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University of Oxford

  Oxford university The University of Oxford was ranked first in the Times Higher Education's international university rankings. Founded in 1096 or even earlier, Oxford is certainly one of the oldest universities in the world, as well as one of the most prestigious and selective. Located less than two hours from London, the historic city of Oxford, nicknamed "the city of dreamy spires", is home to 24,000 students, half of whom are undergraduates. Oxford University is often associated with its historical rival, Cambridge University, to the point where the two institutions are referred to as "Oxbridge" Among Oxford's most famous graduates are no less than 27 British Prime Ministers, including Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and Theresa May. We can also mention personalities such as Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Oscar Wilde and J.R.R. Tolkien, dozens of Nobel Prize laureates who came to Oxford to study or teach, as well as a Rhodes Scholar who later became ...

Harvard university

Harvard university Harvard University is one of the oldest and best universities in the world in America and is one of the strongest universities in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Founded in 1636 by John Harvard , born in London in 1607m and died in 1638m. Not only is it the best university in terms of equipment, and it has been ranked fifth in the world in terms of difficulty in accepting students on its seats. The university has an area of 85 hectares, with approximately 6,700 university students and 13,100 postgraduate students, according to many international studies, the university ranked first in the top 100 universities worldwide, ahead of the British universities Cambridge and Oxford Many aspects of American academic and political growth have been closely connected with the alumni and faculty of Harvard. Harvard had graduated seven U.S. presidents by the end of the first decade of the 21st century—John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt...

University of Cambridge

  Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is one of the most prestigious in the United Kingdom and is located in the charming city of Cambridge, England. Ranked as the 2nd best university in the world in 2018, Cambridge has thousands of illustrious graduates. Cambridge alumni include: Charles Dickens, Isaac Newton, Emma Thompson, Arianna Huffington, Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking. In addition, 96 of its alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize and 10 have received the Fields Medal. Today, Cambridge University is home to more than 21,000 students who belong to 31 colleges (constituent educational institutions of the university) and 100 university departments.   The University of Cambridge shares many traditions with the University of Oxford, which is why they are frequently associated with the term "Oxbridge". Founded in 1209 by Oxford University students, Cambridge is the 4th oldest university in the world and regularly tops the international rankings. Alongside ...