Oxford and Cambridge college systems
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The Oxford and Cambridge college systems are historic collegiate structures in which universities are composed of semi-autonomous residential colleges that combine living, learning, and community life.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
collegiate university system
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higher education governance model → |
| characterizedBy |
competition between colleges
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distinct college cultures → strong alumni networks → variation in college size → variation in college wealth → |
| developedFrom |
medieval residential halls
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religious foundations → |
| feature |
central university faculties
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centralized degree-awarding power → college chapels → college common rooms → college endowments → college governing bodies → college heads → college libraries → college-based accommodation → college-based admissions → college-based dining halls → college-based pastoral support → college-based social life → college-level academic communities → decentralized undergraduate teaching → federated governance → fellows as governing members → formal hall traditions → gown and academic dress customs → historic self-governing corporations → integration of living and learning → intercollegiate competition → matriculation ceremonies → residential colleges → semi-autonomous colleges → strong collegiate identity → tutorial and supervision teaching model → |
| governedBy |
individual college statutes
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university statutes → |
| hasComponent |
Cambridge colleges
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Oxford colleges → |
| historicalOrigin |
medieval Europe
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| influenced |
Durham collegiate system
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University of London federal model → collegiate systems at some US universities → collegiate universities in other countries → |
| locatedIn |
United Kingdom
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| timePeriod |
Middle Ages to present
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| usedBy |
University of Cambridge
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University of Oxford NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Received Pronunciation
("Oxbridge universities")
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associatedWith |
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Yale College residential colleges
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inspiredBy |