Each of the Conservatoire schools is a separate and distinct institution that employs its own teaching staff and remains legally autonomous.

The two schools later separated to become distinct institutions governed by two separate boards.

Elphinstone College became a distinct institution, separated from the High School, on 1 April 1856.

Quebec colleges, distinct post-secondary institutions, by definition do not fit eligibility requirements.

It is an administratively distinct institution and a collaborative effort among a selected group of dialysis facilities with strong ties to academic research institutions.

Founded in 1974, it is one of four separate and distinct institutions in the University of Houston System.

In 1893, the High School and Normal School were separated into two distinct institutions.

By late antiquity, the "beth midrash" had developed along with the synagogue into a distinct though somewhat related institution.

Each of the colonies originated by separate grants from the British Crown and had evolved relatively distinct political and cultural institutions.

The merger ended the 241 year history of Rutgers College as a distinct institution.