About Us
SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.
SOAS is a remarkable institution. With our vast repository of knowledge and expertise on our specialist regions, we are uniquely placed to inform and shape current thinking about the economic, political, cultural, security and religious challenges of our world. Our programmes are taught by respected academics engaged in fieldwork and research which influences government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. SOAS scholars grapple with the pressing issues confronting two-thirds of humankind today: democracy, development, economy, finance, public and corporate policy, human rights, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change. · 5,200 undergraduate and postgraduate students studying on campus · 3,000+ students registered on distance and online programmes · 300+ academics provide the largest concentration of specialist staff engaged in the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East · 350+ undergraduate degree combinations · 115 postgraduate programmes · 1.5 million items in the SOAS Library · 55:45 ratio of undergraduates to postgraduates · 24% mature students · 90% satisfaction with teaching, the highest in London SOAS University of London at a glance:
· 40% of students spend a year abroad as part of their degree · 11.3:1, our student-staff ratio is one of the best in the UK
For a relatively small higher education institution, SOAS is fortunate to have outstanding facilities, both scholarly and practical.
· The Brunei Gallery, opened in 1995, provides a 40-room conference venue at a convenient, central London location. These facilities are run by the SOAS Conference Office. · The SOAS Library - recognised as a collection of national importance - houses over 1.5 million items in more than 400 languages. It has significant archival holdings and a growing network of electronic resources. · SOAS has ranked in the top 5 universities nationally in terms of Library and IT expenditure per student. · There are eight Regional Centres that coordinate regional expertise and run programmes of seminars, workshops and conferences to provide up-to-date and in-depth knowledge.
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