The University of Oxford is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world and also the oldest university in the UK. It is located in Oxford town of Oxfordshire country. It is one on the top of the list of the seven British and Irish ancient universities.

The university is made up of 38 constituent colleges, and a range of academic departments, which are organised into four divisions. All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university, each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities. It does not have a main campus, and its buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the city centre.

The exact date of Oxford University fondation is unknown, however it was fiestly mentioned in 1096. Since 1167 the university has started to attract the brightest minds from all over the UK.

Even though nowadays Oxford University is mostly famous for the fiels of Humanities, the exact, social and medical sciences are taught on the same top level ass well as banking and law. All facultiesare combined into four majour divisions: humanities, social sciences, mathematics, physical and life sciences, and medical sciences.

In total, in 2017 the Oxford University Admission Comittee received more than 45000 entry applications, but most of the candidats are screenedout at the first stages of the entry campaign.

Fun fact that in 2013 genetics professor Bryan Sykes and a group of Oxford researchers finally disproved the existence of a snowman. A mysterious animal which was taken for a snowman was revealed to be a rare species of bear.

After First World War and the loss of about 40% of students on the battlefields, Oxford experienced a significant modernization and began to train specialists in virtually all fields of knowledge. The study process was becoming more systematic, which eventually made the university one of the foremost scientific institutions in Europe.