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== History ==
[[File:Potatau-Te-Wherowhero-Tawhiao-Tukaroto-Matutaera-Maori.jpg|left|thumb|236x236px|Founder of the University, Emperor [[Rangitake]]]]
The [[Morsto-Oan War]] displayed the technological and organizational weaknesses of the [[military of the Oan Isles]]. The country was defeated in that war, losing territory, population, economic potential, cultural heritage and national pride. To restore the nation and enable it to stand up for itself in a world increasingly dominated by great powers, [[Emperor of Polynesia]] Rangitake ordered the establishment of a modern university modelled led after the Royal Bursil University in [[Sani Bursil]], [[Great Morstaybishlia]] and the [[Shiro Academy]] in Cupertino, Infinite Loop. Scholarly communities which had conducted research and teaching in Tokapa for centuries were amalgamated and formalized under new laws and the state provided
The University’s initial focus was to prepare the Oan Isles for future wars with large Auroran powers. It started classes in biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, politics, history, economics, international relations, law and Staynish. This included appointing foreigners such as Prof Edward Smith, a [[Staynes|Staynish]] physicist and mathematician as its first President. Prof Smith significantly expanded the university and shaped its structure and purpose. Nevertheless, his progressive ideals were often at odds with the government, which despised the independence he championed for the university.
The University of Tokapa was instrumental in helping the Oan Isles prepare for the [[Great War]]. Its scholars and students discovered new processes for making explosives
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