The School of Oriental and African Studies
Arms of SOAS
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| Motto | Knowledge is Power |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1916 |
| Endowment | £39.0 million (as of 31 July 2016) |
| Chancellor | Anne, Princess Royal (University of London) |
| President | Graça Machel |
| Director | Baroness Valerie Amos |
| Students | 6,070 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 3,220 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 2,850 (2015/16) |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations |
University of London ACU |
| Mascot | Arabian Camel and Asian Elephant |
| Website | www |
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QS (2018, national) |
38 | |
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QS (2018, world) |
296 | |
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THE (2018, national) |
58 | |
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THE (2018, world) |
401-500 | |
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Complete (2018, national) |
38 | |
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The Guardian (2018, national) |
25 | |
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Times/Sunday Times (2018, national) |
36= | |
| Teaching Excellence Framework | Bronze | |
SOAS University of London (the School of Oriental and African Studies), is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is ranked within the top 25 universities in the United Kingdom by The Guardian University Guide 2018.
Located in the heart of Bloomsbury in central London, SOAS is the world's leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East and is ranked 7th globally in Development Studies by the 2017 QS World University Rankings. The School is organised into faculties of humanities, languages and social sciences. It is home to the SOAS School of Law. SOAS offers around 350 undergraduate bachelor's degree combinations, over 100 one-year master's degrees and PhD programmes in nearly every department.
SOAS has produced several heads of states, government ministers, diplomats, central bankers, Supreme Court judges, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and many other notable leaders around the world.
The School of Oriental Studies was founded in 1916 at 2 Finsbury Circus, London, the then premises of the London Institution. The school received its royal charter on 5 June 1916 and admitted its first students on 18 January 1917. The school was formally inaugurated a month later on 23 February 1917 by King George V. Among those in attendance were Earl Curzon of Kedleston, formerly Viceroy of India, and other cabinet officials.
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