International University of Japan

<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJlg4uwI7N0fxtf7ZhdGLLoqzwN4Z_v9-EK3d8xNlTVwIbMiY-RBWwTpqLInY1CqSL6oLtDOls8SoHJdND9gtdCXrRmloznThOhyphenhyphengaNG8yMXCK47XgxrXyltyKZNDGr0peh0HLCUXVkY/s1600/images+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJlg4uwI7N0fxtf7ZhdGLLoqzwN4Z_v9-EK3d8xNlTVwIbMiY-RBWwTpqLInY1CqSL6oLtDOls8SoHJdND9gtdCXrRmloznThOhyphenhyphengaNG8yMXCK47XgxrXyltyKZNDGr0peh0HLCUXVkY/s1600/images+%25289%2529.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The International University of Japan is a private university located in Minami-Uonuma city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> IUJ is the first graduate school in Japan, and one of the few Japanese universities which offers all courses in English. It was founded in 1982, primarily to train global leaders effective in the globalized world, be it in business, government, world organizations, or the non-profit sector. IUJ offers Master's degrees in International Development, Economics, Public Management, International Peace Studies and International Relations, as well as an MBA in business administration and an E-business degree. IUJ is fully approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education, Japan.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The IUJ Business school is consistently ranked among the top schools in the world by leading business and education publications.The Public Management program, too, was recently noted among the best. Some of the rankings are noted below.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The IUJ campus has an extremely diverse student body, with students from all over the world. In any given academic year there are students from about 50 countries. This diversity is accentuated by the fact that there are only 330 total students on campus. The diversity was celebrated as part of IUJ's 25th Anniversary through a Guinness World Record record breaking attempt - "The most nationalities in a sauna 50".</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> IUJ provides a balanced education through the discovery of Japanese and other world cultures. There are many chances to improve skills in cross-border communications, leadership, judgment and decision-making in internationally diversified groups. The spirit for volunteering too is encouraged. To celebrate its international characteristics, IUJ hosts an "International Festival" during the spring term at which students showcase their respective cultures and cuisine for the local community.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> IUJ is near ski and hot spring resorts in Niigata prefecture. Its location outside of major cities such as Tokyo enhances its academic excellence and strong student friendship bonding.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> IUJ was founded in 1982 by bold leaders with a unique vision, and who represented business, government and world organizations. It was established with extensive support from Japan’s industrial, financial and educational communities as well as from the local community.The mission of IUJ is to teach and conduct research in academic theory and application necessary to develop proactive solutions for issues facing the international society and international businesses. The goal is to foster leaders who have a high level of specialized knowledge and skills, and a deep understanding of and respect for different cultures, so can thereby contribute to the development of the international society.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> IUJ is Japan's first graduate-school-only university (no undergraduate campus), and the first to use English only in the classroom.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The Graduate School of International Relations was the first school at IUJ. Leading supporters IUJ’s foundation included the Japan Association of Corporate Executiv Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, Industrial Bank of Japan, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Japan Foreign Trade Council.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In 1988, the Graduate School of International Management was established in collaboration with the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, USA, as the first US-style business school in Japan, and the first MBA to teach only in English. In that same year, the Matsushita Library & Information Center was established with an endowment from the Matsushita International Foundation, now called the Kinoshita Matsushita Memorial Foundation.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> IUJ celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012 and now boasts over 3,200 global leaders from over 110 countries/territories who are organized into a close-knit and strong network of worldwide alumni: IUJ touts over 50 Alumni Chapters in 38 countries.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> IUJ comprises two graduate schools: the Graduate School of International Relations  and the Graduate School of International Management.Both schools offer Master’s degree programs.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In addition, the university runs two research institutes: The IUJ Research Institute based on campus and The Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM) located in Tokyo. GLOCOM was established in spring of 1991 as a social science institute specializing in the study of information society and Japan. GLOCOM's research focuses on the social, economic and cultural impacts of new communications technologies.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div>

International University of Japan

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The International University of Japan is a private university located in Minami-Uonuma city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. IUJ is the first graduate school in Japan, and one of the few Japanese universities which offers all courses in English. It was… Read more »

