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Institution of higher education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.
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Academic degree
6 linksAn academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university.
Education
6 linksPurposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits.
Purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits.
It spans the period between the typically universal compulsory, primary education to the optional, selective tertiary, "postsecondary", or "higher" education of ISCED 5 and 6 (e.g. university), and the ISCED 4 Further education or vocational school.
Higher education
4 linksTertiary education leading to award of an academic degree.
Tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree.
In the US, higher education is provided by universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, conservatories, and institutes of technology, and certain college-level institutions, including vocational schools, universities of applied sciences, trade schools, and other career-based colleges that award degrees.
Tertiary education
2 linksEducational level following the completion of secondary education.
Educational level following the completion of secondary education.
The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including universities as well as trade schools and colleges.
University of Paris
2 linksThe University of Paris (Université de Paris), metonymically known as the Sorbonne, was the leading university in Paris, France, active from 1150 to 1970, with the exception of 1793–1806 under the French Revolution.
Student
1 linksPrimarily a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution.
Primarily a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution.
In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, the term "student" denotes those enrolled in secondary schools and higher (e.g., college or university); those enrolled in primary/elementary schools are called "pupils".
Middle Ages
1 linksIn the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
In the West, intellectual life was marked by scholasticism, a philosophy that emphasised joining faith to reason, and by the founding of universities.
Doctorate
3 linksAcademic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach").
Academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach").
George Makdisi theorizes that the ijazah issued in early Islamic madrasahs was the origin of the doctorate later issued in medieval European universities.
Teacher
1 linksEducator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue.
Educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue.
In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional qualifications or credentials from a university or college.
Postgraduate education
2 linksRequired, and it is normally considered to be part of higher education.
Required, and it is normally considered to be part of higher education.
For historical reasons dating back to the French Revolution of 1789, France has a dual education system, with Grandes Écoles on one side, and universities on the other hand, with the Grandes Écoles.