AAU
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Education
- Aalborg University, in Denmark
- Academy of Art UniversityAcademy of Art UniversityThe Academy of Art University , a for-profit university owned by the Stephens Institute, was founded in San Francisco, California in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens...
,in San Francisco - Addis Ababa UniversityAddis Ababa UniversityAddis Ababa University is a university in Ethiopia. It was originally named "University College of Addis Ababa" at its founding, then renamed for the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I in 1962, receiving its current name in 1975.Although the university has six of its seven campuses within...
, in Ethiopia - Allied American University, brand used by Allied SchoolsAllied Schools (United States)Allied Schools is a for-profit secondary and post-secondary educational services company founded in 1992. The company markets its certificate and diploma courses to working professionals, stay-at-home parents, military service members and disabled individuals to obtain training and credentials for...
in California, United States - Alpen-Adria-University of KlagenfurtUniversity of KlagenfurtThe University of Klagenfurt was founded in 1960 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It began as a College of Educational Studies . Since October 2004 the official German name is Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt in order to stress the intercultural connections between the Alpine regions and the Adriatic Sea...
, in Austria - Anand Agricultural UniversityAnand Agricultural UniversityAnand Agricultural University is located in the western Indian state of Gujarat between the cities of Vadodara and Ahmedabad. This was formerly the Anand Campus of Gujarat Agricultural University, which is now independent. It has three constituent colleges, for agriculture, veterinary science and...
, in Anand, Gujarat, India - Antillean Adventist UniversityAntillean Adventist UniversityThe Antillean Adventist University is a private, coeducational, Christian, and non-profit university in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico...
, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico - Assam Agricultural UniversityAssam Agricultural UniversityAssam Agricultural University was established in 1969 under the Assam Agricultural University Act 1968 January 2, 1969. The jurisdiction of the University extends to the entire State of Assam with regard to teaching, research and extension education in the field of agriculture and allied sciences...
, in Jorhat, Assam, India - Association of African UniversitiesAssociation of African UniversitiesThe Association of African Universities was established in 1967 to facilitate co-operation between its members and with the international academic community. It is based in Accra, Ghana...
- Association of American UniversitiesAssociation of American UniversitiesThe Association of American Universities is an organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education...
Healthcare
- Acute Assessment UnitAcute Assessment UnitAn acute assessment unit, or acute admissions unit, is a short-stay department in some hospitals that is sometimes part of the emergency department, although a separate department. The AAU acts as a gateway between a patient's general practitioner, the emergency department, and the wards of the...
, in a UK hospital - Acute anterior uveitisUveitisUveitis specifically refers to inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, termed the "uvea" but in common usage may refer to any inflammatory process involving the interior of the eye....
, an inflammation of the middle layer of the eye
Miscellaneous
- Alpha acidAlpha acidAlpha acids are a class of compounds primarily of importance to the production of beer. They are found in the resin glands of the flowers of the hop plant and are the source of hop bitterness. Alpha acids may be isomerized to form iso-alpha acids by the application of heat in solution...
unit, a measure of the bitterness of hops used in brewing beer - Amateur Athletic UnionAmateur Athletic UnionThe Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
, a sports organization in the United States - AAU, IATA airport code for Asau AirportAsau AirportAsau Airport is a small domestic airfield located in the thick dense jungle at the northwest end of Savai'i in Samoa. The airport is in the village of Asau and mainly services chartered flights.This airport is open daily for 12 hours a day...
in Asau, Samoa - Assigned amount unitsAssigned amount unitsAn Assigned Amount Unit is a tradable 'Kyoto unit' or 'carbon credit' representing an allowance to emit greenhouse gases comprising one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalents calculated using their Global Warming Potential....
, emission allowances created and allocated under the Marrakech Accords of the Kyoto protocol