Argued that the prestige of the diploma depends on the status of the university.The respectable institution, the better education and more in demand a diploma.With the above - academy or university?This is a question asked by many when choosing a school.Indeed, the majority wants to go to the most prestigious universities of the country.
So, let's define what they have in common and what are the key differences can be identified.Then determine which is higher - the academy or university, there is no trouble.
Higher Education in any case
and the Academy, and the University, and the Institute - a higher education (universities for short).A university, in turn, - the place where they receive higher education in the profession of interest.The Russian universities are of two types: public and private.Some of them may have their offices in other towns or even other countries.
Each of the institutions of higher education (and the Academy, and the University, and Institute) has its own charter, which allows him to become an autonomous legal entity.Moreover, each institution to become one, must be accredited regardless of its status.Only in this case, the institution has the right to issue diplomas to graduates of its completion.
Education in all universities can be: full-time (daytime), evening and correspondence.In addition, some universities of the country began to appear compartment classroom and distance learning.Duration of training - from three to six years.
Chasing status
So this common features that allow the educational institution referred to the university.But what's the difference?How to understand that the above - academy or university?
After a huge variety of educational institutions casts doubt thousands of entrants.Still, the notion that the status of the university affects the quality and prestige of the diploma - a mistake.The status of the institution only affects how much of specialties in various sectors and areas of it can be learned.
As for differences, there first need to understand what is the universities and academies.The difference between them becomes clear only in this case.
University
State University has become an institution in Austria and France.In Russia, the idea was also approved.The word "university" comes from the word "universal".That by itself implies a comprehensive, all-encompassing.That is, this institution covers a wide range of specialties.
By scientific definition, the university is an institution of higher education, which provides training in two areas: first, higher vocational education and the second, that is. E. Education, which is the ability to get after graduating from high school.The training program at universities combines a wide range of training areas.
In addition, the university is already retraining of specialists with higher education and skills development.
The university can be both technical and humanitarian faculties.For example, one university may issue and chemists, and lawyers, and musicians at the same time.Universities have the right to issue senior and junior specialists, bachelors, masters and PhD students.
Academy
According to legend, the word "academy" has appeared in the days of Plato.By scientific definition, the Academy is an institution of higher education, which, like the university provides training in the areas of the first higher vocational education and post-graduate.The first school was opened by the philosopher, he was in a beautiful grove devoted to the Greek god of Acadia.Plato also decided to name the school the name of the god - Academy.
then differs from the Academy of the University?The fact that the academy trains specialists in one branch of science or art.As a rule, the preparation of the industry is clearly reflected in the very name of the institution (for example, the Russian Academy of Arts and the Moscow Academy of Economics and Law).
However, regardless of whether private or public is the Academy, there may still be other areas of training, different from the industry, directly referred to in the title.So, many of the Russian Academy can be seen and legal, economic, and scientific departments under the wing of the school.It happens that at the Academy, there are universities.For example, the Academic University of the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
What the law says
As you know, in Russia there are three types of higher education institution: University, Academy.The difference between them directly spelled out in the Federal Law "On Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education".Section 9 of Chapter II contains a number of requirements that the school must meet in order to obtain the status of the academy, university or institute.To this end, a special assessment is carried out regularly.Consequently, any Russian schools with university status today, institute or academy, can change it.For example, the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which until June 1998 was the Police Academy.
It is worth noting that one of the requirements for educational institutions applying for university status, is the availability of training programs in seven large groups of different directions (specialties).This criterion for academies and institutes there.If the institution are trained in less than seven specialties, the status of the university he did not receive.Therefore, right from the law it implies that it has the highest university status.University higher than the academy or college.
What will you choose
But this does not mean that the training at the academy or institute will be worse, and less prestigious diploma.The most important thing in education - is the level of knowledge that students receive, and not the form or status of the institution.
decide for yourself which is better - to be part of a hundred thousand students of the prestigious universities in the country in which your specialty allocated only 2-3% of the teachers, or study in a small academy in which 90% of teachers - specialists in your area?The answer is obvious.
Therefore, the question that the above - academy or university, you can safely answer that the difference in the quality of education and prestige diploma between them does not exist.The graduates of Russian universities do not need to worry about the status of the educational institution.Despite the fact that under the legislation of the highest rank takes university, no benefits for its graduates is not provided.Employer not care where you were trained - in the academy, university or college.He was critical level of your knowledge.A status ... It's just a status.
