academia
aca•demia 
BrE /ˌækəˈdiːmiə/
NAmE /ˌækəˈdiːmiə/
(also formal or humorous aca•deme /BrE ˈækədiːm; NAmE ˈækədiːm/) noun[uncountable]the world of learning, teaching, research, etc. at universities, and the people involved in it
word origin
leading figures from academia and industry
