The city of Oxford is the capital of the Oxfordshire county of the same name. I'm not afraid to call it the "core" of England; perhaps here - in Oxford and its environs - the spirit of the "good old" is felt to the maximum extent. There are, of course, other "spirits" of England - for example, industrial Manchester, but nobody is interested in it, and I have never seen this place in tourist offers.
Dusty books on the shelves of an ancient library, plinths in dimly lit showcases, rumors of ancient traditions, dark, winding aisles with gothic gargoyles: Oxford in England is truly a home that gives rise to the most extraordinary fantasies.
Former university student and resident of Oxford, Philip Pullman, painted the city itself and its rich history through the lips of the extraordinary girl Lyra in his Dark Materials trilogy. Pullman's alma mater, Exeter College, was the prototype of the fantastic Jordan College; Lyra and Will said goodbye to the benches in the Botanical Garden; and the said Bodley, or Bodleian Library, is one of the most famous buildings in Oxford.
However, Lyra and her demon friend were not the first fantastic creatures: entire generations of fantasy writers used the ancient buildings of Oxford, amazing artifacts and the most interesting and eccentric personalities. Hobbits, wizards, sorcerers, Muggles and, of course, the White Rabbit - all these creatures began or ended their history here, and even today the famous university is fraught with mysteries and mysteries. Magnificent buildings, quiet campuses and ancient libraries are under strict protection and beckon with their magnificence.
Oxford ("ox ford", "bull ford") is a city in Great Britain, the capital of the county of Oxfordshire. Known for the oldest in English-speaking countries and one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Europe - Oxford University. All leading ratings of educational institutions in the UK call this university the best in the country; in addition, he gave the world about 50 Nobel laureates.
Oxford stands on the banks of the Thames. It is noteworthy that the 10-mile stretch of river flowing through the city is commonly called The Isis. In 2008 the population was 153,900, of which about 30,000 are university students.
Oxford was first mentioned in writing in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 912. Then in its place was the monastery of St Frideswide's nunnery.
In 1117, the first Oxford University in Great Britain was founded with the aim of giving the clergy a more complete education. Only under Henry II did Oxford become a real university town.
The Radcliffe Rotunda is one of the Bodleian Library buildings.
In 1355, a pogrom took place in the city on the day of St. Scholastica, as a result of which 63 students died, for which the city paid a symbolic fine to the university over the next 470 years.
The oldest English-speaking university in the world and also the first university in the UK. It is included in the group of "old universities" in Great Britain and Ireland, as well as in the elite "Russell" group of the top 20 universities in the UK.
The exact date of the founding of the University of Oxford is not known. Education at Oxford has been going on since 1096. The expulsion of foreigners from the University of Paris in 1167 (as a result of the reform of Henry II Plantagenet, he forbade English students to study at the Sorbonne) forced many English students to leave France and settle in Oxford. The historian Gerard of Wales lectured to students as early as 1188, and the first mention of foreign students was in 1190, the first foreign student is documented as "Emo of Friesland". The head of the university was (and is to this day) the chancellor. Non-English British students were divided into northern (Scots) and southern (Irish and Welsh).
In later centuries, geographic affiliation continued to influence many students as friendships between colleges or dormitories became the custom. Members of many monastic orders: Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, Augustines settled in Oxford in the middle of the 13th century.
They influenced and supported the student houses. Around the same time, colleges were established by private benefactors to live as a student community in their own right. Among the first were William Durham, who founded University College (Oxford) in 1249, and John I de Balliol, father of the future King of Scotland, after whom Balliol College is named. The English Lord Chancellor and founder of (eng. Merton College), Walter de Merton developed the rules for colleges. Merton College has become a model for other colleges in Oxford and Cambridge. After that, many students left the life in hostels and religious houses and moved to colleges.
If over time, members of high society almost without fail passed through Oxford, then in the Middle Ages this was still far away. Only clergymen studied there, they rented rooms from local residents and were often poor.
The university consists of 38 colleges, as well as 6 dormitories - closed educational institutions belonging to religious orders without college status. Examinations, most lectures and laboratory classes are organized centrally, and colleges conduct individual classes with students and seminars. Now more than 20 thousand students study at Oxford, about a quarter of them are foreign. Their number increases sharply in the summer, when summer language schools open. The Chancellor of Oxford is Sir Chris Patten. Women began to be admitted to Oxford only in the 1920s, but already in the 70s separate education was abolished.
