Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Oldest Universities of the UK

This article is about two oldest universes of the United Kingdom those are Oxford University and Cambridge University.So, Oxford University (formal University of Oxford) is situated in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England and it is really considered to be the oldest university of all English speaking countries. It is also said to be one of the most prominent academic institutions. Sometimes University of Oxford is abbreviated as Oxon. University of Oxford accounts 39 independent Halls and Colleges.The exact date of the university of Oxford foundation is not clear, however, they say that it is rooted to the end of the 11th century. In1209, some academics form the Oxford University moved to the Cambridge, and because of this academics movement, the Cambridge University was founded.Cambridge University occupies the second place in the list of the oldest Universities in the English speaking area.  The name of the Cambridge University is sometimes abbreviated to Cantab. Cambridge University is an honorable member of the Russell Group, Coimbra Group,  League of European Research Universities; International Alliance of Research Universities.
Cambridge University is a member of the best five world famous universities. It is always a traditional lace of educating Royal Family.

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