The University of Oxford

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Law Faculty at University of Oxford

The search for knowledge is central in British life. The two oldest universities in England are Oxford and Cambridge. The history of these universities dates from the Middle Ages. Oxford is the oldest one and it is more philosophical, classical, theological.

It is located in the city of Oxford, England. It is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Its history began in 1249. Oxford has been a place of learning for hundreds of years. The world leaders have been educated here (Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Bill Clinton etc). Oxford University is made up of thirty eight different colleges. It's highly international because there are twenty thousand students from nearly a hundred and fifty countries studying here.