In fact, Cambridge University is only a loosely organized consortium of colleges, which are highly autonomous, but all abide by the unified charter of Cambridge University, which is drafted and passed by the university's legislature and revised every year. Cambridge University is only responsible for examinations and degree awarding, while the specific criteria for enrollment are determined by each college and are self-enrolled. The 35 colleges in Cambridge are scattered in small towns with a population of only about 65438+ 10,000. These colleges were built in different times, with a history of 700 to 800 years at the earliest. Just like their buildings, they have their own characteristics. Although universities and colleges complement each other, they are different entities and economically independent. Universities are public and funded by the state, while colleges are private and self-financing. The university is responsible for graduate students, the college is responsible for undergraduate enrollment, and the number is planned by the university. The university is responsible for all students' teaching, and the college is responsible for students' life and amateur counseling for undergraduates. At the end of each year, universities rank colleges according to their undergraduate scores and certain rules, so as to promote competition among colleges.

The president of Cambridge University is elected by the academic council of the university, and is generally held by a prestigious person in the society. The post of president is symbolic, and the president rarely gets involved in university affairs. Generally, he is only responsible for awarding honorary degrees and attending various school celebrations, although he can also give advice to vice presidents and university administrators. The vice-chancellor who is really responsible for the daily affairs of the university is nominated by the University Council (Koucil) and appointed by the Regent's House of Cambridge. The vice president has several assistant vice presidents, who are responsible for specialized fields and assist the vice presidents in their daily work.

Regent's Court is the highest legislative and power organ of the university, which is composed of faculty and staff of various colleges, with about 3,000 members. They can formulate or amend school rules and regulations, vote to appoint vice presidents, members of university conferences, and award degrees and honorary degrees.

Decision-making can be divided into two types: the first is a relatively simple and agreed motion (such as the appointment of the president and university staff), which is generally put forward by the university conference and published in Cambridge Journal. If a certain number of members of the Regent's House do not raise objections within 10 days, it will be passed. If a complicated and important bill is put forward by someone outside the university, it will be published in the school magazine by the sponsor and then debated openly. Finally, after considering all the opinions, the proposer suggested that the Regent's Court amend the motion and publish it in the school magazine. If a certain number of members of the Regent's House do not raise objections within 10 days, it will be passed. But if a certain number of members think it is necessary, the Regent's House needs to hold a vote. The voting was conducted by mail. When the Regent's Court meets, it shall be presided over by the Dean, or in the absence of the Dean, by the Vice President, or in the absence of the Vice President, by the Dean of the College appointed by him. Generally, it can be solved without a meeting, but four meetings must be held every June to approve the issuance of degrees.

In addition, if Cambridge University needs to award honorary degrees, the Regent's House also needs to hold a meeting to vote. The Senate of Cambridge University used to be the highest legislative body, and its only duty was to elect the president. Members of the Senate include all students or professors who have obtained a master's degree or above from Cambridge University.

The full name of the university conference is the academic conference, which is responsible for daily administrative work. The total number of members is 265,438+0, including the chairman (but generally absent), the vice-chairman and 65,438+09 elected members. 19 people include 4 representatives of college presidents, 4 representatives of professors, 8 other members from Regent Hospital and 3 representatives of students (at least 1 people are graduate students). The first three types of members are elected by the Regent's Court, and the student representatives are elected by the students.

administrative setup

headmaster

The current honorary president of the university is Lord sainsbury of Turville (20 1 1 replaced the retired queen's husband, Duke of Edinburgh).

deputy head

The vice principal is Professor Le Sizhe. The office of the honorary president is only formally established, while the vice president is essentially the academic and administrative person in charge of the university. The internal management of the university is carried out independently by all departments of the university, and only a few external affairs are handled by representatives appointed by the central organ of the university.

senate

Members of the university Senate must have a postgraduate degree or above, and are responsible for electing the president of the university and the members of the Cambridge University constituency in the British House of Commons until 1950. Before 1926, the Senate was the administrative department of the university and performed the duties of the Regent's Court.

