Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University stands as a premier public research university which operates from the historical city of Oxford in England. The university ranks among the top modern universities of the UK because it emphasizes hands-on learning and innovative teaching methods and it actively supports local communities. The university which includes Headington and Harcourt Hill and its Swindon campus creates a multicultural educational environment which benefits from its location near the Oxford international knowledge center. The institution receives special recognition for its environmentally sustainable design and inclusive development plan which it achieves through its award-winning campus facilities.

The university started its first educational program in 1865 when it began operating as the Oxford School of Art from a single room at the Taylor Institution. The institution experienced multiple changes during the 100 years until it became Oxford College of Technology in 1956 after merging with the School of Science in 1870. The institution entered a crucial period of development when John Henry Brookes became its leader because he dedicated himself to making education accessible to all people. The institution received its first name Oxford Polytechnic in 1970 and it achieved university status after the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992. The institution adopted the name Oxford Brookes University because it wanted to honor its groundbreaking first principal who established the institution as the first new university in the United Kingdom that bears the name of its founder.