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Mondragon University
Mondragon University ( eu, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, MU) is a non-profit cooperative private university in the Basque Country, officially established and recognised in 1997. It is part of Mondragon Corporation. Its main campus is in Mondragón, Gipuzkoa. As of February 2016, it had about 4000 students pursuing 22 bachelor's degrees, 13 master's degrees and several advanced courses. History The institution first originated as the ''Escuela Politécnica Superior'', a Polytechnic school established by Father José María Arizmendiarrieta in 1943 and open to young people in the region. The current university was formed in 1997 through the association of three existing educational cooperatives tied to Mondragon Corporation: ''Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa “Jose Mª Arizmendiarrieta” S. Coop.'', ''ETEO S. Coop.'', and ''Irakasle Eskola S. Coop''. Prior to 1997, these three educational cooperatives were affiliated with the University of the Basque Country. The new enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private University
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities. Many private universities are nonprofit organizations. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 20 public universities (with about two million students) and 23 private universities (60,000 students). Egypt has many private universities, including The American University in Cairo, the German University in Cairo, the British University in Egypt, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Misr University for Science and Technology, Misr International University, Future University in Egypt and Modern Sciences and Arts University. In ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
