Polytechnic is most commonly used to refer to schools, colleges, or universities that qualify as an
institute of technology
An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of t ...
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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 ...
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), schools that teach engineering
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Polytechnic (Portugal), 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, 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. Foun ...
(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 Va ...
, Troy, New York
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines
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Florida Polytechnic University, of Lakeland, Florida
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Virginia Polytechnic, of Blacksburg, Virginia
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Politechnika Wrocławska
Polytechnic is most commonly used to refer to schools, colleges, or universities that qualify as an institute of technology or vocational university also sometimes called universities of applied sciences.
Polytechnic may also refer to:
Educati ...
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Wrocław
Wrocław (; , . german: Breslau, , also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
Secondary education
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Polytechnic High School (disambiguation)
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Polytechnic Secondary School
The polytechnic secondary school, officially ''ten-class general educational polytechnic secondary school'', abbreviation POS, pronounced P-O-S, was the standard type of school in the school system of East Germany. The POS was established in 1959 ...
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)
Polytechnic were an English indie-rock band active in 2005–2008, based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester.
Members
Dylan Giles (vocal, guitar); Yuri Caul (bass); Tim Warren (drums); Denny hilton (guitar); Peet Earnshaw (keyboards, backi ...
, 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
The Polytechnic Boxing Club for amateur boxing was formed in 1888 and located at 309 Regent Street in London. The name "Polytechnic" comes from the Royal Polytechnic Institute having been formerly at that address which would later become the home ...
, an English boxing club
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Kingston Athletic Club and Polytechnic Harriers
The Polytechnic Harriers is an athletic club with long ties to what is now the London Marathon. In 1908 they oversaw the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1908 Olympics, the Game's marathon, and played a large part in the development of the P ...
, English sporting clubs
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Polytechnic Marathon
The Polytechnic Marathon, often called the Poly, was a marathon held annually between 1909 and 1996, over various courses in or near London. It was the first marathon to be run regularly over the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which is now the g ...
, an English foot race
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Polytechnic Stadium (London)
The Polytechnic Stadium is a sports venue on Hartington Road, Chiswick, London. It is the centre piece of the Quintin Hogg Memorial Grounds (now known as University of Westminster Sports Grounds).
In 1888 Quintin Hogg built a boathouse near ...
, an English sports facility
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Polytechnic Magazine
The Polytechnic Boxing Club for amateur boxing was formed in 1888 and located at 309 Regent Street in London. The name "Polytechnic" comes from the Royal Polytechnic Institute having been formerly at that address which would later become the home ...
'', 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 build ...
, a Ukrainian sports facility
See also
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List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"
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VEB Polytechnik, a defunct East German (GDR) company
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