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University of Alabama

  • Corporate body
  • 1931 - Present

UA established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831. It is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

Northeast Louisiana University

  • Corporate body
  • 1969 - 1999

NLU is now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe (NLM), a space-granted university in Monroe, Louisiana, USA.

Brief History:
1931 Ouachita Parish Junior College
1934 Northeast Center of Louisina State University
1949 Northeast Junior College of Louisiana State University
1950 Northeast Louisiana State College
1969 Northeast Louisiana University (NLU)
1999 University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM)

Polytechnic of Wales

  • Corporate body
  • 1975 - 1992

Polytechnic of Wales achieved university status and became University of Glamorgan in 1992; and merged with the University of Wales, Newport to be the University of South Wales (USW) in 2013.

Hong Kong Shue Yan University

  • Corporate body
  • 16 December 2006

Established by Henry Hu and Chung Chi-yung in 1971 to provide higher education, the first campus was in Happy Valley. In July 1971, it started to provide higher education section in daytime and night time (大專部日夜組), and Form 6 to Form 7 education (大學預科班).

In 1972, Shue Yan Secondary College (樹仁書院中學部/樹仁英文書院) opened in Gap Road, Wan Chai. It was operated and funded as a private secondary school, providing From 1 to From 6 education. At the same time, the campus was used by Shue Yan College (樹仁書院大專部) at night time (夜組) to provide tertiary education while the Happy Valley campus used for day-time (日組) tertiary education courses.

In 1976, Shue Yan College was (樹仁書院) registered as a Post-Secondary College under the 1964 Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance. It was renamed "Shue Yan College (樹仁學院)" in the same year as the institute was entitled to award post-secondary diplomas. The higher education sector moved to Monmouth Path, Wan Chai Campus in 1977, and moved to Braemar Hill Campus in 1986, later became Hong Kong's first private university.

The secondary education sector remained the name 'Shue Yan Secondary College (樹仁書院中學部)' and stayed in Wan Chai Campus since 1977, and closed in 1993.

Renmin University of China

  • Corporate body
  • 1949 - Present

RUC is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The University is affiliated to Ministry of Education, and co-founded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government.

Brief History:
1937 Shanbei Public School
1939 North China United University
1948 North China University
1949 Renmin University of China

Hangzhou University

  • Corporate body
  • 26 November 1958–15 September 1998

Since September 1998, it was merged with Zhejiang University.