| 单词 | university college |
| 释义 | > as lemmasuniversity college university college n. an institution providing higher education but without full or independent university status; cf. college n. 4d.The exact status and organization of a university college varies from place to place. In the United Kingdom, the title was formerly given to colleges of higher education affiliated with but not part of a university, and usually unable to grant their own degrees. The title now confers a status intermediate between that of a university and a college, and institutions holding it are usually wholly independent.Since at least the 16th cent., University College has also been the name of one of the colleges of the University of Oxford (more formally ‘(the College of) the Great Hall of the University’). ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > college or university > [noun] > college > affiliated to a university college1838 university college1838 co-ordinate1975 1838 Charter Univ. London Such certificates as aforesaid may be presented from our College called University College, or from our College called King's College [etc.]. 1894 School Rev. 2 287 The University College of Wales, at Aberystwyth..is now probably one of the most flourishing university colleges in the united kingdom. 1954 Times 1 July 9/6 University College of North Staffordshire..is the only university college empowered to grant degrees. 1981 D. Rowntree Dict. Educ. 335 University colleges, the name formerly given to the UK civic universities which, when first set up, did not have the power to grant their own degrees and usually granted those of London University instead. The last such (Leicester) became autonomous in 1957. 2004 N.Z. Managem. (Nexis) Nov. 64 Our vision... To be widely recognised as a pre-eminent university college in the Asia-Pacific region with internationally focused programmes and a global vision. < as lemmas |
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