Oxford University (Oxford University; Honorary title: Oxon or Oxf), referred to as "Oxford", is a public research university in Oxford, England, which adopts the traditional college system. He is a member of Russell University Group, one of the "Golden Triangle Famous Schools" and "G5", and a member of the Global University Presidents Forum. The exact date of the establishment of Oxford University is unknown.
But the earliest recorded teaching time was 1096, which developed rapidly in 1 167 because of the strong support of the British royal family. Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second oldest institution of higher education in the world. Since 1902, Oxford University has also established Rhodes Scholarship for undergraduates all over the world.
1 167, the then king of England and the king of France had a quarrel. In a rage, the king of England recalled the British scholars who sent them to the University of Paris and prohibited them from going to the University of Paris again. Another way of saying it is that the French king, in a fit of pique, drove British scholars back to England from the University of Paris. In any case, these scholars came back from Paris.
Gathered in Oxford, engaged in the teaching and research of scholasticism with the assistance of Catholic Benedictine Church. So people began to regard Oxford as a "general study", which is actually the predecessor of Oxford University. Scholars gathered in Oxford because Henry II built one of his palaces in Oxford at that time, and scholars came here to protect the king.