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Oxford
Our journalist is an Oxford graduate. This is what she has told us. Oxford is a
beautiful city on the river Thames about fifty miles from London. Oxford is old and
historical. It has existed since 912. The university was established in 1249. Most of the 39
Oxford colleges are fine buildings of grey and yellow stone.
Oxford is known for its specific system of education. Great emphasis is laid on
tutorials. Each student has a tutor who gives personal instructions to the students. Every
week the tutor and the students meet to discuss the work they have done, to criticize it in
detail and to set the next week’s work. The students of Oxford make up the most elite
[ei΄li:t] elites in the world. Many great men studied there: Milton, Cromwell, Newton;
members of the Royal family were educated here too.The university “family” has more
than 9,000 members.
You can see the charm of Oxford in the green fields and parks which surround the
city. You can see it in the lawns and gardens surrounding the colleges which are fine
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buildings of grey and yellow stone. You can see the charm of Oxford in the river Thames
and its streams which pass near the city.
Do you know that the name Oxford means the part of the river Thames where the
oxen (cattle) forded (crossed)?
Universities in Britain
– There are 44 universities in Britain.
– The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge date from the 12th and 13th centuries.
– University degree courses usually extend over 3 or 4 years, but in medicine,
dentistry and veterinary service 5 or 6 years are needed.
– About 45 % of Britain’s full-time university students take arts or social studies
courses, 41 % science and technology, about 10 % study medicine, dentistry, vet. service
and so on.
– Admission to the University is by examination and selection.
– The word ‘University’, like the word ‘College’ meant originally a society of people
with a common employment.