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University and college admission, the Glossary

University admission or college admission is the process through which students enter tertiary education at universities and colleges.^[1]

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University and college admissions

Abitur

Abitur, often shortened colloquially to Abi, is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany.

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Academic major

An academic major is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits.

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Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership).

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ACT (test)

The ACT (originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) Name changed in 1996.

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Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board.

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Alberta

Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Apolytirio (Απολυτήριο; in demotike, 1976–present) or phased out Apolytirion (Απολυτήριον; in polytonic, katharevousa, up until 1976) is the official senior secondary education school completion certificate (graduation qualification) in Greece (and Cyprus) obtained after successfully completing the third grade of lyceum (high school).

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Application essay

An admissions or application essay, sometimes also called a personal statement or a statement of purpose, is an essay or other written statement written by an applicant, often a prospective student applying to some college, university, or graduate school. University and college admission and application essay are university and college admissions.

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Architecture

Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction.

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Associate degree

An associate degree or associate's degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years.

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Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for all domestic students, or the ATAR-based Combined Rank (CR) for all International Baccalaureate (IB) students,, qtac.edu.au, accessed 5 may 2023.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradition.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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Bagrut certificate

Te'udat Bagrut (lit. "graduation certificate", Arabic: شهادة بجروت) is a certificate that attests that a student has successfully passed Israel's high school matriculation examination.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Biology

Biology is the scientific study of life.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Brock University

Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

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Calculus

Calculus is the mathematical study of continuous change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape, and algebra is the study of generalizations of arithmetic operations.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Cape Breton University

Cape Breton University (CBU) is a public university located in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Central Applications Office

The Central Applications Office (CAO) (An LárOifig Iontrála) is the organisation responsible for overseeing undergraduate applications to colleges and universities in the Republic of Ireland. University and college admission and Central Applications Office are university and college admissions.

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Central university (India)

Central universities in India are public universities established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education, except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries.

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Chemistry

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.

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Chilean Traditional Universities

In Chile, universidades tradicionales ("traditional universities") refer to universities founded before the 1980s.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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College

A college (Latin: collegium) is an educational institution or a constituent part of one.

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College admissions in the United States

College admissions in the United States refers to the process of applying for entrance to institutions of higher education for undergraduate study at one of the nation's colleges or universities.

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College application

College application is the process by which individuals apply to gain entry into a college or university. University and college admission and college application are university and college admissions.

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College education in Quebec

In the Canadian province of Quebec, college education (informally referred to as just college or as CÉGEP) is the level immediately after high school.

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College Scholastic Ability Test

The College Scholastic Ability Test or CSAT (대학수학능력시험), also abbreviated Suneung (수능), is a standardized test which is recognized by South Korean universities.

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Columbia International College

Columbia International College is a private boarding preparatory school in the Ainslie Wood neighbourhood of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Common Application

The Common Application (more commonly known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to over 1,000 member colleges and universities in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, Japan, and many European countries.

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Common Law Admission Test

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized national-level entrance test for admissions to the 25 out of 27 National Law Universities (NLU) except NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya.

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Common Test for University Admissions

The is an entrance examination for Japanese universities, which was introduced in 2021 when it replaced the previous National Center Test for University Admissions.

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Common University Entrance Test

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET), formerly Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is a standardised test in India conducted by the National Testing Agency at various levels—CUET (UG), CUET (PG), and CUET (PhD), for admission to undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programmes in Central Universities and other participating institutes.

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A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma.

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COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam

The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.

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Dentistry

Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth.

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Development case

Development cases are a set of preferences in university and college admission, particularly in college admissions in the United States, separate from merit, athletic, racial and legacy preferences, whereby applicants from wealthy families are more likely to be granted admission to selective universities based on large donations made by family. University and college admission and Development case are university and college admissions.

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Diplom

A Diplom (from δίπλωμα diploma) is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Albania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine and only for engineers in France, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Brazil.

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Dropping out

Dropping out refers to leaving high school, college, university or another group for practical reasons, necessities, inability, apathy, or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves.

