The word comes from the akademeia just outside ancient Athens , where the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning .
Academia is a collective term for the scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research , taken as a whole .
The word comes from the Academia just outside ancient Athens , where the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning .
Academia is a collective term for the scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research , taken as a whole .