University of Oxford

University of Oxford

Oxford is a leading centre of learning and teaching and the oldest university in the English learning world. Oxford is a renouned university, consisting of both central University and colleges. The central University is categorized of academic departments and research centers, administrative departments, libraries and museums. The thirty eight colleges are self-governing and financially independent institutions, which are related to the central University of the federal system. There are also 6 permanent private halls, which were founded by different Christian and which still retain their Christian character.


Oxford is the home of several known scholarships, including the Clarendon Scholarship which was released in 2001 and the Rhodes Scholarship which has brought graduate students to gain knowledge at the university for more than a centenary. The university conductes the largest university press in the world and the largest academic library system in London. Oxford has educated many known alumni, including 27 Nobel laureates, 26 Prime Ministers of the Uk, and many heads of state from around the world.

The university is linked with 11 winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 5 in physics and 16 in medicine. Known Oxford thinkers and scientists include Tim Berners-Lee, Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins. The actors Hugh Grant and Rosamund Pike also went to Oxford, as did the writers Oscar Wilde, Graham Greene, Vikram Seth and Philip Pullman.

Oxford’s first international student, named as Emo of Friesland, was enrolled back in 1190, while the modern day university prides itself on having an ‘international character’ with connections to almost each and every country in the world and 40% of its faculty drawn from overseas.

As a modern, research-driven university, It has numerous strengths but cites particular prowess in the sciences, having recently ranked the best in the world for medicine and among the top 10 universities globally for life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities.

Many Oxford graduates secure well-paid employment.

27% of our students take home over more than £30,000 in the first year after graduation.

Whatever your degree subject, there will be a huge range of potential employment opportunities.

Leading employers recruit across our range of subjects, and it is one of the top five universities targeted by leading graduate recruiters. For example, students from across our range of subjects go  to work in sectors including finance, law, government, media, arts, winning places using the transferable skills from any Oxford degree.

'Oxford students are self-starters, who will be able to intelligently apply themselves to a range of tasks and opportunities. They are often able to manage their time efficiently, and confidently present themselves in professional situations.

The Oxford system produces graduates who are able to think independently and creatively, and who knows how to go about continual learning. In our business, the ability to handle challenging situations, and new skills which is much more important than any specific vocational or subject-specific training.'