Northwestern University (NWU) is a private higher educational institution in Laoag, Philippines. It was formally known as Northwestern Academy before becoming Northwestern College and eventually renaming itself to Northwestern University. The school is not affiliated in any way with
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
in
Evanston,
Illinois
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. It is the largest private University in Northern
Luzon
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.
History
In 1932, it was as the Northwest Academy and was converted into a University in 1992.
Academics
Northwestern University has eleven academic departments. Each college has specific target plans which guide them in designing programs which are vertically articulated from the undergraduate to graduate studies. The university offers
doctorate
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,
master's
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diploma
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and
certificate courses.
Publications
* ''The Review'' is the official college student publication of Northwestern University which is published as a
broadsheet
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and includes an annual literary supplement titled ''Flame''.
* The ''Gazette'' is the bi-annual news magazine of the university reporting on news and events. The Gazette is also supplemented by a newsletter which comes out once a month.
* ''Balintataw'' is the high school student publication of Northwestern University and is published as a broadsheet.
* The ''NWU Research Journal'' is an annual interdisciplinary journal featuring research works of the faculty, personnel, and graduate school students of the University.
References
External links
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