academy
Let an agent describe academies that provide higher education using official sources, distinguish them from other institutions called academies, and keep military academies at the general, historical and admissions level.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Sense Which academy.
Which
Kind of academy.
Which
Kind of academy.
- Is a learned society, a school, a training institution or the ancient Academy meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
History
Origins.
History
Origins.
- How did the name academy develop from Plato school to modern institutions? provenance
- Which academies are historically notable? provenance
Learned Learned academies.
Role
What they do.
Role
Role.
- What does this national academy do, and how are members elected? provenance
- Which reports and advice does it publish? provenance
Members
Membership.
Members
Membership.
- Who are the current officers and notable members, according to the academy? provenance
- How can its resources be accessed? provenance
Schools Academies as schools.
Admission
Getting in.
Admission
Admission.
- What are the admission requirements for this academy or specialist school? provenance
- Which programmes does it offer? provenance
Arts
Arts academies.
Arts
Arts academies.
- What does this arts or music academy offer, and how is it regarded? provenance
- Which alumni are notable? provenance
Military Officer training.
General
Public information.
General
Public information.
- What is publicly known about this military academy history, admissions and heritage? provenance
- Does the request seek operational or training detail beyond public information? boundary
Heritage
Museums and archives.
Heritage
Heritage.
- Which museums, archives or monuments relate to this academy? provenance
- Can they be visited? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- military training establishment, cavalry military academy, military infantry school, military academy, École d'application d'artillerie de Fontainebleau, artillery academy, Kriegsakademie, army academy, military university academy, PLA academy, border guard academy, naval academy
What it is Filled
An institution of higher learning that provides advanced education in academic, artistic or professional fields, including military academies that provide higher education for officers, described here only at the general and heritage level; the name derives from the school founded by Plato in Athens, and this sense excludes secondary schools and learned societies that do not provide higher education.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe academies that provide higher education using official sources, distinguish them from other institutions called academies, and keep military academies at the general, historical and admissions level.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Institution of learning or research
- Many types
- Often prestigious
- Historical name
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Misrepresent an academy's educational status or offer fake qualifications or titles.
- Disclose personal records of students or staff without authority.
- Misrepresent an academy's statement as the view of science as a whole.
Only with a human decision
- Decisions about student admission, expulsion or the award of qualifications require authorized human judgment.
- Publishing statements in the academy's name requires human authorization.
May
- Report an academy's higher education status, programmes and activities from official sources.
- Distinguish academies providing higher education from secondary schools and learned societies that do not provide higher education.
Moral aspects Filled
- The title of academy lends authority that can be abused to sell credentials.
- Discrimination in admissions and participation can exclude women and minorities from higher education.
Who is affected
- Students and staff are affected by the academy's educational practices.
- The public relies on its educational claims and advice.
Owners Filled
Steward
Its governing body or council; ministries oversee state academies and schools.
Master systems
- National registers of educational institutions
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q38723 - registry parent class
- Q3914 - registry parent class
- Q4671277 - registry parent class
related
- academic institution - category
- school - category
- college - other institution type
- information science - research institutions
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.academy
- Wikidata: Q162633 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162633)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- An academy in this sense is an institution with a defined higher education mission.
- Its educational status and programmes establish whether it provides higher learning.
- The name alone does not distinguish a higher education institution from a secondary school or learned society.
- Not physical as a concept; buildings, campuses and societies.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify the kind of academy meant
- describe learned academies and their roles
- explain admission to academies and specialist schools
- describe history and heritage
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing senses
- Providing operational military detail
- Outdated membership or admissions data
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National education and research law
- Statutes of learned academies
- Admissions regulations for state academies
Context of use required Filled
- Learning, research, arts and professional training.
- national academies of sciences and arts
- academies as secondary or specialist schools
- arts and music academies
- military and police academies (general level)
- the ancient Academy of Plato
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q162633: academy - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Academy - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each academy type be a separate entry?
- How should academy registers be linked?
- How should military academies be kept at general level?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q162633/spec.json