What is Academy?
[[File:Raffael_058.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raffael_058.jpg|thumb|''[[The School of Athens]]'', fresco by [[Raphael]] (1509–1510), of an idealized academy]] An '''academy''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] ἀκαδημία) is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to [[Plato]]'s school of [[philosophy]], founded about [[385 BC]] at '''[[Academia|Akademia]]''', a sanctuary of [[Athena]], the goddess of wisdom, north of [[Ancient Athens|Athens]], [[Greece]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Tertiary education]]