The staff of Oxford teachers is huge - almost 4 thousand people, of which 70 are members of the Royal Society, more than 100 are members of the British Academy (English). Oxford uses a unique tutoring system in teaching - each student is given personal care by a specialist in the chosen specialty. The main areas of student training are the humanities, mathematics, physical, social sciences, medicine, life sciences and the environment.
Oxford is not only a university, but also the largest research center, Oxford has more than a hundred libraries (the largest university library in England) and museums, its own publishing house. Students have the opportunity to devote a large amount of their time to leisure - more than 300 circles are at their service by interest. Traditionally, close attention in Oxford is paid to sports as a useful and prestigious form of recreation.
A whole galaxy of brilliant figures of science, literature, and art emerged from the walls of Oxford - Christopher Wren, John Tolkien, Lewis Carroll taught here, Roger Bacon and Margaret Thatcher studied. 25 British prime ministers have graduated from Oxford.
At Oxford University, in the Clarendon Laboratory, there is an electric bell that has been ringing continuously since 1840. It uses the forces of electrostatic attraction, so a very small amount of energy is spent to maintain work. Dry batteries for the bell were installed during its creation and hermetically sealed with molten sulfur, so no one knows exactly how they work. Operating for over 170 years, the instrument represents one of the longest continuous experiments in history.
Oxford University has also had an impact on culture. The student costume is world famous, one of the attributes of which is Oxford "bags".
Oxford colleges
The very first college at Oxford University, University College, was founded in 1249. Two other colleges in Oxford, claiming the historical championship - "Ballyol" (English Balliol, 1260) and "Merton" (English Merton, 1264) - are named after their founders. John Balliol was the father of John I - the future king of Scotland, and the founder of the second was Lord Chancellor Walter de Merton.
The college was founded on February 10, 1438 by King Henry VI and Henry Chichel, Archbishop of Canterbury. The charter provided for the presence in the educational institution of the headman at the head of forty students. All college graduates were required to take holy orders. 24 of them studied art, philosophy and theology, 16 - civil or canon law.
Codrington Library
In 1751, in accordance with the will of Sir Christopher Codrington, former Governor of the Leeward Islands, a library was built in the college, later named after him.
Every 100 years, usually on January 14th, students in black ties and robes go duck hunting. They parade around the college with burning torches and singing the "Wild Duck Song" led by "Mr. Wild Duck" who is carried in a chair. The procession is dedicated to the search for the legendary wild duck, which, according to legend, took off at the founding of the college from the very place where it was later built. During the hunt, a man walks in front of the "Mr. Wild Duck" carrying a pole to which a mallard is tied. Initially, it was a living bird (in 1901 they tied a stuffed animal, and in 2001 a wooden sculpture). The ceremony was last held in 2001. The next one is to take place in 2101. The exact origin of the custom is not known. Estimated dating puts it in 1632.
Christ Church
One of the largest aristocratic colleges at Oxford University. Founded in 1525 by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
The college is the setting for literary works such as Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. In addition, the college hosted the shooting of individual episodes of the Harry Potter films based on the novels of JK Rowling, as well as the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel Northern Lights (the film was called the American edition of the book, The Golden Compass).
The architecture was perceived rather gloomy. Maybe a bad day is to blame, maybe dark walls ... even a little depressing (in my opinion, it was not by chance that Robert Burton, the author of the fundamental work Anatomy of Melancholy, studied at Oxford). The architectural complex includes several significant objects.
The tallest building is the chapel - Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church built in 1546 by order of Henry VIII. It is the largest college in Oxford. Since the founding of the college, its Old Tom bell has been rung every evening 101 times (according to the number of founding monks); this used to announce the closing of the gate and call the monks back to the college grounds.
Good old "Tom"
College Chapel - Oxford Cathedral is the smallest in England.
Balliol College was founded in 1263 with the blessing of the Bishop of Durham, John de Balliol, father of King John I of Scotland.
After the death of the founder in 1269, his widow, Dervorgila of Galway, was engaged in its improvement, allocating a sufficient amount of money for the long-term existence of the educational institution. In 1282, it constitutes the "college status", which retains its significance up to the present day.
Balliol students are traditionally the most politically active at Oxford University. Many prime ministers of Great Britain studied within its walls. It also has the largest percentage of international students studying at Oxford. In the 19th century, when Benjamin Jowett served as rector, Balliol became the most important of Oxford's colleges, and has retained one of the leading positions to this day.
