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School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is a college of the University of London and the only Higher Education institution in the UK specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.In 2008, SOAS jumped 15 places up to ninth best university nationwide in The Good University Guide, and we were rated fourth in London. We also moved three places up to eighth in The Guardian newspaper's league tables of top UK universities.
SOAS is a remarkable institution. Uniquely combining language scholarship, disciplinary expertise and regional focus, it has the largest concentration in Europe of academic staff concerned with Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
On the one hand, this means that SOAS remains a guardian of specialised knowledge in languages and periods and regions not available anywhere else in the UK. On the other hand, it means that SOAS scholars grapple with pressing issues - democracy, development, human rights, identity, legal systems, poverty, social change - confronting two-thirds of humankind.
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Facts and figures
• SOAS has more than 4,600 students from 130+ countries, and 45% of them are from outside the UK
• Just over half our students are studying for undergraduate degrees, and 26% of them are aged 21 or over at the start of their course
• More than 350 degree combinations are available in social sciences, arts, humanities and languages, all with a distinctive regional focus
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