Mei
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In education:- MEI AcademyMEI AcademyMEI International Academy is a school that runs accredited summer and full-semester high school programs throughout Europe and Costa Rica. The academy was founded by history teachers Joe Mei and Bernie Burns in 1997 and continues to be run by a staff of teachers...
, international school - MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry)Mathematics in Education and IndustryMathematics in Education And Industry is an independent A-Level, AS-Level, and GCSE Mathematics education and assessment body in the United Kingdom which was founded in the early 1960s....
, examination board affiliated with the OCR examination board. - Mennonite Educational InstituteMennonite Educational InstituteMennonite Educational Institute is an independent school consisting of four day schools — a preschool, elementary, middle, and secondary school — in the city of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada...
- an independent grades K-12 school in AbbotsfordAbbotsford, British ColumbiaAbbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
In businesses:
- MEI (company)MEI (company)MEI is one of the world's leading manufacturers of electronic bill validators, coin acceptors and changers. MEI has over 36 years experience manufacturing cash handling systems. Originally founded as a division of Mars Incorporated, MEI was spun off to private investment interests in July...
, manufacturer of cash handling systems - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
In government:
- Ministério da Economia e InovaçãoMinistry of Economy and InnovationThe Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development , MEID, is a Portuguese government ministry.-External links:*...
, the Portuguese economy ministry. - Middle East InstituteMiddle East InstituteThe Middle East Institute is a non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, DC. Founded in 1946, MEI is the oldest institution in Washington dedicated exclusively to the study of the Middle East. Its founder, architect and philanthropist George Camp Keiser, assembled a team of...
- Marginal Efficiency of Investment is a relationship between interest rateInterest rateAn interest rate is the rate at which interest is paid by a borrower for the use of money that they borrow from a lender. For example, a small company borrows capital from a bank to buy new assets for their business, and in return the lender receives interest at a predetermined interest rate for...
and amount of investmentInvestmentInvestment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
that can be profitable at a given time. - Meridian Regional AirportMeridian Regional AirportMeridian Regional Airport is a public airport located on Key Field, a joint civil-military airfield located southwest of the city of Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is owned by Meridian Airport Authority....
- Montreal Economic InstituteMontreal Economic InstituteThe Montreal Economic Institute is a non-profit research organization based in Montreal. It aims at promoting economic education of the general public and efficient public policies in Quebec and Canada through studies and conferences. Its research areas include different topics such as health...
- Methyl iodideIodomethaneMethyl iodide, also called iodomethane, and commonly abbreviated "MeI", is the chemical compound with the formula CH3I. It is a dense, colorless, volatile liquid. In terms of chemical structure, it is related to methane by replacement of one hydrogen atom by an atom of iodine. It is naturally...
as MeI, a halomethane - Meridian (Amtrak station)Meridian (Amtrak station)Meridian, Mississippi's Union Station is located at 1901 Front Street. The station is included in the Union Station Historic District within the larger Meridian Downtown Historic District, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
, Amtrak station code MEI, Mississippi, United States - Music Encoding InitiativeMusic Encoding InitiativeThe Music Encoding Initiative is a community-driven effort to create a commonly accepted, digital, symbolic representation of music notation documents.-External links:* * * *...
, a music encoding format
People
- Mei (surname), Chinese family name
- Mei (Japanese name)Mei (Japanese name)-Possible writings:Mei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:*芽衣, "sprout, garment"*芽依, "sprout, reliant"*明依, "bright, reliant"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.-Real people:with the given name Mei*May J...
, a Japanese given name.
China
- Mei County, Guangdong, county in Guangdong, China
- Mei County, ShaanxiMei County, ShaanxiMei County is a county in Baoji, Shaanxi, China....
, county in Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Portugal
- Mei (Arcos de Valdevez), a civil parish of the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez
Other
- Prunus mume, a "Chinese plum" known as mei , its flower meihua is often praised in Chinese culture.
- MeiPersian winePersian wine also called Mei and Badeh is a cultural symbol and tradition in Persia, and had a significant presence in Persian mythology, Persian poetry and Persian miniature.-History of wine in Persia:...
, a Persian wine used in traditional Persian culture - IodomethaneIodomethaneMethyl iodide, also called iodomethane, and commonly abbreviated "MeI", is the chemical compound with the formula CH3I. It is a dense, colorless, volatile liquid. In terms of chemical structure, it is related to methane by replacement of one hydrogen atom by an atom of iodine. It is naturally...
(MeI or CH3I), a liquid compound - Stefano MeiStefano MeiStefano Mei is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*...
, an Italian long-distance runner - Mei (冥), a song in beatmania IIDXBeatmania IIDXis a series of rhythm video games and the sequel to Beatmania that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. IIDX has since spawned over 19 arcade releases and over 13 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2...
- Mei (album)Mei (album)Mei is the fifth full-length studio album by the American rock band Echolyn, released in 2002.Unlike its precursor Cowboy Poems Free , mei is a typical progressive rock album in that it consists of few, longer, songs with many instrumental sections and complex structures instead of the normal song...
, an album by American rock-band echolyn - Mei Etoh, a character in the Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!is a Japanese manga series created by the animation studio Ufotable and illustrated by Japanese artist Tartan Check. The manga was serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Dengeki Daioh, published by MediaWorks, between December 1, 2005 and December 21, 2007...
Anime series. - Mei (dinosaur)Mei (dinosaur)Mei is a genus of duck-sized troodontid dinosaur first unearthed by paleontologists in Liaoning, China in 2004. Mei lived during the Early Cretaceous Period. Its binomial name, Mei long means sleeping dragon...
, a genus of bird-like Chinese dinosaur