Begun on a tiny scale, the institute grew to include 10 areas of major, including civil engineering, computer science, psychology and English.

Since then the institute has grown leaps and bounds.

By the end of the 19th century the institute had grown into a university covering all subjects.

The institute, a public engineering university, grew rapidly over the last 20 years, to an enrollment of 7,800.

Since 2001 the institute has grown in size to around 45 full-time researchers in 2008.

Under his leadership, the institute grew to one of prominence and leadership in the black community.

From a college that began with an annual intake of 125 students, the institute has now grown to rank among the nation's premier technical institutions.

But Philip Gold, a former fellow who left in 2002, said the institute had grown increasingly religious.

Since then, the institute has grown as a national authority in the management of standards.

During that time, the institute grew to more than 3,500 students from about 2,000.