# How do independent university affiliated institutions work? # How do independent university affiliated institutions work * Some examples * [[The Hoover Institution]] * The Hoover Institution is a unit of [Stanford University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University) but has its own board of overseers. * [[The Institute for Advanced Study]] * `The Institute is a private, independent academic institution that enjoys close, collaborative ties with Princeton University as well as Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and other nearby institutions. In the early 1930s, Princeton University provided office space for the Institute’s first Faculty members while the Institute’s Fuld Hall was being constructed, but there are no formal links between the two institutions.` [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/How+do+independent+university+affiliated+institutions+work) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/How+do+independent+university+affiliated+institutions+work)