The specific time of the establishment of Oxford University is unknown, but the earliest teaching time recorded in the archives is 1096. Due to the strong support of the British royal family, it developed rapidly in 1 167. Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second oldest institution of higher education in the world.
A number of top scientific masters have emerged in the school, and a large number of artists and heads of state have been trained, including 28 British prime ministers and dozens of world heads of state, political and business leaders. Oxford University has a lofty academic status and extensive influence in the fields of mathematics, physics, medicine, law and business, and is recognized as one of the top higher education institutions in the world today.
Since 1902, Oxford University has also established Rhodes Scholarship for undergraduates all over the world. As of March 20 19, among the alumni, professors and researchers of Oxford University, * * * have 72 Nobel Prize winners (the ninth in the world), 3 Fields Prize winners (the twentieth in the world) and 6 Turing Prize winners (the ninth in the world).
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Cultural traditions:
Motto: Master of Light (Latin)
It means "the Lord is my light", from psalm 27 of the Bible.
"I think there are two points at the core of university spirit. The first is the pursuit of Excellence in everything, and the second is free and open debate"-Andrew Hamilton, President of Oxford University, UK. Hamilton said that the university spirit embodied in Oxford University is, first of all, an absolute pursuit of Excellence. No matter in teaching or scientific research, it will never be satisfied with the status quo and continue to pursue better.
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