Characteristics of Higher Education in the United Kingdom. The main types of universities in the country. The peculiarity of the interview for the passage of the college. Analysis of Oxford and Cambridge, as the oldest and most prestigious institutions.
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System of Higher Еducation in Great Britain Higher education in Britain is traditionally associated with universities, though education of University standard is also given in other institutions such as colleges and institutes of higher education, which have the power to award their own degrees. There are 126 universities in Britain. They are divided into 5 types: · The Old ones, which were founded before the 19th century, such as Oxford and Cambridge; · The Red Brick, which were founded in the 19th or 20th century; · The Plate Glass, which were founded in 1960s; · The Open University. It is the only university offering extramural education. Students learn subjects at home and then post ready exercises off to their tutors for marking; The Open University students have no formal qualification and would be unable to enter ordinary universities · The New ones. They are former polytechnic academies and colleges. For examplе, Colleges of Education provide two-years courses in teacher education or something three y