Balliol College currently has 403 students. Andrew Graham is its rector.
Corpus Christi College,
The college, located on Merton Street between Merton College and Oriel College, is one of the smallest in Oxford in terms of student population, with about 230 students and 120 alumni. Founded in 1517
Green Templeton College
Top 24 UK Universities. Training is paid. Oxford University occupies a leading position in the prestigious world university rankings, in The World University Ranking 2016 and 2017 the university took 1st place in the world.
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| original name | University of Oxford |
| Motto |
Dominus illuminatio mea ("The Lord is my enlightenment") |
| Year of foundation | before 1096 |
| Rector (Chancellor) | Chris Patten (English) Russian |
| students | 19 791 |
| Location | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Website | www.ox.ac.uk |
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The exact date of the founding of the University of Oxford is unknown, but education at Oxford was conducted as early as 1096. The expulsion of foreigners from the University of Paris in 1167 (as a result of Henry II Plantagenet's reform, he banned English students from studying at the Sorbonne) caused many English students to leave France and settle in Oxford. Historian Gerard of Wales lectured to students as early as 1188, and the first mention of foreign students was in 1190, the first foreign student is documented as "Emo of Friesland". The head of the university was (and is to this day) the chancellor. Non-English British students were divided into northern (Scots) and southern (Irish and Welsh). In later centuries, geographic affiliation continued to influence many students as friendships between colleges or dormitories became the custom. Members of many monastic orders - Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, Augustinians - settled in Oxford in the middle of the 13th century; they influenced and supported the student houses. Around the same time, colleges were established by private benefactors to live as independent student communities. Among the first were William Durham, who in 1249 founded University College (Oxford) (Eng. University College), and John I de Balliol, father of the future King of Scotland, after whom Balliol College is named (Eng. Balliol College). The English Lord Chancellor and founder of Merton College (English Merton College) Walter de Merton developed the rules for colleges. Merton College became a model for other colleges at Oxford and Cambridge. After that, many students left the life in hostels and religious houses and moved to colleges.
In 1333-1334. several disgruntled scholars from Oxford attempted to establish a new university in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Protests began to come from Oxford and Cambridge against King Edward III, and he forbade its creation - until the 1820s. in England it was not allowed to create new universities, even in London - and Oxford and Cambridge maintained a monopoly.
If over time, members of high society almost without fail passed through Oxford, then in the Middle Ages this was still far away. Only clergymen studied there, they rented rooms from local residents and were often poor.
in 1879, Somerville College became one of two newly formed educational institutions created at the same time in Oxford for the education of women: Lady Margaret Hall - under the influence of the Church of England, and the second - Somerville - as non-religious, and in 1920 the degrees awarded to them were recognized like Oxford University.
university admission
In October-November, before the planned start of the year of study, applicants apply to colleges. A special commission considers grades (only excellent, A-level), letters of recommendation, and conducts interviews. In some cases, a prospective student may be asked to show their written work, to conduct their own written tests. (School examinations in the UK are standardized and are not administered by schools, but central examination boards accredited by the government). Since places at the university are offered before most applicants have completed their school exams, students are usually accepted on the condition that their grades at the beginning of the academic year will be at least a specified score ( conditional offer). It is also necessary to know English as well as an Englishman (according to IELTS certificates - 7.0, TOEFL - Internet - 110). Tuition is paid: living expenses per year - about 8 thousand pounds; tuition fee depends on the chosen specialty - humanities - 6300 pounds; exact sciences - 8400 pounds, medicine - 15400 pounds. For admission to the magistracy and postgraduate studies, candidates apply to the relevant faculty.
It is not allowed to apply in the same year to Oxford and Cambridge Universities at the same time.
University structure
The university consists of 38 colleges, as well as 6 dormitories - closed educational institutions owned by religious orders without college status. Exams, most lectures, and labs are organized centrally, while colleges conduct individual student sessions and seminars.
Now more than 20 thousand students study at Oxford, about a quarter of them are foreign. Their number increases sharply in the summer, when summer language schools open. The Chancellor of Oxford is Sir Chris Patten. Women began to be admitted to Oxford only in the 1920s, but already in the 1970s. separate education was abolished.
