University of Oxford

History
• The first information about Oxford University dates back to 1096
• It is the oldest university in English-speaking countries
• The second by the date of foundation in the world
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• The university is located in the
English city of Oxford, 80 km from
London
• The university consists of 44 colleges
• There are more than 100 libraries
(the Oxford library system is the
largest in the UK)
• Teaching at Oxford consists of
lectures, lessons in small groups,
seminars, laboratory work
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• The development of the university
keeps pace with the times
• Large sums are invested in both
educational and research activities
• The University ranks first in the world
in terms of the quality of medical
education, and is among the top ten
world rankings in the natural
sciences, humanities, art, life
sciences and human sciences
 Achievements
and
graduates
• In The World University Ranking
2016-2020 , the university
ranked 1st in the world
• 26 Nobel Prize laureates, 120
Olympic medalists and 26 Prime
Ministers of Great Britain studied
at the university
Bill Clinton

(the 42nd president of the

United States from 1993 to
2001, graduated in 1971)
Indira Gandhi

(Indian politician, the

third prime minister of
India, graduated in 1939)
Lewis Carroll

(English author, poet and mathematician,

graduated in 1851)
Stephen Hawking

(English theoretical physicist,

cosmologist,
graduated in 1962)
Oscar Wilde

(Irish poet and playwright, graduated in

1878)