One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to "conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind.& [..]

set up or lay the groundwork for Corporations have to be more and more focused on instituting higher labor standards. — Washington Post (Feb 7, 2012)

1510s, "purpose, design," from Latin institutum "an ordinance; a purpose; a custom; precedents; principal components," literally "thing set up," noun use of neuter past p [..]

early 14c., "to establish in office, appoint," from Latin institutus, past participle of instituere "to set up, put in place; arrange; found, establish; appoint, designate; govern, admi [..]

establish: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" an association organized to promote art or science or education advance or set forth in court; & [..]

institut

tut·ed -tut·ing 1 : to establish in a particular position or office ;specif in the civil law of Louisiana : to appoint as heir see also instituted heir at heir 2 : to get started : ...

The term ‘Institute’ has varied meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In legal parlance, it could refer to:

In BC, Institutes are organized according to career, vocational and technical specialties, covering a variety of occupations. They may offer credentials from certificates to degrees. One institute (Ni [..]

a post-secondary school that provides specialized training in technologies, trades, art and design, law enforcement or indigenous studies.

(n) an association organized to promote art or science or education(v) set up or lay the groundwork for(v) advance or set forth in court

A postsecondary institution that specializes in degree programs in a group of closely related subjects; for example, Institute of Technology.

The preferred descriptive when referring to RIT is university

A group or cluster of campuses/colleges administered by a central Institute office.

An organization created for a specific purpose, usually for research, that may be located on a college or university's campus.[Back to Top]

an organisational body created for a certain purpose. Institutes are often parts of a university that are dedicated to postgraduate study and research. Academic schools within QMUL’s School Medicine a [..]

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