What is the academy?
In the Russian language there are many words, including those that are foreign speaking, connected with cognition, teaching, and education. One of these is the word "academy".
What is the academy, what is the etymology and meaning of this word we will tell in our article.
Academy: the origin and meaning of the word
The history of the origin of this word is interesting. Even in distant Greece in 388 BC. e. in Athens, a philosopher, scientist and educator Plato created a school, which he called "academy", which, in Greek, academia, meant "school."
The Academy is a higher educational institution. Here, prospective professionals are trained in the most diverse fields of knowledge, and retraining and upgrading of highly qualified workers. These academies differ from other higher education institutions, in which only higher education is given. Thus, the range of tasks facing the academies is quite wide: from training specialists with higher education to forming a scientific elite.
Types of Academies in the Russian Federation:
- medical;
- financial;
- legal;
- academy of tourism;
- academy of public service;
- art;
- Academy of Management and others.
Russia needs highly qualifiedspecialists, so the development of higher education is given enough attention. After all, for its graduates, including academies, the future of the country, the progressive development of society.
Interesting additional information on the topic can be found in the section on Learning on our website.
