A tekhnikum (Russian: техникум) is a type of vocational school in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, as well as in modern Russia, Ukraine and some other post-Soviet states.
The term was borrowed from 19th-century German education, where these kinds of school were called Technicum. In modern Russia many tekhnikums were renamed into "technical college", "technological college", "technical liceum", etc.
See also
- Professional technical school
- Technikum (Polish education)
- Technicum (German education)
- Technikon, South Africa
References
- "Техникум", Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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"Техникум" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.