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university

Also known as uni, universities, varsity

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.]]

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A university is a higher education institution that follows secondary school and baccalaureate. It is distinct from a college. The subject is categorized under higher education institutions and has a main Wikimedia portal at Portal:University. It is maintained by WikiProject Higher education and appears on the focus list of Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4.

The concept is described by sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language. Model items include the University of Oxford, University of Bologna, University of al-Qarawiyyin, and University of Mumbai. It is referenced by 8,311 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Research

20,001,037 papers

Colorado State University, Pet Hospice Program.ReviewThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice · 2019Gore M, Lana SE, Bishop GADOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.01.002
University public-private partnerships for addressing student emergency needs: A literature review.ReviewJournal of emergency management (Weston, Mass.) · 2021Iman S, 'Gurt' Ge YDOI: 10.5055/jem.0543
Ethics: An Indispensable Dimension in the University Rankings.ReviewScience and engineering ethics · 2017Khaki Sedigh ADOI: 10.1007/s11948-016-9758-1
Foreword to: Indiana University's Response to the Addictions Crisis: A Grand Challenge Initiative.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing · 2024Newhouse RDOI: 10.1177/00469580241254993
Joint Degree Program for Graduate Students at the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine.ReviewNagoya journal of medical science · 2019Kasuya H, Aleksic B, Sumigama S et al.DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.81.2.183
A bibliometric analysis of quality assurance in higher education institutions: Implications for assessing university's societal impact.ReviewEvaluation and program planning · 2023Khuram S, Rehman CA, Nasir N et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102319
Washington University's Ophthalmic Department: National Leader in Research, Education, and Eye Care.Missouri medicine · 2022Margolis TP
Reimagining the university's role in the health and well-being of the people it serves.Evaluation and program planning · 2024Quinn KJ, Kapp JM, Chanay S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102450

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Definition
Academic freedom
Antecedents
Medieval Europe
Early modern universities
Modern universities
National universities
Intergovernmental universities
Organization
Around the world
Classification
Colloquial usage
Cost
See also
References
Further reading
External links

A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. University is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

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