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Sophia founded by Don Smithmier, launched as a public beta in March 2011. [3] As of 2013, the company reported that its platform was utilized by over 70,000 students and educators. [4] Sofia offers more than 34,000 free tutorials, created by teachers and scholars, including Bill Nye The Science Guy, and institutions such as Mayo Clinic. [5] [6]
The institution was originally known as the California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, one of several transpersonally-oriented institutions formed in the 1970s. [5] [6] The founders, Robert Frager and James Fadiman, wanted to offer the perspectives of transpersonal psychology alongside personal, therapeutic and spiritual disciplines, all within a community context.
Mary Braganza, RCSJ (25 October 1923 – 16 October 2019), popularly known as Karuna Mary, was an Indian Catholic religious sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart, [1] and former principal of Sophia College, Mumbai. [2]
In 1969, two graduate programs were developed, International Career Training (ICT), and Masters in Teaching Languages (MAT) (French, Spanish and ESL). An undergraduate program, the World Issues Program (WIP), was developed in 1973 and resulted in 26 graduating classes. The WIP program was based on an experiential learning model.
Sophia University, (Japanese: 上智大学, Jōchi Daigaku; Latin: Universitas Sedis Sapientiae) is a private Jesuit research university in Tokyo, Japan.Founded in 1913 by the Jesuits, it was granted university status in 1928, becoming the first Catholic university in Japan. [3]
Nanzan is a member of the ASEACCU (Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities), an organization of Catholic institutes of higher learning in the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and Japan. In addition to Nanzan, there are seven other Japanese members, including Sophia.
The first openSAP course was held from May 27 through July 15, 2013. 18,033 learners were enrolled on day 1 of the course. When the final exam ended, this number had increased to 40,386. 15,748 learners actively participated in the course. 10,795 learners took the final exam. 9,383 graded records of achievement were distributed.
Huntington Learning Center was founded in 1977 by Dr. Raymond Huntington and his wife Eileen. The couple opened a second center in 1978 and began franchising locations in 1985. The company grew aggressively during the 1980s and 1990s, and by 1999, the chain had opened 200 units. [1]