Oxford
is a collegiate university, consisting of the central University and colleges. The
central University is composed of academic departments and research centres,
administrative departments, libraries and museums. The 38 colleges are
self-governing and financially independent institutions, which are related to
the central University in a federal system. There are also six permanent
private halls, which were founded by different Christian denominations and
which still retain their Christian character.
The
different roles of the colleges and the University have evolved over time.
The
colleges Select
and admit undergraduate students, and select graduate students after they are
admitted by the University.Provide
accommodation, meals, common rooms, libraries, sports and social facilities,
and pastoral care for their students.Are
responsible for tutorial teaching for undergraduates.
The
University Determines
the content of the courses within which college teaching takes place. Organise lectures, seminars and lab work. Provides
a wide range of resources for teaching and learning in the form of libraries,
laboratories, museums, computing facilities, and so on.
Provides
administrative services and centrally managed student services such as
counselling and careers. Admits
and supervises graduate students, and examines theses.Sets
and marks examinations, and awards degrees.
The collegiate
system is at the heart of the University’s success, giving students and
academics the benefits of belonging both to a large, internationally renowned
institution and to a small, interdisciplinary academic community. It brings
together leading academics and students across subjects and year groups and
from different cultures and countries, helping to foster the intense
interdisciplinary approach that inspires much of the outstanding research
achievement of the University and makes Oxford a leader in so many fields
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