先看一下剑桥大学http://www.cam.ac.uk/的定义:
College – a college is where students live, eat and socialize. It isalso the place where students receive small group teaching sessions, known assupervisions.
The term 'School' in Cambridgeusually indicates an administrative grouping of related subjects. There are sixSchools:
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Arts and HumanitiesBiological Sciences, including Veterinary MedicineClinical MedicineHumanities and Social SciencesPhysical SciencesTechnology
Each of these bodies covers a specified group of Faculties. Teaching andresearch in Cambridge is organised by Faculties.
美国耶鲁大学http://www.yale.edu/academics/index.html
Teaching and research at Yale University are organized through the schools, departments, and programs.