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Kwantlen Polytechnic University

LC control no.no2016043198
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Corporate name headingKwantlen Polytechnic University
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Variant(s)KPU
Beginning date2008
Associated countryCanada
LocatedSurrey, B.C.
Found inRadical criminology, fall 2015: t.p. (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
Wikipedia, viewed Mar. 30, 2016 (Kwantlen Polytechnic University (commonly abbreviated to KPU) is a public degree-granting undergraduate polytechnic university in British Columbia with campuses located in Surrey, Richmond, Cloverdale, and Langley. Prior to being granted authority as a University college, Kwantlen Polytechnic University was founded as Kwantlen College. In 2008, the provincial government announced its intention to amend the University Act to appoint Kwantlen University College [no publications in LC database] a polytechnic universitiy. The legislation renaming the University College to University received royal assent on May 29, 2008 and KPU began operation as Kwantlen Polytechnic University on September 1, 2008)