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THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second oldest surviving university in the world. Although the exact date of its foundation is unknown, there is evidence that instruction was received as early as 1096.Located in and around the medieval center of Oxford, the university has 44 colleges and halls and more than 100 libraries, making it the largest. . library system in the UK.The total number of students is approximately 22,000, of which just over half are undergraduate students and more than 40 percent are international students, representing 140 countries. Andquot;City of dreams spiresandquot; According to the Victorian poet Matthew Arnold, Oxford has the youngest population of any city in England and Wales: almost a quarter of its residents are university students, giving it an Oxford feel.  Oxford has an alumni network of more than 250,000 people, including more than 120 Olympic medalists, 26 Nobel laure...

STANFORD UNIVERSITY Stanford University has one of the largest campuses in the United States and is one of the most prestigious universities in the world.It was founded in 1885 and six years later opened as a coeducational and non-religious private institution.Its location, less than an hour's drive south of San Francisco near Palo Alto, is in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, and the university is known for its entrepreneurial spirit.This entrepreneurship has its roots in the post-World War II era, when the Provost encouraged innovation that led to the self-sustaining industry that became Silicon Valley. By 1970, the university had a linear accelerator and hosted part of the early network that became the technical foundation of the Internet.The main campus covers 8180 hectares and almost all students studying at the university live there.Three colleges and four vocational schools have 700 large university buildings with 40 departments and 18 independent laboratories, c...