Lijingge

Regent's Court is the administrative department of the university, and its members include the president, senior housekeeper, deputy senior housekeeper, university representatives and senior members from universities and colleges.

parliament

University Council is the institution that formulates and implements university policies. It regularly reports to the Regent's Court and supervises and inspects the rights and functions of the Regent's Court. The university Council has the right to report to the Council the issues of general concern to the university and publish them through the official magazine of the university. Since June 5438+ 10, 2005, there have been two off-campus members in the University Council. In March 2008, the Regent's Court voted to increase the number of off-campus members to four, which was approved by the Queen in July 2008.

commission

The university Council is responsible for the academic and teaching work of the university, and the parliament is responsible for management. The Council also manages the councils of different departments of the university. In this way, different departments of the university are managed and supervised by the central administrative agency.

department

Cambridge University has more than 150 departments and research institutions. Faculty members are usually members of one or more colleges and are usually responsible for academic and research work in universities.

Departments and research institutions in universities are divided into six departments, and each department is composed of many departments and research institutions. A parliament is responsible for supervising the teaching and research work of different institutions. The six major departments of Cambridge University are: arts and humanities, biological sciences (including veterinary medicine), clinical medicine, humanities and social sciences, and natural science and technology. In addition, some institutions of Cambridge University are also responsible for university teaching and research, including Cambridge University Examination Committee, Cambridge University Press and University Library.

university

Christian College (established in 1505)

Churchill College (founded at 1960)

Carlisle College (Clare College, founded at 1326)

Carlisle Hall School (Claire Hall, founded in 1965)

Eucharist College (Corpus Christi College, founded at 1352)

Darwin College (founded at 1964)

Downing College (founded on 1800)

Emanuel College (founded in 1584)

Fitzwilliam College (fitzwilliam College, founded in 1966)

Gerton College (founded at 1869)

Gonville and Caius College (1348).

Homerton College (established at 1976)

Hughes Hall School (Hughes Hall, founded at 1885)

Jesus College (established at 1497)

King's College (established at 144 1).

Lucy? Cavendish College (Lucy cavendish College, 1965)

Magdalene College (founded in 1428).

New school (new school, established in 1954)

Newnham University (established at 187 1).

Pembroke College (pembroke College, founded in 1347)

Peter College (Peter House, founded in 1284)

Queen's College (established at 1448)

Robinson College (established at 1979)

St Catherine's College (founded at 1473)

St Edmund's College (founded at 1896)

St. John's College (founded in 15 1 1).

Cervin University (founded in 1882)

Sidney. Sussex College (founded at 1596)

Trinity College (established at 1546)

Trinity Church School (founded on 1350)

Wolfson University (established at 1965)

3. Professional courses

course

Generally speaking, the educational system in Britain is shorter than that in the United States. Undergraduate students at Cambridge University usually spend three to four years. You can get a bachelor's degree after three years; In four years, I will become a master of arts. If you work after getting a bachelor's degree in three years, you can hand in your thesis in your post one year later and apply for a master's degree directly. Master of Philosophy (MPhil, formerly known as Associate Doctor) is a slightly distinctive degree in Cambridge and Oxford. In Cambridge, it is mostly a one-year course plus papers.

Master of Philosophy in Cambridge, if the average score of exams and papers (usually five or six exams) exceeds 67 or 70 (depending on the major), can apply for a doctorate, and then study for three years to get a doctorate.

There are three differences between MPhil and general master's degree:

First, one or two years of associate doctor can be counted as doctor's time, while it takes at least three years to study directly from master's degree;

Secondly, if your final grade meets the requirements of doctoral study, the school can provide you with opening hours. Within the effective time (for example, two years), you can go to school at any time and continue your doctoral studies.

Thirdly, Cambridge stipulates that if you get an associate doctor's degree and have worked for a certain number of years, you can also directly submit a thesis applying for a doctoral degree. According to the quality of your thesis and your work performance, the school can award you a doctorate, but ordinary masters do not have this honor. But it is not easy to get a doctorate in this way.

Professional settings

Department of Architecture and Art History; Department of ancient Greek and Roman languages and literature; Department of theology; English department;

Department of modern and medieval languages; Music department; Oriental system; Department of Economics; Ministry of Education; History department;

Legal department; Department of philosophy; Department of Social and Political Sciences; Department of Earth Science Geography; Engineering department;

Department of Mathematics; Department of Physical Chemistry; Department of Archaeology and Anthropology; Department of Medicine;

Computer science and technology; Department of Land Economics; Department of management; Biology department