Forum General Discussions      Re: Universities Posted by: Dr. Ulrich (Uli) Mletzko (PID_130), E-mail: Address, on December 07, 2008 at 19:05 : In Reply to: Re: Universities posted by : bob sudharmin , E-mail: Address, on December 07, 2008 at 13:03 : ----------- Start Original Message ----------- Of late I have noticed that Mark Davis has used the title University of Ultrasonics for his UT training facility in Alabama. I would like to ask the forum members for their opinion and at the same time ask Mark Davis for an explanation why he thinks it is OK to use the word University as a descriptor for his training facility (considering the nearly 1200 year history of the word ...see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_universities_in_continuous_operation) : : By definition a university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects.------------ End Original Message ------------ I think, that Ed Ginzel is right in general. For example, in Germany the expression 'University' for an educational institution is protected by law, and a university almost always is operated by the government as a public institution. Minimal criteria are the right to award the title 'doctor' and a special selection of the teachers / professors. Even if a private institution claims to be a university, the same criteria have to be applied, supervised by the government. And I know that in many other countries the rules are similar. So don't speak about universities, when you think of professional NDT schools, colleges or academies below the doctor/master level. This has to be separated from the fact that those other schools may have a high reputation within their class. Regards Uli Mletzko (just 3 months retired from University of Stuttgart, Germany) Follow Ups: Re: Universities John Brunk 15:01 Dec-08-2008 (2) Re: Universities Michel Couture 18:03 Dec-09-2008 (1) Re: Universities tj 15:40 Dec-12-2008 (0) Post a Followup: Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: ----------- Start Original Message ----------- : Of late I have noticed that Mark Davis has used the title University of Ultrasonics for his UT training facility in Alabama. I would like to ask the forum members for their opinion and at the same time ask Mark Davis for an explanation why he thinks it is OK to use the word University as a descriptor for his training facility (considering the nearly 1200 year history of the word ...see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_universities_in_continuous_operation) : : : By definition a university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects.------------ End Original Message ------------ : I think, that Ed Ginzel is right in general. For example, in Germany the expression 'University' for an educational institution is protected by law, and a university almost always is operated by the government as a public institution. Minimal criteria are the right to award the title 'doctor' and a special selection of the teachers / professors. Even if a private institution claims to be a university, the same criteria have to be applied, supervised by the government. : And I know that in many other countries the rules are similar. So don't speak about universities, when you think of professional NDT schools, colleges or academies below the doctor/master level. This has to be separated from the fact that those other schools may have a high reputation within their class. : Regards : Uli Mletzko : (just 3 months retired from University of Stuttgart, Germany) ------------ End Original Message ------------ Optional Link URL: Example: "http://www....html". Alternative write "http://www.ndt.net/wshop/attach/filename.htm" if you transfered a filename.htm via FTP Page Title: is important! Optional Image URL: http://www....gif Attention! Please click the button only once. This may take a moment to process Forum General Discussions Help