SCIAN 611312—Public sector higher education institutions

Where 611312 sits

1. 61 Educational services
2. 611 Educational services
3. 6113 Higher education schools
4. 61131 Higher education schools
5. 611312 Public sector higher education institutions

Description

Public economic units (universities, technological institutes) primarily dedicated to providing higher education for the training of engineers, accountants, business administrators, lawyers, educators, doctors, agronomists, architects, psychologists, and other professionals. Admission to these institutions requires prior completion of high school or its equivalent, or a higher technical education program subject to a credit transfer process. These economic units offer their services through the traditional classroom system (fully in-person education, using a set format defined by a specific time and place for students and instructors), the open system (blended learning, where students determine their own study time and courses, but attend scheduled advising sessions at the campus), or the distance learning system (where students work online in a digital environment using new technologies).

What 611312 includes

• Public sector economic units primarily dedicated to providing postgraduate studies (master's degrees, doctorates, specializations); higher education combined with other educational levels taught on the same campus, and public sector higher teacher training schools.
• Public higher education institutions that also offer other educational levels on the same campus, educational services
• Delivery of a Bachelor's degree in physical education by public higher education institutions
• Medical, dental, and veterinary residency programs offered at public higher education institutions

Example activities

• military colleges of higher education, educational services
• higher education provided in public sector schools through distance learning
• higher education provided in public sector schools through an open system
• higher education provided in public sector schools through a school-based system
• public higher education art schools, educational services
• public higher teacher training colleges, educational services
• public sector schools that offer refresher courses and educational services
• public sector schools that offer extension courses, educational services
• public sector schools that offer diplomas and educational services
• public sector schools that offer specialized educational services
• public sector schools that offer doctoral studies, educational services
• public sector schools that offer master's degree programs, educational services
• public sector schools that offer postgraduate studies, educational services
• teaching of engineering by public higher education institutions
• delivery of a bachelor's degree in administration by public higher education institutions
• offering of a bachelor's degree in agronomy by public higher education institutions
• teaching of architecture degrees by public higher education institutions
• bachelor's degree in accounting offered by public higher education institutions
• offering of a law degree by public higher education institutions
• delivery of a bachelor's degree in education by public higher education institutions
• delivery of a medical degree by public higher education institutions
• offering of a bachelor's degree in psychology by public higher education institutions
• public sector technological institutes, educational services
• literacy programs taught in public higher education institutions

Cross-references for 611312

• Public sector economic units primarily engaged in providing higher technical education (611212, Public sector higher technical education schools); providing technical training for the development of computer skills (611422, Public sector computer schools); training executives on aspects of finance and senior management (611432, Public sector executive training schools); providing non-formal fine arts education (611612, Public sector art schools); non-formal sports instruction (611622, Public sector sports schools); non-formal language teaching (611632, Public sector language schools); student housing (623992, Public sector orphanages and other social welfare residences); and temporary accommodation in boarding houses and guesthouses (721311, Boarding houses and guesthouses).

611312 in other systems