An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization (research institution) created to do research on specific topics. An institute can also be a professional body. In some countries institutes can be part of a university or other institution of higher education, either as a group of departments or an autonomous educational institution without a classic full university status such as a University Institute. The word comes from the Latin word institutum meaning facility or habit; from instituere meaning build, create, raise or educate. In some countries, such as Korea and Japan, private schools are sometimes called institutes, rather than schools, as a form of marketing. In the United Kingdom the title 'Institute' is a protected word and companies or other organisations may

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