systems, computer science, chemical technology, testing of complex machinery. The university scientific schools direct their efforts to solve the basic problems of machine-building, instrument-making industries, computer science and ecology. Researchers of Kalashnikov ISTU successfully participate in grant and scholarship programs together with colleagues from partner universities both local and foreign.
The university has all modern facilities to assist students in their studies and research. Over 2,500 PCs and workstations of Kalashnikov ISTU are combined into over 80 LANs linked to Internet via the university Internet-portal.
In the frameworks of innovative activities the electronic library of Kalashnikov ISTU, that currently comprises over 500,000 entries, was implemented and successfully functions. In virtual laboratories of the university young specialists can do research, as well as exchange information with their colleagues all over the world via Internet.
Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University has been constantly developing its international relations. Academic mobility programs are implemented and promoted.
KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
Founded 1804 as Kazan State University. Acquired current title and status 2010. The main centre of higher education for a vast Volga Region (Povolzhskii Federal District). Created on the basis of Kazan State University, Tatar State University of Humanities and Education, Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute, and Yelabuga State University of Education.
Kazan University is one of the oldest universities in Russia – it celebrated its 210th anniversary in 2014. We considered this milestone as another token of the university’s dedication to its longstanding academic mission as one of the leading educational institutions in Russia and in the world.
Kazan University has gained its international fame thanks to its distinguished scholars and graduates whose achievements have had a beneficial effect on the whole mankind. The unique culture of our University has shaped the development of Kazan and the Volga region. The University’s new federal status obtained in 2010 poses new interesting challenges and calls for new approaches in the rapidly changing world.
Today, Kazan Federal University is a dynamic modern University which participates in local and international cooperation, networking with academia and industry, boosting the region’s human resources development, as well as top-level research and innovation in different areas. Multiple centers of excellence and world-class research and teaching laboratories have been established in recent years. Our participation in the Project 5-100 designates our determination to reach the highest levels of global educational rankings. What we have achieved up to now is an evidence of the right choice of strategy – from a classical to a research university where entrepreneurial and innovative activities are prominently represented.
NATIONAL RESEARCH LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD
UNN is one of the top classical universities in Russia. As an innovative university, the University of Nizhni Novgorod provides high-quality research-based education in a broad range of academic disciplines. The combination of high educational quality and accessibility of education due to a great variety of academic programmes and forms of training is a distinctive feature of the University. By the decision of the Russian Government, UNN was awarded the prestigious status of a National Research University in 2009.
The University has over 30,000 students including approximately 1000 postgraduate (Ph.D.) and postdoctoral students. At the University of Nizhni Novgorod, academic education is based on research.
UNN is a regional knowledge integrator. UNN is a member of the European University Association (EUA).
The Faculty for International Students of UNN was opened in 2005.
A. BAITURSYNOV KOSTANAY REGIONAL UNIVERSITY
Mission
Regional multidisciplinary university as an educational, scientific and cultural center, generator of innovations and the source of human potential of high level of competence.
Vision
It is a university which has an impeccable image in society, achieved stable development on the market of educational services, maintains broad academic contacts with partners abroad to carry out joint educational, scientific and cultural programs, and provides implementation of innovations and scientific achievements into production and other spheres of social life.
Strategic aim of development
Strategic aim of development is to form unified scientific and educational space of northern region of Kazakhstan that provides its dynamic, continuous and stable social and economic development
KHUJAND POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TAJIK TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
The Institute main objective – preparation of the competent post-graduate students having a critical sight at public life and capable to solve social problems by means of researches, to introduce new ideas, to create the modern technologies directed on improvement of an everyday life of people.
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