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The word '''University''' is derived from the [[Latin]] word for "[[guild]]". The church established schools with the purpose of educating people in a particular profession (a non-trade profession), and then universities arose purely for "higher education". In the [[Middle Ages]], it was mostly [[church]]es or courts who had the better [[book]] collections of the times, so therefore those involved with these institutions (who were mostly those with lots of [[money]], or those who could obtain patronage from the same) therefore had access to higher education.

== Universities in [[Europe]] ==

The first university, [[Al-Azhar]], was founded in Cairo, [[Egypt]] in 970AD.

The first university founded in [[Europe]] was the one in [[Bologna]], in 1088AD, which was followed up with more being founded predominently in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[England]] and [[Spain]] (during the [[1100]]s) and later in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] ([[1300]]s). They had various faculties, as they do today. Note that the age of a university does not necessarily reflect on its status.

The premiere theology university of medieval Europe was the [[University of Paris]] at [[Notre Dame]], but [[Bologna]] was the place to go for [[Law]], and Palermo for [[Medicine]]. In [[England]], [[Oxford]] and [[Cambridge]] weren't bad. Most medieval universities, and students at them, were supported by the [[Catholic Church]], or by bequests from the rich and the pious. University students had a fair amount of control over the faculty and started to organise themselves as [[nation]]s (people of like cultural origin or [[language]]). Brawls between local townspeople and students were not unknown. A successful university career was often a stepping-stone to important positions at [[Court]] or in the [[Church]].

See also: "[[wikipedia:Medieval university|medieval university]]" in [[Wikipedia]].

== Universities in the SCA ==

[[SCA]] groups may be based at modern universities and are referred to as a [[college]]. These are often a popular recruitment base for the [[Shire]] or [[Barony]] in which the College lies. In the [[East Kingdom]], these groups are often referred to as [[Borough|Boroughs]].

In [[New Zealand]] the use of the word '''University''' is reserved for actual government acredited institutions approved to use that name, and therefore the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] does not use the word "University" to describe any of its internal institutions.

The word "university" can also be used in the [[SCA]] to refer to an institution offering semi-structured courses of learning about medieval facts or crafts.

* The kingdom of [[An Tir]] has the kingdom-wide [[University of Ithra]]
* The [[East Kingdom|East]] runs Universities as focused [[event|events]] which specifically emphasize scholarly learning.
* [[Æthelmearc]] offers classes in the martial and gentle arts at twice-yearly [http://www.aecademy.org Æcademies].
* The [http://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University] of [[Atlantia]] offers degrees to those who meet its qualification for teaching and attending classes at its sessions, which are held two or three times per year.
* [[Meridies]] holds class and offers degrees through the [http://www.royalu.org/Welcome.html RUM (Royal University of Meridies)]
* The Royal University of the [[Midrealm]] (http://www.midrealm.org/rum/) is also called the RUM and is held annualy or semi-annualy depending on interest.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.kateryndedevelyn.org/royal1.htm Information about Royal Colleges and Universities]
* New mirror of University of Pennsylvania [http://www.upenn.in/ upenn.edu]

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