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ECAT Pakistan

Engineering Colleges' Admission Test (ECAT) is a computer-based test conducted in the Punjab, Pakistan each year in March and May for admission in BE/BS/BSc Engineering degree.

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Education in Australia

Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations).

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Education in Canada

Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments.

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Education in Portugal

Education in Portugal is free and compulsory until the age of 18, when students usually complete their year 12.

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Education in Russia

In Russia, the state provides most education services regulating education through the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

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Education in Thailand

Education in Thailand is provided mainly by the Thai government through the Ministry of Education from pre-school to senior high school.

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Educational consultant

An educational consultant (EC), sometimes referred to as an independent educational consultant (IEC), is an advisor who helps parents and either traditional students or non-traditional students with educational planning for college and graduate school. University and college admission and educational consultant are university and college admissions.

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Educational stage

Educational stages are subdivisions of formal learning, typically covering early childhood education, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education.

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Engineering

Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems.

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English studies

English studies (or simply, English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries.

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Essay

An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story.

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European Court of Justice

The European Court of Justice (ECJ), formally just the Court of Justice (Cour de Justice), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio

(National High School Exam), shortened as Enem, is a non-mandatory, standardized Brazilian national exam, which evaluates high school students in Brazil.

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Fachhochschule

A (plural), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, technology, business, architecture, design, and industrial design.

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Federal University of Minas Gerais

The Federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG) is a federalIn the Brazilian Higher Education context, Federal does not mean collegiate (even though most Federal Universities in Brazil enjoy a similarly collegiate system), but it means that the institution is funded by the Union (who is the fiscal-juridical person that embodies the Federation, in the context of the Federative Republic of Brazil), which implies they are necessarily free of charge for all.

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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), alternatively known as University of Brazil, is a public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS) is a Brazilian public federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

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Federal University of São Paulo

The Federal University of São Paulo (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP) is a public university in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Federalism

Federalism is a mode of government that combines a general government (the central or federal government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.

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Freshman

A freshman, fresher, first year, or colloquially frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions.

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General Certificate of Education

The General Certificate of Education (GCE) is a subject-specific family of academic qualifications used in awarding bodies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Crown dependencies and a few Commonwealth countries.

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General Educational Development

The General Educational Development (GED) tests are a group of four academic subject tests in the United States and Canada certifying academic knowledge equivalent for a high school diploma.

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George Brown College

The George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada).

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Grading in education

Grading in education is the process of applying standardized measurements for varying levels of achievements in a course.

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Gymnasium (school)

Gymnasium (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university.

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Hanoi

Hanoi (Hà Nội) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam.

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Henan

Henan is an inland province of China.

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Hesse

Hesse or Hessia (Hessen), officially the State of Hesse (Land Hessen), is a state in Germany.

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High school diploma

A high school diploma (or high school degree) is a diploma awarded upon graduation of high school.

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Higher School Certificate (New South Wales)

The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (Years 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales and some ACT schools in Australia, as well as some international schools in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Papua New Guinea.

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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly referred to by its former name Saigon (Sài Gòn), is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023.

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Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (Đoàn TNCS), simply recognized as the Union, is the largest socio-political organisation of Vietnamese youth.

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Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE, 香港高級程度會考), or more commonly known as the A-level, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), was taken by senior students at the end of their matriculation in Hong Kong between 1979 and 2012.

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Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination

The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE, 香港中學會考) was a standardised examination between 1974 and 2011 after most local students' five-year secondary education, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), awarding the Hong Kong Certificate of Education secondary school leaving qualification.

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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) is an examination organised by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA).

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IB Diploma Programme

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world.

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Imperial College London

Imperial College London (Imperial) is a public research university in London, England.

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Indian Institutes of Information Technology

Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are centrally funded technical institutes located across India.

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Indian Institutes of Technology

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a network of engineering and technology institutions in India.

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Instituto Militar de Engenharia

The Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME; Army Engineering Institute) is an engineering institute maintained by the Brazilian Army with federal support.

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Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica

The Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA; Aeronautics Institute of Technology) is an institution of higher education maintained by the Brazilian Air Force and is located in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

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International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968.

