Smarr has already drawn on a network of area schools, institutes and businesses to get things started.

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On the philanthropic side, he likewise went for big undertakings--universities, research institutes and schools for minorities.

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The Network comprises some 9, 500 educational institutions, ranging from public and private pre-schools, primary, secondary and vocational schools to teacher training institutes, in rural or urban settings.

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The oldest Catholic university in the United States, Georgetown administers 180 programs in four undergraduate schools, three graduate and professional schools, and several specialized institutes.

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Today Muhammadiyah has schools across the country and more than 100 universities or institutes of higher education.

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Participants will include UNESCO supporters, such as NGOs, foundations, associated schools, UNESCO Chairs, UNESCO Clubs and Centres, affiliated institutes, national committees of intergovernmental programmes, Goodwill Ambassadors, etc.

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Despite its 1.6 million schools, 500 universities, 25, 000 colleges and 7, 000 technical institutes, far too few employable Indians are graduating from its education system.

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In many ways the executive education programs of the major business schools, for instance, attract students because of the research conducted by their professors supported by the institutes and research centers they establish.

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