The staff of Oxford teachers is huge - almost 4 thousand people, of which 70 are members of the Royal Society, more than 100 are members of the British Academy. Oxford uses a unique tutoring system in teaching - each student is given personal care by a specialist in the chosen specialty.
The main areas of student training are humanitarian, mathematical, physical, social sciences, medicine, life sciences and the environment.
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Oxford is not only a university, but also the largest research center, Oxford has more than a hundred libraries (the largest university library in England) and museums, its own publishing house.
Students have the opportunity to devote a large amount of their time to leisure - more than 300 hobby groups are at their service. Traditionally, close attention in Oxford is paid to sports as a useful and prestigious form of recreation.
A whole galaxy of brilliant figures of science, literature, and art came out of the walls of Oxford - Christopher Wren, John Tolkien, Lewis Carroll taught here, Roger Bacon and Margaret Thatcher studied. 25 British prime ministers have graduated from Oxford.
Oxford colleges
The very first college at Oxford University, University College, was founded in 1249. Two other Oxford colleges claiming historical primacy - Balliol (1260) and Merton College (1264) - are named after their founders: John Balliol was the father of John I, the future king of Scotland, and the founder of the second was Lord Chancellor Walter de Merton. Subsequently, about forty colleges were founded.
The University of Oxford is synonymous with prestige and elite, the quality of education, science and knowledge. The university differs from other educational institutions with a high level of academicism, scientific research, excellent funding, the possibility of obtaining grants and contracts for training, conducting experiments, and implementing various projects. According to these criteria, Oxford University is included in the TOP of higher educational institutions in the world and in the UK, competing with Cambridge and Cardiff.
Studying at Oxford opens up great prospects for graduates, many of whom become Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, receive worldwide recognition in literature, physics, chemistry, biology, manage transnational corporations and international organizations.
Why choose Oxford?
- It is financed by the state, and also has its own sources of income. For example, these are receipts from famous alumni, patrons, private foundations, oil and gas companies owned by the university;
- It is a member of such famous associations of higher educational institutions as the Ivy League and the Golden Triangle;
- Oxford owns a huge park area covering an area of 28 hectares. There are also many forests, own arboretum;
- University education is a brand whose quality is backed up by centuries of work and student learning;
- Centuries-old traditions that are unique, inimitable, rather conservative, requiring all the main time to study;
- The presence of the so-called Norrington score, which was introduced in order to classify bachelor's degrees and award scholarships to all interested students.
History of University
Oxford legends say that the educational institution was founded by Alfred the Great in 872, who held lengthy debates with the monks on various scientific topics. But historians cannot find reliable evidence that it was from this date that the development of Oxford as a university began.
In 1074, the college of secular laws of the church of St. George was founded on the territory of the castle, from which the history of the university began. Already in 1096, the educational process was in full swing here, but information about lectures, seminars and practical exercises was preserved quite fragmentary. It is only known that the courses were taught by outstanding thinkers of the 11th-12th centuries, such as R. Pallen, R. de Chesney and Z. Stampensis.
During the 12th century large religious centers were formed around the university - monasteries, abbeys and churches. The year 1167 was a turning point in the development of the university, which was caused by the conflict between the supreme pontiff of the Catholic world, Pope Alexander III, Archbishop Beckett and the English King Henry. In the midst of the confrontation, the monarch ordered all students from England to leave France, forbidding them to return abroad at all. This required a special royal license, but the king did not give it. Therefore, students were forced to go on to study at Oxford in order to receive a document on higher education.
In the further development of the university, the following stages can be distinguished:
- 13th-14th century – the university received a huge amount of rights, taking a privileged position in the city. Students and faculty have received significant reductions in campus accommodation fees. The administration also created a system of discounts for them to purchase goods, products, textbooks. In addition, both employees and students received protection from the city government. At the same time, a chancellor appeared in Oxford, i.e. head of an educational institution;
- In the 13th century a system of colleges appeared (at first there were only ten of them), which owned the land adjacent to them. On their territory, the administration of institutions built buildings in which students lived, ate and studied. The oldest colleges are Merton and Balliol, which appeared in 1264. From the beginning of the 15th century students no longer rented apartments in the city, the Oxford administration forbade them to do this, completely transferring the educational process and leisure of students under the control of the chancellor;
- In the 14th century the university has become a major educational, scientific and educational center in England, where disputes were constantly held on political, ideological and theological topics;
- Until 1878, women did not have the right to enter the university, and then they were allowed to do so, who received full membership only in 1920;
- In 1974, the charters of colleges were changed - they made a clause that women and men can study together;
- In the 20th century courses in applied, natural and medical sciences were added to the humanities.