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Keio University

<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2_1NBETePJJFJv57C5V8dSSvI0a06rSmujDMU0bu115C4U2S9FUbfOGF2jXcfLE_nNadm-eskaWL1TdRIGoFDzTylceh_LPDsAa293AuYpMUpurLbbWf53I-wO_WX5MgIBArNVwjdX0/s1600/images+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2_1NBETePJJFJv57C5V8dSSvI0a06rSmujDMU0bu115C4U2S9FUbfOGF2jXcfLE_nNadm-eskaWL1TdRIGoFDzTylceh_LPDsAa293AuYpMUpurLbbWf53I-wO_WX5MgIBArNVwjdX0/s1600/images+%25288%2529.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> Keio University Keiō Gijuku Daigaku, abbreviated as Keio or Keidai,is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan.Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo (now Tokyo). It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa. It has ten faculties: Letters, Economics, Law, Business and Commerce, Medicine, Science and Technology, Policy Management, Environment and Information Studies, Nursing and Medical Care, and Pharmacy.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The alumni include Japanese prime ministers and prominent political, administrative, legal, medical and corporate leaders. Keio ranks 501-600th in Times Higher Education World University Ranking.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The university is one of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's thirteen "Global 30" Project universities.In the United States, Keio has a high school called "Keio Academy of New York".</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> Keio traces its history to 1858 when Fukuzawa Yukichi, who had studied the Western educational system at Brown University in the United States, started to teach Dutch while he was a guest of the Okudaira family. In 1868 he changed the name of the school to Keio Gijuku and devoted all his time to education. While Keiō's initial identity was that of a private school of Western studies, it expanded and established its first university faculty in 1890, and became known as a leading institute in Japanese higher education. It was the first Japanese university to reach its 150th anniversary, celebrating this anniversary in 2008.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In 2009, Keio University was selected as one of "Global 30" universities, a government program which is aimed at elevating... international competitiveness among the world's top universities and at creating an attractive environment for overseas students, while fostering students and researchers capable of playing active international roles.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Keio has leading research centers. It has approximately 30 Research Centers located on its five main campuses and at other facilities for advanced research in Japan Keio University has joined the MIT and the French INRIA in hosting the international W3C.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> Fukuzawa stated the mission of Keio shown below, which is based on his speech at the alumni party on November 1 in 1896.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Keio Gijuku shouldn't be satisfied with being just one educational institution.</div> <div> Its mission is expected to be a model of the nobility of intelligence and virtue,</div> <div> to make clear how it can be applied to its family, society, and nation,</div> <div> and to take an actual action of this statement.</div> <div> It expects all students being leaders in society by the practice of this mission.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Those sentences were given to students as his will, and considered as the simple expression of Keio's actual mission.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> Keio University  was established in 1858 as a School of Western studies located in one of the mansion houses in Tsukiji by the founder Fukuzawa Yukichi.Its root is considered as the Han school for Kokugaku studies named Shinshu Kan established in 1796.Keio changed its name as "Keio Gijuku" in 1868, which came from the era name "Keio and "Gijuku" as the translation of Public school.It moved to the current location in 1871, established the Medical school in 1873, and the official university department with Economics, Law and Literacy study in 1890.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Keio has been forming its structure in the following chronological order.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div>

Keio University

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Keio University Keiō Gijuku Daigaku, abbreviated as Keio or Keidai,is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan.Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for… Read more »

