List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"

This is a list of institutions using the term institute of technology or polytechnic. "Institute of technology" is a designation employed for a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. The English term "polytechnic" appeared in the early 19th century, from the French École Polytechnique, an engineering school founded in 1794 in Paris. The French term comes from the Greek πολύ (polú or polý, meaning "many") and τεχνικός (tekhnikós, meaning "arts").[1] While the terms "institute of technology" and "polytechnic" are synonymous, the preferred term varies from country to country.

University level

There are many university level higher learning institutions granting the highest academic degrees (including doctorate), that use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic" for historic reasons:

 Australia
 Bahrain
 Brazil
 Canada
 Chile
 China
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Ecuador
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Hong Kong
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Ireland
 Israel
 Italy
 Macau
 Mexico
 Nigeria
 Philippines
 Poland
 Puerto Rico
 Republic of the Congo
  • Faculté polytechnique de l'université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa
 Romania
 Russia
 South Korea
 Spain
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Thailand
 Turkey
 United Arab Emirates
  • Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain
 United States

Other higher education

There are many other types of higher education institutions (post-secondary education) which are not universities and use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic":

 Australia
 Canada
 Finland
 Ireland
 Malaysia
 New Zealand
 Pakistan
 Portugal
 Tunisia
 United States

Secondary education

There are also secondary education schools which use these words:

 Argentina
 Singapore
Note: Polytechnics in Singapore provide industry-oriented education equivalent to a junior college or sixth form college.
 United States

See also

References

  1. ^ "polytechnic - Origin and meaning of polytechnic by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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