An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization (research institution) created to do research on specific topics. An institute can also be a professional body.

In some countries institutes can be part of a university or other institution of higher education, either as a group of departments or an autonomous educational institution without a classic full university status such as a University Institute.

The word comes from the Latin word institutum meaning facility or habit; from instituere meaning build, create, raise or educate.

In some countries, such as South Korea and Japan, private schools are sometimes called institutes, rather than schools.

In Sweden the are two well known institutes, the Nobel Institute and the Educational Institute Utbildningsinstitutet

In the United Kingdom the title 'Institute' is a protected word and companies or other organisations may only use that word if they are "organisations which are carrying out research at the highest level or to professional bodies of the highest standing". Furthermore, if a company is carrying on a business under a different name to the company name, that business name must comply with the Business Names Act. Use of the title 'Institute' requires approval from the Secretary of State. Failure to obtain approval is a criminal offence.

• Seville Game Theory Group
  esi2.us.es
  Lots of links on game theory, papers and publications by members and others.
• Center for Game Theory in Economics
  sunysb.edu
  Home Page of the Center for Game Theory in Economics, SUNY at Stony Brook.
• Institute of Economic Theory III, Humboldt University
  wiwi.hu-berlin.de
  Research on game theory and experimental economics directed by Prof. Gueth, Berlin