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Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Texas A&M University opened in 1876 as the state's first public higher
education and land-grant institution and today is one of the few
universities also to hold sea-grant and space-grant designations. Texas
A&M is the nation's third-largest university with about 43,000
students. Texas A&M has participated in more than 500 research
projects in 76 countries; instructs more than 2,680 international students
from about 110 countries; has formal research and exchange agreements with
about 110 institutions in about 40 countries; has more than 600 students
participating in University-developed study abroad programs each year,
ranking the University among the top 15 research institutions nationally;
ranks fourth nationally in new National Merit Scholars; and ranks fifth
nationally in research expenditure ($355 million in 1995). The University
has a Study Abroad Center in Italy and a University Center in Mexico City
equipped with telecommunications capabilities. International research
efforts at Texas A&M include the $45 million a year Ocean Drilling
Program funded by 15 nations, the Institute for Nautical Archeology and
the World Ocean Circulation Experiment, a federally funded center for the
Study of the Western Hemispheric Trade and the Center for International
Business Research and Studies, the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center
funded by the United Nations and others.
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