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university
thumb|Alma Mater (New York sculpture)|Alma Mater by [[Daniel Chester French, Columbia University. The alma mater, meaning "nourishing mother" in Latin, is one of the most enduring symbols of the university. The phrase is associated with the University of Bologna, Italy, founded in 1088.]]
college
upright=1.35|thumb| Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent [[colleges of the University of Cambridge in England ]] thumb| Williams College in Williamstown, [[Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States]] thumb|Seinäjoki College in [[Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018]] A college (Latin: collegium) may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary school.
massive open online course
education service on the web
postgraduate education
studies after the undergraduate level
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
Doctor of Medicine
medical degree
global studies
academic study
student exchange program
exchange program, groups of people from different countries visit each other
vocational university
institution of higher education and sometimes research, which provides tertiary and sometimes quaternary education and grants professional academic degrees
visiting professor
academic rank
university of the third age
educational and social movement of older people
Holland Codes
theory
Universal Design for Learning
educational framework so that all people can learn regardless of their abilities
academic mobility
students and teachers in higher education moving to another institution
internationalization of higher education
in theory, "the process of integrating an international, intercultural, or global dimension into the purpose, functions or delivery of postsecondary education"
student financial aid
economic support for students; often provided by a state to its citizens
Dean's list
academic award
small private online course
version of a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) used locally with on-campus students