The Institute was formed in 1972 from the amalgamation of earlier institutions:

First, various early Islamic institutions were meant, in some respect, to serve one or more rule of law principles.

They are also of some importance for the study of certain early ecclesiastical institutions.

It had evolved from the earlier institution of wiec.

Maurer's most important contribution to history is a series of books on the early institutions of the Germans.

The University of Georgia was among the early institutions to grant a specialized degree in nonprofit management.

As a result, it was largely excluded from the development of such early democratic institutions.

An earlier institution, the Taehak, had been founded in 372.

It was one of the earliest public institutions of higher learning to admit women and men equally in the United States.

It is, therefore, one of the world's earlier institutions charged with national government accountability.