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International student

International students or exchange students, also known as foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their secondary or tertiary education in a country other than their own.

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Internship

An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.

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Iranian University Entrance Exam

The Iranian University Entrance Exam, simply known as Konkour (Persian: کنکور; from the French Concours), is a standardized test used as one of the means to gain admission to higher education in Iran.

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Jiangsu

Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China.

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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions.

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Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced

Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE-Advanced) (formerly the Indian Institute of Technology – Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)), is an academic examination held annually in India that tests the skills and knowledge of the applicants in physics, chemistry and maths.

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Joint Entrance Examination – Main

Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-Main), formerly All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), is an Indian standardized computer-based test for admission to various technical undergraduate programs in engineering, architecture, and planning across colleges in India.

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JUPAS

The Joint University Programmes Admissions System, or commonly known as JUPAS, is a unified system for applying for full-time undergraduate programmes in Hong Kong.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England.

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Law

Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.

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Leaving Certificate (Ireland)

The Leaving Certificate Examination (Scrúdú na hArdteistiméireachta), commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert or (informally) the Leaving (Ardteist), is the final exam of the Irish secondary school system and the university matriculation examination in Ireland.

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Legacy preferences

Legacy preference or legacy admission is a preference given by an institution or organization to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution. University and college admission and legacy preferences are university and college admissions.

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Letter of recommendation

A letter of recommendation or recommendation letter, also known as a letter of reference, reference letter, or simply reference, is a document in which the writer assesses the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the person being recommended in terms of that individual's ability to perform a particular task or function.

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List of Canadian universities by endowment

This list of Canadian universities by endowment groups the universities in Canada according to their endowments.

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List of colleges in Canada

This is a list of colleges in Canada.

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List of universities in Canada

Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters, directed by First Nations bands, or by federal legislation.

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List of universities in Iceland

This is a list of universities in Iceland.

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Lyceum

The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Matriculation examination

A matriculation examination or matriculation exam is a university entrance examination, which is typically held towards the end of secondary school.

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Matura

Matura or its translated terms (mature, matur, maturita, maturità, Maturität, maturité, mатура, érettségi) is a Latin name for the secondary school exit exam or "maturity diploma" in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.

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McGill University

McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Measuring, Selection and Placement Center

The Measuring, Selection and Placement Center (Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM) is the body responsible for organizing the national level university entrance examination Student Selection and Placement System, and several other large scale examinations in Turkey.

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Medical University of Graz

The Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz) is a medical university in Austria that has been in existence since January 1, 2004, and has been a part of the Karl-Franzens University of Graz as a medical faculty since 1863.

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Medical University of Innsbruck

The Medical University of Innsbruck (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck) is a university in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Medical University of Vienna

The Medical University of Vienna (German: Medizinische Universität Wien) is a public university located in Vienna, Austria.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam)

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET, Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo) is the government ministry responsible for the governance of general/academic education and higher education (training) in Vietnam.

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Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)

The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) is the government ministry of science, research and technology in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Mission statement

A mission statement is a short statement of why an organization exists, what its overall goal is, the goal of its operations: what kind of product or service it provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of operation.

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Mohawk College

Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology is a public college of applied arts and technology located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (Московский государственный институт международныхотношений (МГИМО), also known as MGIMO University) is an institute of higher education located in Moscow, Russia.

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Moscow State University

Moscow State University (MSU; Moskovskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia.

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National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG), formerly the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), is an Indian nationwide entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in undergraduate medical programs.

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National Institutes of Technology (India)

The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are centrally funded technical institutes under the ownership of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

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National Medical and Dental College Admission Test

Medical & Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) is a paper based test conducted in Pakistan and internationally each year for those who want to pursue undergraduate medical and dental education in Pakistan.

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National Testing Service

National Testing Service - Pakistan (NTS) is a nonprofit organization in Pakistan that administers academic performance evaluation tests.

