Polytechnic is most commonly used to refer to schools, colleges, or universities that qualify as an
institute of technology or
vocational university
A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...
also sometimes called universities of applied sciences.
Polytechnic may also refer to:
Education
Tertiary education
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Bahrain Polytechnic
Bahrain Polytechnic is a government-owned tertiary education institute located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It has been established by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; King of Bahrain by Royal Decree in July 2008. It is considered a key initiative f ...
, in Isa Town
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Polytechnic (Greece) The Polytechnic ( Greek: Πολυτεχνείο) is the traditional name for institutions of higher education in Greece, dealing with engineering at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as inde ...
, schools that teach engineering
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Polytechnic (Portugal)
Polytechnic is one of the two sub-systems of higher education of Portugal, the other being a university education. The polytechnic higher education focuses on providing more practical trainings and is profession-oriented, while university educatio ...
, schools that offer practical training, profession-oriented
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Polytechnic School (France), Paris
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Polytechnic University (New York), New York University Tandon School of Engineering
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Polytechnic (United Kingdom)
A polytechnic was a tertiary education teaching institution in England, Wales () and Northern Ireland offering higher diplomas, undergraduate degree and post graduate education (masters and PhDs) that was governed and administered at the national l ...
, a type of tertiary education teaching institution in the UK between 1965 and 1992
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Polytechnic (Singapore), tertiary institutions in Singapore
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Jakarta State Polytechnic
Jakarta State Polytechnic (in Indonesian: ''Politeknik Negeri Jakarta''), abbreviated as PNJ. It is located in the north part of Depok, West Java.
Academics
Jakarta State Polytechnic has departments and study programs as follows:
Diploma III
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, Indonesia
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Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded ...
(may be abbreviated as PolyU)
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia
The Technical University of Catalonia ( ca, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, , es, link=no, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña; UPC), currently referred to as BarcelonaTech, is the largest engineering university in Catalonia, Spai ...
, or BarcelonaTech, Spain
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...
, Troy, New York
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines
, mottoeng = ''Light of the Nation''
, type = Public coeducational research higher education institution
, established = October 19, 1904
, closed =
, religious_affiliation = ...
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Florida Polytechnic University, of Lakeland, Florida
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Virginia Polytechnic
Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regi ...
, of Blacksburg, Virginia
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Politechnika Wrocławska,
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
Secondary education
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Polytechnic High School (disambiguation)
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Polytechnic Secondary School
Entertainment
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''Polytechnique'' (film), a 2009 Canadian film
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''Polytechnic'' (film), a 2014 Indian film
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Polytechnic (band), an English indie rock band
Sports
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Polytechnic F.C.
Polytechnic Football Club, originally Hanover United Football Club, is a association football, football club from Chiswick, West London, England. It is believed to be the first football club to use ''United'' in its name. The club is a full memb ...
, an English football club
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Polytechnic Boxing Club, an English boxing club
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Kingston Athletic Club and Polytechnic Harriers, English sporting clubs
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Polytechnic Marathon, an English foot race
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Polytechnic Stadium (London), an English sports facility
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Polytechnic Magazine'', magazine covering news for the Regent Street Polytechnic
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Polytechnic Stadium (Kremenchuk)
Polytechnic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, part of the Polytechnic Sport Complex owned by Kremenchuk State University in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Currently and historically it is the primary arena for Kremin Kremenchuk. The club intends to buil ...
, a Ukrainian sports facility
See also
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VEB Polytechnik, a defunct East German (GDR) company
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