Polytechnic
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Polytechnic may refer to:

Education:
  • Institute of technology
    Institute of technology
    Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...

    , and polytechnic, several types of educational institutions, including:
    • Polytechnic (Greece)
      Polytechnic (Greece)
      The Polytechnic is the traditional name for institutions of higher education in Greece, dealing with engineering at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities...

      , a higher education institution (engineering faculties)
    • Polytechnic (Portugal)
      Polytechnic (Portugal)
      A polytechnic is a higher education educational institution in Portugal created in the 1980s. After 1998 they were upgraded to institutions which are allowed to confer licenciatura degrees. Before then, they only awarded short-cycle degrees which were known as bacharelatos and didn't provide...

      , a type of higher education institution in Portugal since the 1980s
    • Polytechnic (United Kingdom)
      Polytechnic (United Kingdom)
      A polytechnic was a type of tertiary education teaching institution in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. After the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 they became universities which meant they could award their own degrees. The comparable institutions in Scotland were...

      , a type of tertiary education teaching institution, before 1992
    • Institute of Technology (United States)
      Institute of Technology (United States)
      A handful of American universities include the phrases Institute of Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Polytechnic University, or similar phrasing in their names; these are generally research-intensive universities with a focus on engineering, science and technology.-Current:*Air Force Institute of...

      , several American universities
    • Polytechnic Institute of New York University, formerly Polytechnic University (New York)
    • Republic Polytechnic
      Republic Polytechnic
      Republic Polytechnic , commonly abbreviated to RP, is a tertiary institution located in Singapore. It was the first school system in Singapore to use Problem-based learning pedagogy for all its diplomas....

      , Republic of Singapore (Tertiary Education)
    • Polytechnic University of the Philippines
      Polytechnic University of the Philippines
      The Polytechnic University of the Philippines commonly known as PUP is a public research university in the Philippines. It was founded on October 19, 1904 as the Manila Business School, offering commerce-related courses...

      , a university in the Philippines, since 1904
    • Hong Kong Polytechnic University
      Hong Kong Polytechnic University
      The Hong Kong Polytechnic University specialises in professional education in Hong Kong. The University’s teaching units are grouped under six faculties and two schools; the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Construction and Environment, Faculty of...

      , a university in Hong Kong, since 1937
    • Polytechnic College, a college in Texas, USA, now called Texas Wesleyan University
      Texas Wesleyan University
      Texas Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university founded by the United Methodist Church in 1890. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, with branch campuses in Burleson and downtown Fort Worth.-History:Texas Wesleyan...

    • Polytechnic School
      Polytechnic School
      Polytechnic School, often referred to as simply Poly, is a college preparatory private school in Pasadena, California.-History:The school was founded in 1907 as the first private non-sectarian, non-profit elementary school in California. It descends from the Throop Polytechnic Institute founded by...

      , a private school in Pasadena, California, founded in 1907
  • Polytechnic Secondary School
    Polytechnic Secondary School
    The polytechnic secondary school, officially ten-class general educational polytechnic secondary school, abbreviation POS, pronounced P-O-S, was the standard type of school in the school system of East Germany. The POS was established in 1959 to replace the hitherto existing Grundschule...

    , in East Germany


Sports and entertainment:
  • Polytechnic (band)
    Polytechnic (Band)
    Polytechnic are an indie-rock band based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester, England.- Members :Dylan Giles ; Yuri Caul ; Tim Warren ; Peet Earnshaw - History:...

    , an English indie rock band
  • Polytechnic F.C.
    Polytechnic F.C.
    Polytechnic Football Club, originally, Hanover United Football Club is a football club from England, formed in 1873 or 1875. It is believed to be the first football club to use United in its name. It played its home matches at the Limes, Barnes, London, moving to a ground near Chiswick railway...

    , an English football club
  • Polytechnic Magazine, a sports magazine from the early 1900s

See also

  • Bahrain Polytechnic
    Bahrain Polytechnic
    Bahrain Polytechnic is a government-owned tertiary education institute located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It has been established by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; King of Bahrain by Royal Decree in July 2008. It is conisdered a key initiative for the Education and Training Development Committee; a...

     (University)
  • Polytechnic High School (disambiguation)
  • Polytechnic Marathon
    Polytechnic Marathon
    The Polytechnic Marathon, often called the Poly, was a marathon held annually between 1909 and 1996, over various courses in or near London. It was the first marathon to be run regularly over the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which is now the global standard...

    , an English foot race
  • Polytechnic Stadium
    Polytechnic Stadium
    Polytechnic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium which is a part of Polytechnic Sport Complex owned by Kremenchuk State University in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Currently and historically it is the primary arena for Kremin Kremenchuk. Club has intentions to built it own arena FC Kremin Stadium.It is...

    , a Ukrainian sports facility
  • List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"
  • Polytechnique (film)
    Polytechnique (film)
    Polytechnique is a 2009 Canadian film from Quebec written by Jacques Davidts and Denis Villeneuve and directed by Denis Villeneuve. Set in Montreal, Quebec and based on the École Polytechnique massacre , the film documents the events of December 6, 1989 through the eyes of two students who witness...

    , a 2009 Canadian film
  • VEB Polytechnik
    VEB Polytechnik
    VEB Polytechnik was a company from the German Democratic Republic, located in Chemnitz . In the GDR it was mainly known for producing overhead projectors, called PolyLux....

    , a defunct East German (GDR) company
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