The University of Oxford's foundation date is unknown.

[18] It is known that

teaching at Oxford existed in some form as early as 1096, but it is unclear
when the university came into being.[2] The scholar Theobald of
Étampes lectured at Oxford in the early 1100s.
It grew quickly from 1167 when English students returned from
the University of Paris.[2] The historian Gerald of Wales lectured to such
scholars in 1188, and the first known foreign scholar, Emo of Friesland,
arrived in 1190. The head of the university had the title of chancellor from
at least 1201, and the masters were recognised as a universitas or
corporation in 1231.[2][19] The university was granted a royal charter in 1248
during the reign of King Henry III.[20]
After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some
academics fled from the violence to Cambridge, later forming the University
of Cambridge.[12][21]
The students associated together on the basis of geographical origins, into
two 'nations', representing the North (northerners or Boreales, who
included the English people from north of the River Trent and the Scots)
and the South (southerners or Australes, who included English people from
south of the Trent, the Irish and the Welsh).[22][23] In later centuries,
geographical origins continued to influence many students' affiliations when
membership of a college or hall became customary in Oxford. In addition,
members of many religious orders,
including Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites and Augustinians, settled in
Oxford in the mid-13th century, gained influence and maintained houses or
halls for students.[24] At about the same time, private benefactors
established colleges as self-contained scholarly communities. Among the
earliest such founders were William of Durham, who in 1249
endowed University College,[24] and John Balliol, father of a future King of
Scots; Balliol College bears his name.[22] Another founder, Walter de
Merton, a Lord Chancellor of England and afterwards Bishop of Rochester,
devised a series of regulations for college life;[25][26] Merton College thereby
became the model for such establishments at Oxford,[27] as well as at the
University of Cambridge. Thereafter, an increasing number of students
lived in colleges rather than in halls and religious houses.[24]
In 1333–1334, an attempt by some dissatisfied Oxford scholars to found a
new university at Stamford, Lincolnshire, was blocked by the universities of
Oxford and Cambridge petitioning King Edward III.[28] Thereafter, until the
1820s, no new universities were allowed to be founded in England, even in
London; thus, Oxford and Cambridge had a duopoly, which was unusual in
large western European countries.[29][3

1. What is the date of the Oxford University’s foundation?

2. Who is the father of a future King of Scots?
3. When did The university was granted a royal charter during the
reign of King Henry III?
4. According to paragraph 4, hat are the two nations?
5. How many religion were mentioned in the paragraph?
6. Who endowed the university college in 1249?
7. What happened before the 1820?
Oxford national profile
You may not know, however, about some
of Oxford's other important features in
the twenty-first century. Today, Oxford is
a modern, research-driven university.
Our prowess in the sciences is
particularly noteworthy: we have been
ranked number one in the world for
medicine for five years running by the
Times Higher Education Supplement
(2011-16). Oxford is also ranked in the
top six globally in engineering, life
sciences, social sciences and the arts and
humanities. These pages share some of
the highlights of that story.
Globalisation is nothing new at Oxford:
we welcomed our first international
student - Emo of Friesland - in 1190. The
pace of globalisation has accelerated in
recent decades, and Oxford now has a
strong international character and a
presence around the world unlike that of
any other university.
 Today 41 percent of our students and
48 percent of our academic staff hail
from countries outside the United
Kingdom.
 Oxford is at the forefront in studying
topics of worldwide interest, from the
dawn of the universe to the challenges
of globalisation.
 Oxford academics have built untold
numbers of research collaborations
with international partners.
 Our Tropical Medicine laboratories are
probably the most substantial overseas
research presence of any university,
employing some 1,500 staff in Asia and
Africa to increase our understanding of
how to treat tropical infectious
diseases.
 Oxford has defined the English
language for many people around the
world through the dictionaries and
other books of Oxford University Press
(OUP). OUP is the world’s largest
university press, with a presence in 50
countries.
 Our alumni are more than 275,000
strong and are spread across almost
every country on earth.
 Today’s Oxford students, whether
British or international, also enjoy
access to a range of international
 experiences while studying here,
including internships around the world,
courses with study abroad components,
and substantial support from the
collegiate university for independent
research abroad.
Oxford aims to deliver an exceptional
education, to carry out world-leading
research, and to make significant
contributions to society – locally,
nationally and internationally. This
includes supporting mobility across our
staff and student body through Erasmus
and other means, and supporting
international research collaborations on
the basis of academic interest and
need. Our extensive and ever-expanding
global links have been developed to
serve these principles.
Question:
- How many percentage of our academic staff hail from countries
outside the United Kingdom?
- What are the most substantial overseas research presence of any
university?
- What is OUP?
- What is Oxford aiming for?
- Last question: In your opinion, what is the most important thing
to prepare before entering Oxford University?