University Oxford Blog

The University of Oxford is a self-governing and independent institution, comprising of the main University and several Colleges.
The Vice-Chancellor has office for up to 7 years and he is the University’s senior officer. 6 Pro-Vice-Chancellors have some specific responsibility for External Affairs and Development: Education, University Collections and Academic Services; Personnel & Equality; Planning & Resources; as well as Research.
38 Colleges, though self-governing and independent, form a major part of the University of Oxford, to that they are connected in a federal system, like the United States of America.
Everyday decision-making in such matters as planning and finance is devolved to the Oxford University’s 4 Academic Divisions - Mathematical, Humanities; Physical as well as Life Sciences; Social Sciences; and Medical Sciences. Every division offers the full-time divisional head plus the elected divisional board. Also, continuing Education is responsibility of an individual board.
Every college in Oxford University is given a charter that is approved by Privy Council, under that it is provided by the Head of House as well as a Governing Body including a number of Fellows, many of whom hold Oxford University posts too.
In addition, there are 6 Permanent Private Halls that were founded by various Christian denominations, and they still retain the religious character at present.
30 colleges and all 6 halls admit Oxford students for both graduate and undergraduate degrees.
6 other colleges in the University of Oxford are for graduate students only. Besides, All Souls College owns Fellows only plus Kellogg College sustains the lifelong learning work of Oxford University for professional development, part-time, and adult students.

Oxford City - a wonderful seat of learning, rivalries, celebration and controversy. How much better to swallow its varied history than staying in university bed and breakfast lodging in the hub of the ancient City.
Decorated with architecturally wonderful colleges, bridges and libraries encircling the river Cherwell, the old University city of Oxford filters a feeling of tempered pioneering learning and settled accomplishment. When it is what tempts visitors to this amazing city, nowadays some colleges are letting guests scratch a bit deeper by providing bed and breakfast lodging in the academia’s bastions and gothic masterpieces.
This is within the center of the city that you are able to get a sense of Oxford’s long and eventful past. Like the original British university, they say it has spawned the long-term rival Cambridge, when its two scholars were hanged for a local woman murder and the resulting debate between university and town resulted in a bunch of scholars to escape to the marsh and found in a trilling school on the Cam. In addition, it was one more debate with the town, which almost caused its overthrow with the University maintaining the Royals than Parliament during the Civil War. Finally, it was saved by Oliver Cromwell that refused the Puritan calls for the close as the expression of wise thought was considered dangerous to religious belief. Thus, the university has avoided to take an official political standing. The same case cannot be stated for its graduates that boasts of 25 Prime Ministers, 25 world leaders, 20 Canterbury Archbishops and 12 Saints as well as famous writers, inventors and scientists.