Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University, a privately owned institution headquartered in the US, was founded in 1961 and operates with approximately 7,200 employees. The university specializes in higher education, serving more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across its six-county service region in southeast Florida, with a student body recognized for its ethnic and cultural diversity. In addition to its role as a teaching institution, Florida Atlantic University is developing as a center for research, particularly in the biomedical arena, a process enhanced by partnerships with organizations such as the Scripps Research Institute, the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, and the Max Planck Society. The university further extends its educational and research capabilities through its Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.