William Van Mildert William Van Mildert William Van Mildert (6 November 1765 – 21 February 1836) was the last palatine Bishop of Durham (1826–1836), and one of the founders of the University of Durham. His name survives in Van Mildert College, founded in 1965 and the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity. He was the son of Cornelius van Mildert, a gin distiller, and his wife Martha née Hill. Cornelius Van Mildert was the great-grandson of an Amsterdam merchant who migrated to London around 1670, Martha the daughter of William Hill of Vauxhall, Surrey, merchant and financier. William van Mildert was educated at St
Junior University Colleges (Sri Lanka) Junior University Colleges (Sri Lanka) The Junior University College of Ceylon was a university college in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1969 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. In 1972 it was separated into independent Advanced Technological Institute or covert in to another institute . The concept of the junior college is spreading rapidly throughout the world.The government of Ceylon established the six Junior University Colleges, in 1969. Part xvi of the Higher Education Act No. 20 of 1966 provides for the establishment of Junior University Colleges in Ceylon. These are two-year colleges