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Need-blind admission

Need-blind admission in the United States refers to a college admission policy that does not take into account an applicant's financial status when deciding whether to accept them. University and college admission and Need-blind admission are university and college admissions.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Nontraditional student

A nontraditional student is a term originating in North America, that refers to a category of students at colleges and universities.

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Northern Territory

The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an Australian internal territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia.

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Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service

The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (Samordna opptak) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for application and admission to all public universities and university colleges in Norway for entry level degrees, either Bachelor degrees for liberal studies and some professional studies, as well as certain Master level programs in professional studies. University and college admission and Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service are university and college admissions.

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Numerus clausus

Numerus clausus ("closed number" in Latin) is one of many methods used to limit the number of students who may study at a university. University and college admission and Numerus clausus are university and college admissions.

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OCAS Application Services

OCAS Application Services, formerly known as the Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) is a non-profit corporation created in 1991 by the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Ontario Universities' Application Centre

The Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) (Centre de demande d’admission aux universités de l’Ontario) is a non-profit organization based in Guelph that processes online applications for admission to universities in Ontario, Canada. University and college admission and Ontario Universities' Application Centre are university and college admissions.

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Open admissions

Open admissions, or open enrollment, is a type of unselective and noncompetitive college admissions process in the United States in which the only criterion for entrance is a high school diploma or a certificate of attendance or General Educational Development (GED) certificate. University and college admission and open admissions are university and college admissions.

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Open University

The Open University (OU) is a public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students.

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Open-door academic policy

An open-door academic policy, or open-door policy, is a policy whereby a university enrolls students without asking for evidence of previous education, experience, or references. University and college admission and open-door academic policy are university and college admissions.

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Overall Position

The Overall Position (OP) was a tertiary entrance rank used in Queensland, Australia to guide selection into universities.

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Oxbridge

Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest, wealthiest, and most famous universities in the United Kingdom.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Permanent residency

Permanent residency is a person's legal resident status in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on a permanent basis.

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Persian language

Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.

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Physics

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.

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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.

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Postgraduate education

Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree.

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Private school

A private school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a public school.

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Private university

Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.

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Prueba de Selección Universitaria

The University Selection Test (Prueba de Selección Universitaria or PSU) was a standardized test used for college admissions in Chile.

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Psychometric Entrance Test

The Psychometric Entrance Test (PET) – commonly known in Hebrew as "ha-Psikhometri" (The Psychometric) – is a standardized test that serves as an entrance exam for institutions of higher education in Israel.

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Public university

A public university or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government.

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Qiyas Tests

Qiyas Tests is a set of college admission tests in Saudi universities belonging to the Education & Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC).

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Queensland

Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.

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Queensland Core Skills Test

The Queensland Core Skills Test, commonly referred to as the QCS Test or simply QCS, was a statewide test formerly completed by all Queensland year twelve students who were eligible for an Overall Position, and was optional (but beneficial) for tertiary entrance rank students.

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Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre

The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) is a non-profit organisation that provides undergraduate and postgraduate tertiary entry and application services for 17 major universities and tertiary education institutions in Queensland and northern New South Wales. University and college admission and Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre are university and college admissions.

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Quota system in Pakistan

The Quota system in Pakistan was established to give every region of the country representation in institutions according to their population.

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SAT

The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States.

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School counselor

A school counselor is a certified/licensed professional that provides academic, career, college readiness, and social-emotional support for all students.

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Secondary school

A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.

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Sistema de Seleção Unificada

The Sistema de Seleção Unificada (English: Unified Selection System - SiSU) is a digital platform launched in January 2010 and developed by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC). University and college admission and Sistema de Seleção Unificada are university and college admissions.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Australian Certificate of Education

The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) is awarded to students who have successfully completed their senior secondary schooling in the state of South Australia.

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South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre

The South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) is the administrative body that processes tertiary course applications for universities (and other tertiary institutions) in South Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia. University and college admission and South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre are university and college admissions.

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Special Tertiary Admissions Test

The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a group of four scholastic aptitude tests used for admission into undergraduate programs at Australian universities, for students without a recent Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

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State of Palestine

Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia, encompassing the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, within the larger historic Palestine region.