Features of academic training
In the Middle Ages, teaching was carried out according to the method of commenting on the works of ancient authors, which was boring and unnecessary for students. They demanded that the training be of an applied, practical nature. The conditions for this were formed in the 15th century, when the ideas of the Renaissance began to spread in England.
The curriculum at that time included the following areas:
- Humanities, in particular, music, arithmetic, logic, rhetoric, geometry, astronomy, etc. Anyone who wanted to study these disciplines could enter the humanities department;
- The medicine;
- Civil and church law;
- Theology.
The bachelor's program provided for the passage of a four-year term of study. During this time, students had to regularly attend lectures and take part in scientific debates. After four years, students could apply for a Bachelor of Arts diploma. This allowed the young man to further lecture on music, law, astronomy, rhetoric or other disciplines.
After working for three years, a bachelor could enter a master's program. But for this it is necessary that the bachelor's graduate go to the lectures of other teachers or their colleagues. When a person entered the magistracy, then he was introduced to the board of the faculty. Here he gave lectures, which lasted several years (everything depended on the faculty: two for the humanitarian faculty, six for the medical faculty, nine for the theological faculty). Completion of the master's education was accompanied by the receipt of a master's license, after which the student could leave the boards and leave Oxford. It was possible to teach only for a fee.
University structure
Oxford is a system of colleges, of which there are 38 in the university. Among them, it is worth noting the following, founded during 13-196:
- University;
- Balliol or Balliol;
- Merton;
- Exeter;
- Oriel;
- Queens;
- New College;
- Magdalen;
- Saint John;
- Saint Anne;
- Saint Hilda;
- Benets;
- Harris Manchester, etc.
In the 20th century there were colleges of St. Peter, St. Anthony, St. Edmond (Edmond Hall), Newfield, Lineakr, St. Catherine, Holy Cross, Wolfson, Green Templeton (until 2008 it was two separate colleges Green and Templeton), Kellogg.
The university operates separately. Each college has its own self-government.
Among the functions of colleges it is worth noting:
- Selection and admission of students;
- Organization and establishment of the educational process;
- Organization of food and accommodation for students;
- Sports activities;
- Organization of free time.
The university also provides students with classrooms for classes, laboratories, and experiments. In addition, libraries and laboratories, clubs, and societies are located on the territory of the central campus. The administration of the university takes examinations, sets the schedule of lectures and practical classes, deals with the awarding of master's and doctoral degrees.
The infrastructure of Oxford includes other objects:
- Many libraries, the number of which is several hundred, including the Bodleian. Its funds contain all the books that were once published in the UK;
- Museums;
- Publishing house;
- Botanical Garden;
- Clubs;
- student societies;
- Sports and gyms;
- Recreation areas;
- Canteens;
- Dormitories;
- Private dormitory colleges (halls), which were founded by Christian religious orders;
- parks;
- Computer classes and audiences;
- Theatre;
- Music rooms;
- Chapel.
In colleges, you can rent a room for the first two years of study, although many institutions provide accommodation for the entire period of undergraduate, graduate or doctoral studies. Student housing is a room in which only one person can live. Accommodation is organized in a hostel or outside the college. The annual fee for housing is about 8 thousand pounds.
Oxford is governed by a Vice-Chancellor who heads the central administration. There is also a chancellor, but his position and functions are nominal.
Colleges are known for assigning a separate tutor to each newcomer, i.e. mentor.
Faculties and specialties
Bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs are presented in various departments that are created at colleges and the university. Among these departments-faculties it is worth noting:
- Additional education;
- International relations;
- Countries and regions of the world (separately for Africa, Latin America, Russia, Japan, etc.);
- Various areas of medicine - clinical, molecular;
- Psychiatry, pediatrics, surgery;
- Chemistry, biology, physics, physiology;
- materials science;
- History of different periods;
- languages;
- Literature;
- Philology;
- Computer Science;
- IT and programming.
The most popular majors at Oxford are Law, Design, Biology, Biomedicine, Economics, History, IT, Humanities, Chemistry.
Colleges conduct only classes in selected courses. In particular, history is studied in 32 institutions, computer science is available in 13 colleges, postgraduate and master's programs in seven institutions.
