Linked and Associated


Explanation:

See this Wikipedia excerpt:

"In 1973, by state law, the Center came to be called Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza (State Center of Technological Education) and their classes began to form the São Paulo State Technological College. This way, CEETEPS became the maintainer of two FATECs: one in São Paulo and one in Sorocaba. In 1974, has been created the higher education technological career of Data Processing, today still reference in the area of Information Technology.

In 1976, the state government merge, by law, all its isolated higher education establishments into the UNESP (São Paulo State University). As CEETEPS was not an educational institution, but the maintainer of two academic units, the law that created the UNESP established that CEETEPS will integrate the new university in the condition of special institution, LINKED AND ASSOCIATED with it."

The EN in the Wiki entry is less than perfect: "In 1976, the state government MERGE, by law, all its ISOLATED higher education establishments" but it gives the general idea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Paulo_State_Technological_...