APU or Apu may refer to:

Film and television

* '' The Apu Trilogy'', a series of three Bengali films, directed by Satyajit Ray, with the fictional character Apu Roy, comprising: ** '' Pather Panchali'' (''Song of the Little Road'') (1955), the first of the three films, covering the early childhood of Apu ** '' Aparajito'' (''The Unvanquished'') (1956), the second film, covering the remaining years of Apu's youth and adolescence ** ''

Apur Sansar ''Apur Sansar'' ( bn, অপুর সংসার), also known as ''The World of Apu'', is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language drama film produced, written and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on the second half of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's ...

'' (''The World of Apu'') (1959), the final film of the trilogy, covering Apu's adulthood * Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a fictional character from the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' (appearing 1990–2020)

Literature

* Apu Roy, the fictional character in two novels by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay: **'' Pather Panchali'' (1929), the basis for the first film of ''The Apu Trilogy'' ** ''Aparajito'', a second novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, the basis of the second and third films of the trilogy * ''Apu'' (magazine), a Finnish family magazine (1933–present)

Organizations

* Aliança Povo Unido, or United People Alliance, a political coalition in Portugal *

Applied Psychology Unit The Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit is a branch of the UK Medical Research Council, based in Cambridge, England. The CBSU is a centre for cognitive neuroscience, with a mission to improve human health by understanding and enhancing cognition ...

, now the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the Medical Research Council, United Kingdom * Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union, (''Evangelische Kirche der altpreußischen Union'') a former church *

Amherst Political Union The Amherst Political Union (APU) is a student debating club at Amherst College. Founded in 1939 by Robert Morgenthau '41 and Richard Wilbur '42 and re-founded in the spring of 2010, the club aims to bring speakers on contemporary political thought ...

, a student debating organization at Amherst College

Education

Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University (APU) is a private university in Anchorage, Alaska. It was established as Alaska Methodist University in 1957. Although it was renamed to Alaska Pacific University in 1978, it is still affiliated with the United Methodi ...

, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States *

American Public University American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

, in Charles Town, West Virginia, United States *

Anglia Polytechnic University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public university in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins are in the Cambridge School of Art, founded by William John Beamont in 1858. It became a university in 1992, and was renamed after John Ruskin in ...

, former name of Anglia Ruskin University in England *

Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private, evangelical Christian university in Azusa, California. The university was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900, in Whittier, California, and began offering degrees in 1939. The uni ...

, in Azusa, California, United States * Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation, colloquially known as ''Asia Pacific University'', in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia * Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, in Beppu, Ōita, Japan * Azim Premji University, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Technology

* Accelerated processing unit, or advanced processing unit, marketing term from AMD for a microprocessor that includes a CPU and a GPU within a single chip * Audio processing unit, a microprocessor for processing audio on computers * Auxiliary power unit, a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion

Transportation

Apucarana Airport Capitão João Busse Airport is the airport serving Apucarana, Brazil. It is named after Captain João Alexandre Busse (1886-1921), the first aviator born in the state of Paraná. It is operated by the Municipality of Apucarana under the superv ...

, Brazil, by IATA code * ''Apu'' (1899), a Finnish icebreaker * ''Apu'' (1970), a Finnish icebreaker, in the list of icebreakers

Other uses

* Apu, another name for Upu, an ancient region surrounding Damascus * Apu (god), a deity or honorific in South American religion and Incan mythology * Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, 31st President of Chile