When referring to the abstract concept of university, you can use both University and college. British people prefer universities, while Americans prefer colleges. My son has gone to college. My son has gone to college. He studies mathematics at the university. He studies mathematics in college.
The word college also comes from Latin, which consists of the prefix com- (together) and the root leg- (selection and collection). Literally, it means "people who choose together", and it is homologous to the word college, and its original meaning is "a community composed of peers".
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In medieval universities, there were no centralized buildings at first, and students solved their own accommodation problems.
Later, in order to solve the housing problem of poor students and foreign students, some privately donated charities appeared to provide accommodation institutions for specific college students. Because college students who live in the same accommodation institution are usually in the same industry, they are likely to become colleagues (colleagues and colleagues) after graduation, so the group composed of this institution and the students and teachers living in it is called colleagues (colleges and peer groups).
College originally meant that there was only one college in the university, such as King's College in Cambridge University. But later, college can also be used to refer to independent educational institutions, such as colleges and vocational education schools, such as the Royal College of Art
The word "University" comes from ancient French and Latin. It consists of the prefix uni- (1) plus the root vers- (turn) and the noun suffix -ity. Literally, it means "turn together and become one", and it is extended to "group and society", which is the same as the word universe.
During the Middle Ages, European churches became the main undertakers and disseminators of ancient culture. During the 12 and 13 centuries, some church priests took to the streets to preach their research experience to the people and became the earliest lecturers. Among them, a group of students gradually gathered around those knowledgeable and eloquent lecturers and came to attend classes regularly. Some well-known cathedrals have formed well-known academic centers in their areas, with many teachers and hundreds of students.
It can be seen that a university originally refers to a community of experts and scholars engaged in academic research and higher education in a certain place, which includes many industries and majors, so it refers to a comprehensive university that includes many majors. She goes to school in Peking University. She goes to school in Peking University.