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Unis (other)
UNIS or Unis may refer to: *Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers, a defunct political party in Niger *Unis, a new religious movement founded in the 1960s, based on the teachings of George Gurdjieff *UniS, the corporate logo of the University of Surrey from 1998 to 2007 *Unis (TV channel), a Canadian French-language television channel *United Nations Information Service Vienna *United Nations International School, New York City *United Nations International School of Hanoi, located in Hanoi, Vietnam *Universal Space, a manufacturer of arcade games *Universidad del Istmo, a university in Fraijanes, Guatemala *University Centre in Svalbard, Norway *an alternate spelling of Unas, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom era *ICAO code for Severo-Eniseysk Airport See also *Uni (other) Uni or UNI may refer to: Entertainment *Uni Records, a division of MCA, formally called Universal City Records *"U.N.I.", a song by Ed Sheeran from ''+'' (''Plus'') *Uni, a species i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Nigerien Independents And Sympathisers
The Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers (french: Union nigérienne des indépendants et sympathisants, UNIS) was a political party in Niger. History UNIS was established in May 1948 by a mix of former members of the Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN) and independents.Mamadou Djibo (2003Les enjeux politiques dans la colonie du Niger(1944-1960)Autrepart (27) pp41–60Abdourahmane Idrissa & Samuel Decalo (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Niger'', Scarecrow Press, p368 In a French National Assembly by-election in June that year, its candidate Georges Condat was elected with 72% of the vote.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband'', p1483 In the full elections in 1951, UNIS won both of the Nigerien seats in the National Assembly. The 1952 Territorial Assembly elections saw the party win all 35 second college seats. However, it suffered two major splits in the mid-1950s; the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gurdjieff
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (; rus, Гео́ргий Ива́нович Гурджи́ев, r=Geórgy Ivánovich Gurdzhíev, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪd͡ʑ ɡʊrd͡ʐˈʐɨ(j)ɪf; hy, Գեորգի Իվանովիչ Գյուրջիև; c. 1866–1877 – 29 October 1949) was an Armenian philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent, born in Alexandropol, Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Armenia). Gurdjieff taught that most humans do not possess a unified consciousness and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to awaken to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff described a method attempting to do so, calling the discipline "The Work" (connoting "work on oneself") or "the System". According to his principles and instructions, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness unites the methods of the fakir, monk and yogi, and thus he referred to it as the "Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institution was previously known as Battersea College of Technology and was located in Battersea Park, London. Its roots however, go back to Battersea Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1891 to provide further and higher education in London, including its poorer inhabitants. The university's research output and global partnerships have led to it being regarded as one of the UK's leading research universities. The university is a member of the Association of MBAs and is one of four universities in the University Global Partnership Network. It is also part of the SETsquared partnership along with the University of Bath, the University of Bristol, the University of Southampton and the University of Exeter. The university's main campus is on Stag Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
