学がく閥ばつ

noun

academic clique; old school tie

Refers to a network of people from the same school or university who favor each other in professional or academic settings. Often carries a negative nuance of in-group favoritism.

• あの会かい社しゃは学がく閥ばつが強つよいから、同おなじ大だい学がくの出しゅっ身しんじゃないと出しゅっ世せしにくい。

  That company has a strong academic clique, so it's hard to get promoted unless you're from the same university.

• 学がく閥ばつにとらわれず、実じつ力りょくで人ひとを評ひょう価かすべきだ。

  We should evaluate people based on their abilities, not on academic cliques.