Students are trained by a huge staff of qualified employees, 70 of which are members of the British Royal Society, another hundred people have become members of the British Academy.
The academic year at Oxford runs from October to the end of June. The educational process is divided into three semesters or trimesters:
- Trinity, which covers the spring semester;
- Miklmass (autumn);
- Hilary (winter).
The education system is based on such forms of education as seminars, lectures, practical, laboratory classes, experiments, as well as individual lessons with a tutor.
University customs
During the long existence of the university, all students were divided into two large groups - northern, which included immigrants from Scotland, and southern, which included residents of Ireland and the Welsh. The geographical factor affects the distribution among educational institutions, clubs, societies, associations.
Other traditions of Oxford University include:
- The custom of walking in robes;
- A particular college has a unique color;
- Students wear unique dark blue scarves;
- A huge place in student life is occupied by sports, including rowing ("eight") and tennis.
How to enter Oxford and learning features
The admission of documents to the university by the commission is carried out every year during October and November, when applicants can bring papers and write applications for admission to Oxford. The learning process itself begins only after a year. For admission to a university or one of the colleges of the university, each applicant is required to send a package of papers to a special British document acceptance service. This state structure was created in order to consider applications from applicants.
The necessary conditions for admission to the university are:
- The presence of a diploma of secondary education, in which there should be only A grades (excellent;
- Letters of recommendation;
- Written works;
- Grades at the time of admission should not be lower than school ones;
- English proficiency certificates. Toefl certificates are accepted (only applicants with a score of 230 are allowed) or IELTS (average score must be at least 6.5). If the number is less than specified, then documents from applicants will not be accepted. Although the level of knowledge of English may differ, depending on the chosen faculty (department) and specialty;
- The age limit for applicants, which is equal to 18 years, has been established;
- The average score of all grades in the certificate (grade point average) should be 3.33 points.
At the university, during admission, written tests and interviews in the chosen specialty are conducted.
Applicants, when submitting documents, must indicate the college they want to go to study. But at the same time, the university administration has the right to offer a person another college, based on test results, written work, knowledge of English. In the event that applicants are a little “not up to par” in terms of the level of the language, they are offered to be like courses in a summer school. For those who cannot pay, a wide scholarship and grant support is provided. Financial assistance can be obtained for numerous studies, trips to conferences, testing of theories and theorems.
The total number of students who study at Oxford averages between 20,000 and 26,000. Of these, more than 8 thousand came from 140 countries of the world. Basically, these are students from France, Singapore, Australia, India, Canada, USA, China, Germany, Italy. Students from other countries have the opportunity to complete a two-year course of study, which is equal to two pre-university courses. During this time, you can get an education, pulling it up to level A. Usually, every foreigner uses the services of a tutor college, whose employees help to prepare correctly and effectively for passing the necessary exams. Education in this educational institution is carried out in a group form (the number of students in academic groups is small) or on an individual basis. Types of training can be combined, choosing the most optimal and suitable option.
Getting into Oxford is difficult given the level of requirements. Also, training is not cheap. But material, financial and mental investments pay off very quickly. Graduates find work in 100% of cases. This usually happens within six months after graduation from the college or university.
When applying, attention should be paid to the academic profile that the college has, reviews about it, geographical distance from the central campus, the opportunity to live in a hostel, faculty, disciplines.
The admission process goes like this:
- It is necessary to collect all the necessary documents, making sure that all knowledge and qualifications correspond to the chosen profile of the university or college;
- Send papers;
- After passing the initial selection, applicants are invited to an interview. For the duration of their stay in Oxford, foreigners and British students are provided with free meals and accommodation;
- Submission of tests and written works.
Master's and doctoral studies
If a student has completed a bachelor's degree, then he can try his hand at a master's degree. To do this, you need to successfully defend your diploma, confirm your knowledge of English again by obtaining a certificate - either IELTS, Cambridge Certificate, TOEFL. In the application, it is necessary to clearly and concisely justify the choice of the master's program, specialty. Attached to the application must be three letters of recommendation from university teachers.
For doctoral studies, it is necessary to indicate the directions of research, the proposed actions and possible results.
Oxford has a business school called Said. To get here, you must provide the following documents:
- Bachelor's degree;
- Language certificate of excellent English proficiency;
- Essay;
- Several letters of recommendation;
- GMAT exam results;
- An extract from the place of work on the presence of work experience (will be a significant advantage over other candidates.
