Polytechnic

A polytechnic is a school, college, or university that qualifies as an institute of technology or vocational university. They are sometimes called universities of applied sciences.

Polytechnic may also refer to:

Education

Tertiary education

Asia

• Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, one of the universities and colleges of the United Arab Emirates
• Bahrain Polytechnic in Isa Town, Bahrain
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (abbreviated as PolyU)
• Jakarta State Polytechnic, Indonesia
• Macao Polytechnic University
• Politeknik Ungku Omar in Perak, Malaysia
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines
• Polytechnic (Singapore), tertiary institutions in Singapore
• Tehran Polytechnic in Tehran, Iran
• Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan
• Wuhan Polytechnic University

Europe

• Polytechnic University of Catalonia or BarcelonaTech, Spain
• Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
• Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes
• Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano), Milan
• Polytechnic University of Paris, Paris
• Polytechnic University of Turin (Politecnico di Torino), Turin
• Politechnika Wrocławska, another name for Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Wrocław, Poland
• Polytechnic (Greece), schools that teach engineering
• Polytechnic (Portugal), schools that offer profession-oriented, practical training
• Polytechnic (United Kingdom), system between 1965 and 1992; after merging with university system now generally known as "post-1992 universities"

North America

• Cal Poly, a name used for several polytechnics in California:
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Florida Polytechnic University of Lakeland, Florida
• Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, Alberta Canada
• Red River College Polytechnic, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
• Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal
• Polytechnic University (New York), New York University Tandon School of Engineering
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) of Blacksburg, Virginia

Oceania

• Aoraki Polytechnic, New Zealand
• Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand
• Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand

Secondary education

• Polytechnic High School (disambiguation)
• Polytechnic Secondary School

Entertainment

• Polytechnique (film), a 2009 Canadian film
• Polytechnic (film), a 2014 Indian film
• Polytechnic (band), an English indie rock band

Sports

• Polytechnic F.C., an English football club
• Polytechnic Boxing Club, an English boxing club
• Kingston Athletic Club and Polytechnic Harriers, English sporting clubs
• Polytechnic Marathon, an English foot race
• Polytechnic Stadium (London), an English sports facility
• Polytechnic Magazine, magazine covering news for the Regent Street Polytechnic
• Polytechnic Stadium (Kremenchuk), a Ukrainian sports facility

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Polytechnic
• List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"
• VEB Polytechnik, a defunct East German (GDR) company