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University of Tokyo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQwthgbkdfak8gJ1fh_58B8sx5RceNFufKh5EBujPKC-huUpTZKZOwXrU_hjtuHPgDT2qzQtUMIQ-6x914zFcATlMoseEUmPpR8uyagOix06uUlJNYk8n2BFARf6oJRebnjrHjJ87LYQ/s1600/images+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQwthgbkdfak8gJ1fh_58B8sx5RceNFufKh5EBujPKC-huUpTZKZOwXrU_hjtuHPgDT2qzQtUMIQ-6x914zFcATlMoseEUmPpR8uyagOix06uUlJNYk8n2BFARf6oJRebnjrHjJ87LYQ/s1600/images+%25287%2529.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> The University of Tokyo abbreviated as Todai  is a research university located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The university has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is the first of Japan's National Seven Universities.It ranks as the highest in Asia and 21st in the world according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015. The University of Tokyo is widely considered to be the most prestigious university in Japan.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The university was chartered by the Meiji government in 1877 under its current name by amalgamating older government schools for medicine and Western learning. It was renamed "the Imperial University Teikoku daigaku, in 1886, and then Tokyo Imperial University Tōkyō teikoku daigaku, in 1897 when the Imperial University system was created. In September 1923, an earthquake and the following fires destroyed about 700,000 volumes of the Imperial University Library.The books lost included the Hoshino Library Hoshino bunko, a collection of about 10,000 books.The books were the former possessions of Hoshino Hisashi before becoming part of the library of the university and were mainly about Chinese philosophy and history.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In 1947, after Japan's defeat in World War II, it re-assumed its original name. With the start of the new university system in 1949, Todai swallowed up the former First Higher School (today's Komaba campus) and the former Tokyo Higher School, which thenceforth assumed the duty of teaching first- and second-year undergraduates, while the faculties on Hongo main campus took care of third- and fourth-year students.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Although the university was founded during the Meiji period, it has earlier roots in the Astronomy Agency 1684Shoheizaka Study Office 1799 and the Western Books Translation Agency 1811.These institutions were government offices established by the Tokugawa shogunate 1603–1867, and played an important role in the importation and translation of books from Europe.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Kikuchi Dairoku, an important figure in Japanese education, served as president of Tokyo Imperial University.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> For the 1964 Summer Olympics, the university hosted the running portion of the modern pentathlon event.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> On 20 January 2012, Todai announced that it would shift the beginning of its academic year from April to September to align its calendar with the international standard. The shift would be phased in over five years.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> According to the Japan Times, the university had 1,282 professors in February 2012. Of those, 58 were women.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In the fall of 2012 and for the first time, the University of Tokyo started two undergraduate programs entirely taught in English and geared toward international students. Programs in English at Komaba (PEAK), the International Program on Japan in East Asia and the International Program on Environmental Sciences.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> One of the five campuses of the University of Tokyo, the Komaba Campus is home to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, and a number of advanced research facilities and campus services. This is the campus where all the freshmen and sophomores of the University of Tokyo spend their college life. The University of Tokyo is the only university in Japan which has a system of two years of general education before students can choose and move on to special fields of study.citation needed,The Komaba Campus is the cornerstone of general education, and was designated as the "center of excellence" for three new areas of research by the Ministry of Education and Science. There are currently over 7,000 students enrolled in the general education courses, about 450 students pursuing their specialties in the College of Arts and Sciences, and 1,400 graduate students in the advanced study.</div> <div> <br /></div>

University of Tokyo

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The University of Tokyo abbreviated as Todai  is a research university located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The university has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiw… Read more »

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Griffith University

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1VtChNJ-kh4pg9frFuHthFJSkKesQWFZt34m2FtrkaYMbDqmQMaBLGVI2_BWSD7Kgfs_xXqtZdhmMIi7xig8ZnV7WqxvncssmsTJjXBd2AfcPbGzYB4sF1PZ7ox29o1Xb0ENKVcJLo8/s1600/images+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1VtChNJ-kh4pg9frFuHthFJSkKesQWFZt34m2FtrkaYMbDqmQMaBLGVI2_BWSD7Kgfs_xXqtZdhmMIi7xig8ZnV7WqxvncssmsTJjXBd2AfcPbGzYB4sF1PZ7ox29o1Xb0ENKVcJLo8/s1600/images+%25286%2529.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b>Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia’s first degrees in environmental science and Asian studies.</b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b>The University is named after Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, who was twice Premier of Queensland and the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. Sir Samuel Griffith played a major role in the Federation of Australia and was the principal author of the Australian constitution.           </b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b>Opening initially with the one campus at Nathan and 451 students, the University now has five campuses spanning three cities, with the Nathan, Mount Gravatt and South Bank campuses in Brisbane and campuses at Logan and on the Gold Coast.It has over 44,000 students and offers a full suite of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees in the areas of business and government, criminology and law, education, engineering and information technology, environment, planning and architecture, health, humanities and languages, music, science and aviation, and visual and creative arts.</b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b>In 1965 174 hectares (430 acres) of natural bushland at Nathan were set aside for a new campus.Initially the site was to be part of the University of Queensland, which was experiencing strong demand in humanities and social sciences.By 1970 a new institution was being mooted, and Theodor Bray (later Sir Theodor Bray) was asked by the Queensland Government to establish a second for Brisbane and the third for the state. After several months of discussion, the Queensland Government announced on 24 December 1970 that Bray would head a committee charged with establishing Griffith University. The Mount Gravatt site was renamed Nathan and set to become Griffith’s first campus.On 30 September 1971, the Queensland Government officially created and recognised Griffith University with the passing of the Assent to Griffith University Act 1971.On 5 March 1975, Griffith University began teaching 451 students in four schools: Australian Environmental Studies, Humanities, Modern Asian Studies and Science.The university was distinguished by its "problem-based" rather than disciplinary approach to course design and research.</b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b>In the 1990s, the Dawkins Revolution saw a number tertiary education reforms in Australia, resulting in a series of amalgamations of colleges and universities. In 1990, the Mount Gravatt Teacher's College established in 1969 and Gold Coast College of Advanced Education established in 1987 became official campuses of Griffith University. The Queensland Conservatorium of Music continued the higher education mergers and became an official part of Griffith University in 1991. Originally established in 1957, the new entity became known as Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. In 1992, the amalgamations were completed for Griffith, with the Queensland College of Art (QCA), established in 1881 and recognised as the oldest continuous operating art training institution in Australia officially becoming part of the University.</b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b>Griffith’s fifth campus, Logan, opened in 1998. Located in the suburb of Meadowbrook, on an area of green fields south of Brisbane, the Logan campus was established to specifically address the interests and needs of the Logan City area.</b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div> </div>