Cost of education
The university has two tariffs for education - for "their own", which include residents of the UK or EU countries, and for "strangers", i.e., foreigners. If prospective applicants have already studied at one of the British secondary schools or a college, then upon admission to a university, they will be charged an education fee of 9 thousand pounds sterling / year. Prices for programs change every year, so the cost of education is constantly growing.
Foreign students are required to pay from 15 to 22.5 thousand pounds (the price for the 2016-2017 academic year). The price for a bachelor's or master's degree depends on the prestige of the profession, college, faculty.
Humanities will cost students from 10 to 12 thousand pounds, while for the natural sciences you need to pay about 15 thousand a year. Somewhat more expensive is training in such specialties as painting, music or design. For these professions, you will have to pay 15-17 thousand pounds sterling / year.
The most expensive faculty is considered to be medical. Specifically, students who aspire to be cardiologists, neurosurgeons or resuscitators need to donate more than £21,000 a year.
Future marketers, economists or managers will pay from 25 thousand pounds, and future lawyers, lawyers or notaries - almost 31 thousand.
It is worth considering the following factor. To obtain a bachelor's degree in most specialties at Oxford, you need to pay three years, and for doctors - five, therefore the cost of education for students at the medical faculty is higher, as is the level of requirements. After the completion of the main course of study, medical students will pay for a master's program for another two years. While master programs at other faculties are one-year.
Famous Alumni
- Such well-known personalities as J. Swift, O. Wilde, J. R. R. studied and taught at the university. Tolkien, T. Blair, Edward the Seventh, G. Wilson, D. Cameron, M. Thatcher, W.Yu. Gladstone;
- Among the graduates are 6 kings and 12 saints;
- Olympic medalists, for example, E. Triggs Hodge, D. Tarwater, P. Reid;
- Economist A. Smith;
- Physicist S. Hawking;
- Philosopher T. More;
- Poet Percy B. Shelley;
- US President Bill Clinton.
- Every year in Oxford there is a May Day, which has been celebrated for several centuries;
- Harry Potter was filmed at Christ Church College, and here L. Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland;
- In one of the Oxford laboratories, called Clarendon, there is a bell that has been ringing since 1840. Thanks to a mechanism that works on electrostatic attraction, the bell makes sounds all the time;
- The oldest coffee shop in the country, opened in the 17th century, operates at the university;
- Presumably in the 13th century. the Turf Tavern pub was opened in Oxford, which tourists and students like to visit;
- When entering a university, it is worth remembering that for an applicant who sent documents to Cambridge at the same time, the case may end in litigation. In one year, you can choose only one of the prestigious universities.
Location
The university is located in the picturesque city of Oxford, which is the center of Oxfordshire. Just 90 kilometers from the village is the capital of Great Britain, a little further - 110 km - Birmingham.
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Oxford International College St Clares Oxford is an independent international educational institution founded in Oxford in 1953.
Geographically, the college is located 1.5 kilometers from the central part of the city. The educational buildings are located in several old buildings of the Victorian era, which were built in the 18th century.
There is an opinion that the main building of the college was erected during the reign of Queen Victoria, but this hypothesis has not been documented.
For more than half a century, within the walls of this international college, foreign students have been successfully trained in a variety of language and academic disciplines, achieving very serious educational results.
The main focus of St Clares Oxford is preparing foreign applicants for admission to UK universities, as well as to universities in other countries of the world.
The college has an impeccable reputation and consistently high academic results among graduates. Classes are usually held at the Bardwell Road Training Center a kilometer from the city center.
In the immediate vicinity of the educational buildings there are quite a lot of different shops, bars, cafes, there is even a post office.
Ideal conditions for study and leisure create a truly wonderful atmosphere here.
The educational infrastructure of the center includes
Computer room with all the necessary software for effective learning of foreign languages, including English;
Hall with video and audio listening equipment, which has a wide selection of modern and classic films, television video materials in academic disciplines, cassettes for practical work on pronunciation, listening comprehension, grammar and exams;
A library with a large stock of dictionaries and grammar books of various levels of complexity, books about Oxford and the UK, study guides for preparing for exams, reference books with information on higher education.
Also of note, the Bardwell Road Learning Center has music classes, an art studio, an Academic Resources Hall, an assembly hall, and a coffee bar.
