{"id":233725,"date":"2018-10-24T11:27:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T11:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/gsi_study_guides\/oxford-best-university-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T11:27:20","slug":"oxford-best-university-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/oxford-best-university-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Reasons why Oxford is the Best University in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Times Higher Education World Rankings<\/a> are amongst the most coveted university league tables in the world and following the release of the 2020 edition, it was the\u00a0University of Oxford<\/a> who topped the table for the fourth year in a row.<\/p>\n

But how did they get there? Oxford\u2019s success can be attributed to a number of factors – teaching, research, citations and international outlook – as well as its long and storied history which dates back to 1096.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the University below and if you are interested in applying,\u00a0arrange a free consultation<\/a> with SI-UK London today.<\/p>\n

Five Reasons why Oxford\u00a0is the Best in the World<\/h2>\n

1. High quality teaching and courses<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0University of Oxford<\/a>\u00a0provides nearly\u00a0250 different courses<\/a> from over 30 faculties across its four divisions of Humanities, Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences. Oxford\u2019s academic staff are globally renowned, with 80 Fellows of the Royal Society and 100 Fellows of the British Academy.<\/p>\n

2. Tutorials<\/h3>\n

At least once a week in each subject studied, groups of two or three students will spend an hour with their tutor, discussing a topic in depth. This enables students to discuss ideas and theories in a more relaxed and informal setting.<\/p>\n

3. Graduate prospects<\/h3>\n

Oxford graduates are sought after from companies all over the world, valued for their communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. The majority of Oxford alumni are in employment or in further study after graduating, while \u201c8% were doing something else such as taking time out to travel\u201d.<\/p>\n

4. Student support<\/h3>\n

There are a number of services available to provide support to international students at the University, including advice on topics such as health, disability, counselling, student-led support and fitness to study.<\/p>\n

5. The city<\/h3>\n

Oxford is a youthful and cosmopolitan city with plenty to see and do. It is the youngest city in England and Wales, has two universities, and 35% of the people who live here are aged 15-29, with 27% (40,000 of a total population of 150,000) university students.<\/p>\n

In addition, the city is full of exciting and historical architecture, is one of the greenest cities in the south of England and also the friendliest.<\/p>\n

Study at Oxford<\/h2>\n

Are you interested in applying to and studying at the\u00a0University of Oxford<\/a>? The\u00a0Oxbridge Service<\/a>\u00a0is a specially designed application service tailored for international students who want to study at the best universities in the world. Arrange your free consultation<\/a> at SI-UK London today to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"study-guide-destinations":[127],"study-guide-canada-categories":[],"study-guide-australia-categories":[],"study-guide-usa-categories":[],"study-guide-uk-categories":[],"study-guide-nz-categories":[],"study-guide-ireland-categories":[],"class_list":["post-233725","gsi_study_guides","type-gsi_study_guides","status-publish","hentry","study-guide-destinations-study-in-uk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides\/233725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gsi_study_guides"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"study-guide-destinations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-destinations?post=233725"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-canada-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-canada-categories?post=233725"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-australia-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-australia-categories?post=233725"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-usa-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-usa-categories?post=233725"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-uk-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-uk-categories?post=233725"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-nz-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-nz-categories?post=233725"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-ireland-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-ireland-categories?post=233725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}