Oxford University

schools belonging to religious orders without the status of College. Exams, most of the lectures and laboratory classes organised centrally and colleges conduct individual sessions with students and seminars. Now in Oxford studying more than 20 thousand students, about a quarter of them — foreign. Their number increases dramatically in the summer when the summer language schools. The rector of Oxford sir Chris Patten. Women in Oxford began to accept only in the 1920s, but already in the 70s was abolished and African studies. The teaching staff of Oxford is huge — almost 4 thousand people, including 70 members of the Royal society, over 100 — members of the British Academy . Oxford uses a unique learning system the tutor — each student establishes a personal care specialist in the chosen specialty. The main areas of training students — humanitarian, mathematical, physical, social Sciences, medicine, life Sciences and the environment.

center in Oxford more than a hundred libraries (the largest University library in England) and museums, its publisher. Students have the opportunity to a large amount of their time to devote to leisure — is home to more than 300 interest groups. Traditionally the focus in Oxford is given to sport as a useful and prestigious type of recreation. From the walls of Oxford was a whole galaxy of brilliant men of science, literature, art — it taught Christopher Wren, John Tolkien, Lewis Carroll, was studying Roger bacon and Margaret Thatcher. 25 British Prime Ministers graduated from Oxford

English speaking University in the world, as well as the first University in the UK. Although the exact date of Foundation of the University is unknown, there is evidence that training had taken place there in 1096. Included in the group of "ancient universities" great Britain and Ireland, and also in the elite group of "Russell" the best 24 universities in the UK. The training is paid.