The article tells about what a university is, what types of them exist, how they differ and what they are created for.
Ancient times
Knowledge was not always valued by people. For a very long time, only practical skills were valued that could help them survive, get food, or protect themselves and their relatives. This partly changed at the time when crafts arose. However, in any era there were those who were interested in the true structure of the world and who did not want to be content with the biblical description of it. Such people rarely found understanding in society, because, according to other citizens, they were engaged in sheer nonsense, because how can some absolutely abstract knowledge help in life? This is how the first scientists appeared.
Fortunately, everything gradually changed, people realized the importance of knowledge and science in general, so the first universities arose. The oldest of them are now more than one hundred years old. However, for a long time they remained the lot of the elite, and not everyone could study there.
In our time, this is somewhat easier, and anyone can enter a university. So what is a university? What are their varieties, and what do they generally do? We'll figure it out.
Definition
According to the encyclopedia,The abbreviation university comes from the phrase higher education institution. And by the way, according to the official norms of the Russian language, this abbreviation is written in small letters. As the name implies, its purpose is to give people a higher education. So now we know what a university is.
Unlike schools, technical schools and colleges, students receive professional knowledge of a wide range, but always with a deepening in a specific area. It also has branches that are located in remote cities or small towns in order to give everyone the opportunity to receive an education. Higher education is a broad concept applicable to a number of institutions that provide people with higher education, for example, institutes, universities, etc. Depending on the type, form of study and speci alty, the duration of this study differs, but usually ranges from four to six years.
Also, each university must have a license to study and be accredited, the state commission is engaged in this. There are also different forms of education, the main ones are full-time, part-time and distance learning. The latter, by the way, is gaining popularity every year. So the university is a multidisciplinary institution where people of different ages can study if they wish, and even those who have little time to attend full-time classes.
However, what is the difference between the same university and an institute?
Differences
A university is an institution of higher education that offers a huge number of speci alties and programs in a wide variety of fields to choose from.
Academy sametrains a wide range of specialists, mainly in speci alties related to human activity. For example, tourism, he althcare, finance, economics, and more.
And the institute trains specialists to work in specific professional areas of science and labor.
So now we know how one institution of higher education differs from another. It is also worth mentioning that all universities are engaged in scientific activities.
Choice
At present, among young people one can often find the opinion that higher education has now partially lost its significance, and it is not at all necessary to receive it. This statement is rather controversial, since it is difficult to overestimate the importance of knowledge, but this is a personal choice for everyone, and if a person does not plan to devote his life to science or any one profession where he will become a good specialist, then higher education may not come in handy. So now we know what a university is.
