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HPU may refer to: Universities * Hawaii Pacific University, in Honolulu, Hawaii, US * High Point University, in High Point, North Carolina, US * Himachal Pradesh University, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India * Howard Payne University, in Brownwood, Texas, US * Henan Polytechnic University, in Jiaozuo, Henan, China Computing * Hogel processing unit, a parallel computation device for a holographic light-field display * Holographic processing unit, a custom coprocessor by Microsoft Other uses * Hapur Junction railway station (station code), in India * Team Hitec Products, a professional cycling team * Home plate umpire In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is ...

Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) is a private university in downtown Honolulu, Makapuʻu and Kāneʻohe, Hawaii. HPU is the largest private university in the central Pacific, most noted for its diverse student body of nearly 5,000 students, representing nearly 65 countries. The school's top academic programs are in Business Administration, Nursing, Biology, Diplomacy and Military Studies, and Social Work. HPU offers the onlDoctor of Physical Therapyprogram in the state of Hawaiʻi. Oceanic Institute of HPU, an aquaculture research facility, is located at Makapuu Point. HPU is also present on military installations on the island of Oahu. History HPU was founded in 1965 as Hawaii Pacific College by Paul C.T. Loo, Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W. Kellerman, and Reverend Edmond Walker. Wanting a private liberal arts college in Honolulu, the four prominent and public-spirited citizens applied for a charter of incorporation for a not-for-profit corporation to be called Hawaii Pacific C ...
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High Point University
High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded as High Point College in 1924, and it became High Point University in October 1991. HPU offers 63 undergraduate majors, 65 undergraduate minors, and 18 graduate majors. History In the mid-19th century, the Methodist Protestant Church, which is now part of the United Methodist Church, became active in educational pursuits in North Carolina. In 1921, after some years of consideration, the statewide governing body of the Methodist Protestant Church voted to establish a college. Shortly afterward, the church accepted an offer from the citizens of High Point to contribute of land and $100,000 to the project, placing the new school in the city of High Point. The campus was designed by R. E. Mitchell of Washington, D.C., assisted by Herbert Hunter of High Point, in the English Renaissance style. The school was founded in 192 ...
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Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is an Indian public state university at Summer Hill in the state capital city Shimla. It is close to the vicinity of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. It is wholly financed by the government of Himachal Pradesh and the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. History Himachal Pradesh University was established on 22 July 1970 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The faculty of law of the university came into existence on the same date, whereas other departments were created in subsequent years. Other colleges are affiliated to the university such as Govt. College Sanjauli, St. Bede's College, RKMV College, and Rajiv Gandhi Degree College. The University has a total of 13 faculties, 11 of which comprise 52 departments and 5 centres and institutes, which run 132 academic programmes. These programmes are also offered by the colleges and institutes affiliated to the University. Institutes and centres *Himachal Pra ...
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Howard Payne University
Howard Payne University is a private Baptist university in Brownwood, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Howard Payne College was founded by Reverend Noah T. Byers and Dr. John David Robnett in 1889. The institution is named for its first major benefactor, Edward Howard Payne, who was the brother-in-law of Robnett. Athletic programs include NCAA Division III football, baseball, softball, women's volleyball, men and women's soccer, basketball and tennis. The HPU mascot is a yellow jacket named "Buzzsaw". The university also has extension centers located in New Braunfels, Texas and in El Paso, Texas. Founding and history On June 20, 1889, Howard Payne College was founded at Indian Creek by members of the Pecan Valley Baptist Association, Rev. Noah T. Byers and Dr. John David Robnett. It was named for its first financial benefactor and Dr. Robnett's brother-in-law, Edward Howard Payne. The first classes at HPC were held in 1890, with the first ...
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Henan Polytechnic University
Henan Polytechnic University ( zh, s=河南理工大学), formerly Jiaozuo Coal Mining School, is a mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ... university in Jiaozuo, Jiaozuo City of the Henan province, China. It was established in 1909 by the British Syndicate Co. Ltd. and is the oldest mining university in China. History Henan Polytechnic University (HPU) is the first mining university in Chinese history, as well as the earliest higher education in the Henan province. Established by the British Syndicate Co. Ltd., in 1909, it has now developed into a multi-disciplinary coordinated development of teaching and research university which covered science, technology, management, The arts, arts, law, economics and education. HPU is the A-level university of Undergraduat ...
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