Griffith University

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Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia’s first degrees in environmental science and Asian studie… Read more »

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RMIT University

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJJaANqK9sSMInodCixGE0SFeLec2XvYE-F4HYvGqgSbdVdSshUB6-_BmvasX9c4Hb1yKtT10ErRTO1f-gAK5TDw74hEh8a_qenX9ESj1iy687a7TOA_KkWJb0371uybiCSp7flFT7YU/s1600/images+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJJaANqK9sSMInodCixGE0SFeLec2XvYE-F4HYvGqgSbdVdSshUB6-_BmvasX9c4Hb1yKtT10ErRTO1f-gAK5TDw74hEh8a_qenX9ESj1iy687a7TOA_KkWJb0371uybiCSp7flFT7YU/s1600/images+%25285%2529.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> RMIT University (officially Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university of technology and design based in Melbourne, Victoria. RMIT was founded in 1887 by grazier, politician and public benefactor the Hon Francis Ormond as the Working Men's College of Melbourne.Its foundation campus is located in Melbourne City, and is a contiguous part of the northern area of the city centre. It opened as a night school for instruction in art, science and technology to support the industrialisation of Melbourne during the 19th century.It had an initial enrollment of 320 students.As of 2013, it has an enrollment of around 82,000 students across vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.<br /> <br /> In addition to its Melbourne City foundation campus, RMIT also has two radial campuses in the Melbourne metropolitan area located in the northern suburbs of Bundoora and Brunswick as well as training and research sites in the Melbourne metropolitan area and the Grampians state region located in the western suburb of Point Cook and the town of Hamilton respectively.Outside Australia, it has two branch campuses in Asia located in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam and a liaison centre in Europe located in Barcelona, Spain.<br /> <br /> According to the 2015/16 QS World University Rankings, RMIT University was ranked 273 in the world.RMIT University was also ranked 20th in the world for art & design subjects,making it the top design school in Australia. It is also ranked 33rd in Architecture and in the top 100 universities globally in Accounting and Finance; Mechanical and Electrical Engineering; Computer Science and Information Systems.<br /> <br /> The original Working Men's College of Melbourne was founded by Scottish-born grazier, politician and public benefactor the Hon. Francis Ormond.Initial planning began in 1881, with Ormond basing his model for the College on the Royal College of Art and the Working Men's College in London and antecedents of the present day University of London and University of Brighton.<br /> <br /> Ormond donated the sum of £5000 toward the foundation of the College.He was supported in the Victorian Parliament by Charles Pearson and in the Melbourne Trades Hall by William Murphy.The workers' unions of Melbourne rallied their members to match Ormond's donation.The site for the College, on the corners of Bowen Street and La Trobe Street, opposite the Melbourne Public Library, was donated by the Victorian Government.<br /> <br /> At the turn of the 21st century, RMIT was invited by the Vietnamese Government to establish the country's first foreign-owned university.Its first international branch campus opened in Ho Chi Minh City in 2001 and a second in Hanoi in 2004.In 2013, it established a modest presence in Barcelona.

RMIT University

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RMIT University (officially Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university of technology and design based in Melbourne, Victoria. RMIT was founded in 1887 by grazier, politician and public benefactor the Hon Francis Ormo… Read more »

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