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The Collegiate System is the defining organizational feature of Oxford. As of the current academic cycle, the university comprises 39 self-governing constituent colleges and several permanent private halls (PPHs). Each college is technically an independent corporation, possessing its own land, endowments, and governing statutes.
The relationship between the central University—governed by the Hebdomadal Council and the elected Convocation—and the colleges is a delicate, centuries-old balance of power. Colleges are responsible for the …