This is the 9220th most frequent Spanish word.
académica
"Académica" means "academic" and refers to something related to education, scholarship, or formal studies.
In this sentence, 'académica' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'conferencia', indicating its scholarly or educational nature.
La conferencia académica fue muy interesante.
The academic conference was very interesting.
Here, 'académica' serves as an adjective to describe the noun 'carrera', referring to career paths within the educational or scholarly fields.
Ella es una persona muy dedicada a su carrera académica.
She is a person very devoted to her academic career.
'Académica' in this usage is again an adjective, modifying 'institución', to signify its role or focus within the realm of education or academia.