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State University of Campinas

The State University of Campinas (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), commonly called Unicamp, is a public research university in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

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States and territories of Australia

The states and territories are the second level of government of Australia.

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Student affairs

Student affairs, student support, or student services is the department or division of services and support for student success at institutions of higher education to enhance student growth and development.

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Student financial aid in the United States

Student financial aid in the United States is funding that is available exclusively to students attending a post-secondary educational institution in the United States.

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Student Selection and Placement System

Student Selection and Placement System (Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Sistemi, ÖSYS) or Higher Education Foundations Examination (Yükseköğretim Kurumları Sınavı, YKS), formerly Higher Education Examination Undergraduate Placement Examination, (Yükseköğretime Geçis Sınavı-Lisans Yerleştirme Sınav, YGS-LYS), is a standardized test for the admission to higher education in Turkey administered by ÖSYM.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Tasmania

Tasmania (palawa kani: lutruwita) is an island state of Australia.

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Tasmanian Certificate of Education

The Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) is the main credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (years 11 and 12 or equivalent) in Tasmania, Australia.

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Technical and further education

Technical and further education or simply TAFE is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education.

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Technische Hochschule

A Technische Hochschule (plural: Technische Hochschulen, abbreviated TH) is a type of university focusing on engineering sciences in Germany.

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Tertiary education

Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.

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Tertiary education fees in Australia

Tertiary education fees in Australia are payable for courses at tertiary education institutions.

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Tertiary Entrance Rank

The Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) was a tertiary entrance score used in several Australian states, the ACT and the Northern Territory as a tool for selection to universities in Australia. University and college admission and tertiary Entrance Rank are university and college admissions.

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Tertiary Institutions Service Centre

The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) is the administrative body that processes tertiary course applications for universities and other tertiary institutions in the state of Western Australia. University and college admission and tertiary Institutions Service Centre are university and college admissions.

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Tibet

Tibet (Böd), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about.

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Traditional trades

Traditional trades (known also as traditional building trades and preservation trades) is a loosely defined categorization of building trades who actively practice their craft in respect of historic preservation, heritage conservation, or the conserving and maintenance of the existing built environment.

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Transfer admissions in the United States

Transfer admissions in the United States refers to college students changing universities during their college years.

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UCAS

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) is a charity and private limited company based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, which provides educational support services.

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Undergraduate degree

An undergraduate degree (also called first degree or simply degree) is a colloquial term for an academic degree earned by a person who has completed undergraduate courses.

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Undergraduate education

Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education, usually in a college or university.

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Unified State Exam

The Unified State Exam (Единый государственный экзамен, ЕГЭ, Yedinyy gosudarstvennyy ekzamen, YeGE) is an exam in Russia.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Universities Admissions Centre

The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC, pronounced) is an organisation that processes applications for admission to tertiary education courses, mainly at institutions in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

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Universities Canada

Universities Canada (Universités Canada) is an organization that represents Canada's universities.

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University

A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.

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University College London

University College London (branded as UCL) is a public research university in London, England.

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University of Alberta

The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Okanagan, in British Columbia, Canada.

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University of Tasmania

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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Vestibular exam

The Vestibular (from vestíbulo, "entrance hall") is a competitive examination and is the primary and widespread entrance system used by Brazilian universities to select the students admitted.

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Victoria (state)

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.

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Victorian Certificate of Education

The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is one credential available to secondary school students who successfully complete year 11 and 12 in the Australian state of Victoria as well as in some international schools in China, Malaysia, Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

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Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is an independent shared admissions service facilitating access to tertiary education and further study opportunities and pathways for learners in Victoria and beyond.

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Viktor Sadovnichiy

Viktor Antonovich Sadovnichiy (Виктор Антонович Садовничий; born 3 April 1939) is a Russian mathematician, winner of the 1989 USSR State Prize, and since 1992 the rector of Moscow State University.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.

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YÖS exam

The YÖS Examination (Yabancı Uyruklu Öğrenci Sınavı) is an entrance examination designed for foreign students who wish to enroll in higher education institutions in Turkey.

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York University

York University (Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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