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Today, I’m going to talk about one of the most prestigious universities in the world, the University of
Oxford, which hosts over 26.000 (twenty six thousand) students from all over the world.
There is no clear date of foundation of the University of Oxford, but the earliest registers are from
1096(thousand ninety six). The University of Oxford began to expand in 1167(one thousand one hundred
and sixty seven), when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.
In 1190(one thousand one hundred and ninety), the first foreign student arrived, beginning the University’s
tradition of developing international scholarly links. At the beginning of the 13th (Thirteenth) century, the
University was granted a royal charter. During the 13th (Thirteenth) century, rioting between townspeople
and students originated the first halls of residence. In 1355 (one thousand three hundred and fifty five), Ed-
ward III paid tribute to the University for its contribution to learning. Over several centuries, kings, popes
and sages praised the university’s principles.
In the 14th (fourteenth) century, Oxford became a centre for lively controversy with scholars involved in re-
ligious and political disputes. In the 16th (sixteenth) century Henry VIII forced the University to accept his
divorce and the clerics who ruled the university refused and were burnt at the stake in the city.
The 18th (eighteenth) century became an era of scientific discovery and religious revival. Departments of
Mathematics, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Law and Modern History were created.
During the 19th (nineteenth) century, there were a number of administrative reforms that continue to this
day. In this century, women were admitted as members of the University. However, women and men were
not admitted to all colleges until 1986(one thousand nine hundred and eighty six).
During the 20th (twentieth) and early 21st (twenty-first) centuries, Oxford established major new research
capacities, reinforcing its traditional role as an international focus for learning and forum for intellectual de-
bate.
In 2020 (two thousand and twenty), Oxford, together with AstraZeneca, was the pioneer in desenvolve the
vaccine against Covid-19(nineteen).
Overtime, University of Oxford has educated 28 (twenty-eight) British prime ministers, 73(seventy three)
Nobel Prize laureates and other important figures.
University of Oxford has a rich story and culture, with many traditions. One of the most famous is May Day
Celebrations, which involve dancing and singing in the streets.
The University has too the legend of Black Friar: a black robed friar says nothing but indicates the way to
pregnant women, at that time, there were no friars in that region. The annual Boat Race against Cambridge,
its first rival, is also very famous too.
Today, the University of Oxford has 39(thirty nine) colleges of different courses. In 2017(two thousand and
seventeen), 2018 (two thousand and eighteen), 2019 (two thousand and nineteen), 2020 (two thousand and
twenty), 2021 (two thousand and twenty-one), 2022 (two thousand and twenty-two) and 2023 (two thousand
and twenty-three), Oxford was ranked first in the world in the Times Higher Education World University
Rankings. In 2021 (two thousand and twenty-one), the University has the highest volume of world-leading
research, according to the Research Excellence Framework.
The University of Oxford is know for its excellence, the entry of undergraduate courses is highly competi-
tive, with an average of 24.000 (twenty four thousand) people applied and there are usually only around 3000
(three thousand) places available. For the postgraduate programs, over 34 000 (thirty four thousand) applica-
tions were received for some 6000 (six thousand) places.
The majority of Oxford students come from public schools. Half of the students are international students,
from more than 160 (one hundred and sixty) countries.
The University of Oxford contributes around £ 16 (sixteen) billion to the UK economy.
The University of Oxford operates the world’s oldest university museum: the Ashmolean Museum, the
world’s largest university press, Oxford University Press and the UK’s largest academic library system with
more than 13 (thirteen) million books.
To conclude, Oxford also has historic architecture and beautiful green spaces.

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