General information about training programs
St. Clare's Oxford was the first international college in Britain, which in 1977 offered its students to take International Baccalaureate program and preparatory course Diploma, an alternative to traditional A-level programs.
Every year, about 100 IB graduates (325 students in total) enter the best universities in the UK ( Oxford, Cambridge, University College London, London School of Economics, City University of London and other prestigious universities) of the USA and other countries.
St Clares offers a very wide range of academic disciplines and extracurricular activities. The educational institution regularly conducts trainings for students from other colleges, as well as IB teachers. The teachers of St. Clare's Oxford are constantly involved in the process of improving the curriculum, which in turn guarantees the graduates of the Oxford International College the highest quality of acquired knowledge and, as a result, consistently high marks in exams.
Classes are held in small groups of 3-7 people, which allows teachers to pay more attention to each individual student.
Conditions for admission to St Clares Oxford
Age - at the time of admission, the child must be 16 years old;
Certificate of achievement for the last two years;
Characteristics from the previous place of study;
English proficiency level not lower than IELTS 5.0;
Interview.
IB College Major Program
International Baccalaureate (IB - International Baccalaureate) - a two-year training program. According to the course program, students study 6 disciplines, three at the general level (S) and three at the highest level (H):
1. Literature native language or English literature (H and S);
2. Foreign language: English, German, French or Spanish (H) and Spanish or Chinese (S);
3. Subjects of the humanitarian cycle: history, economics, psychology, geography (H or S), management and business (H) and world politics (S);
4. Discipline from the natural science cycle: physics, biology, chemistry (H or S) and astronomy (S);
5. Maths(H or S);
6. Sixth item to choose from (art, art theory, information technology in the global community, music, another language, theater arts, natural sciences - H or S).
Usually, a profile subject of the future specialty is chosen, in which it is necessary to pass the entrance exam to the university. In addition to classes in selected subjects, based on the results of independent research, students write term papers (Extended Essay with a minimum of 4000 words).
This work is actually a report on an independently conducted research of the chosen topic, the preparation process of which is under the control of the teacher. This allows students to acquire good research skills.
Also, schoolchildren attend Theory of Knowledge classes (theory of knowledge), where they are taught critical thinking and consider examples of the determining factors of the knowledge system, as well as correctly outline lectures and prepare reports on selected topics.
The international college has a special course on a regular basis Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) - "Creativity, services, actions", in which students choose a creative discipline: for example, painting, theater or music, any kind of sport, as well as one of the areas of socially useful activity (helping the elderly, collecting donations for charity, etc.).
One of the main differences of the IB training program is, first of all, the approach to the study of disciplines. As a rule, the program uses methods of various analysis, focuses on writing research papers, as well as on independent learning activities.
IB graduates are distinguished not only by excellent knowledge of the chosen subjects, but also by a clear civic position, maturity, responsibility, the ability to think analytically and make independent decisions. That is why universities are increasingly giving preference to graduates of this program.
To receive a diploma of completion of the International Baccalaureate program, the student must complete the training course, fulfilling all the conditions and requirements: successfully pass exams in all 6 disciplines (in three subjects at the general level and in three subjects at the highest level), write an Extended Essay and two papers in Theory of Knowledge, work at least 150 hours in the Creativity, Action, Service program and complete all projects and mini-projects.
College sports
Swimming, football, tennis, table tennis, horseback riding.
Leisure activities for students of St Clares Oxford
School activities: international school nights, traditional Oxford pub nights, football matches, video screenings, discos. For an additional fee, Oxford International College St. Clare's Oxford organizes collective visits to famous Oxford colleges, trips to Bath, Stratford, Stonehenge and Windsor, boat trips on the River Cherwell, picnics in university parks, etc.
Accommodation and meals at the College
Students live in five residences, which are a 15-minute walk from the training center (in total, the college has 19 residences). Every month, the educational institution provides its students with bus tickets.
Students are offered a choice of accommodation in a standard double room with a washbasin (in most rooms), a shower and toilet on the floor, or a Superior room for one or two people with a shower and toilet in the room.
Meals in the college are three times a day (full board, on weekends only breakfast and dinner).
General information about Oxford International College St Clares Oxford
City: Oxford;
Foundation date: 1953;
Type of educational institution: International College;
Director: Paul Holloway;
Number of students: 325 people;
Location: 139 Banbury Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 7AL, England;
