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Are Polytechnics not considered universities in Europe? RPI (Rensalear Polytechnic Institute) or CalPoly (California Polytechnic Institute) for example in the U
by ecshafer 11mo ago
Are Polytechnics not considered universities in Europe? RPI (Rensalear Polytechnic Institute) or CalPoly (California Polytechnic Institute) for example in the US are just normal universities, usually with more of a technical, engineering focused. But they are essentially the same "level" as a university.
- HeinzStuckeIt 11mo agoIn Finland, the institutions that now call themselves “Universities of Applied Science” in English for marketing reasons, are still known in Finnish as ammatikorkeakoulu “tertiary professional-training institutions” and this is a rung below actual universities (yliopisto) in terms of both quality of education and social prestige.
- pjc50 11mo agoThe UK collapsed the poly/uni distinction thirty or so years ago, as it was seen as a source of class discrimination.
- Enk1du 11mo ago> The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13) made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education [0] It was more about reducing budgets. That Conservative government was not filled with class warriors. Oh, how times have changed. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Further_and_Higher_Education_Act_1992 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Further_and_Higher_Education_A...
- graemep 11mo agoReally? That was the motive? It actually made it a lot worse if anything.