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www.soas.ac.uk
SOAS (School of Oriental and African
Studies) A unique institution in the heart
of London
Academic excellence
International students and staff
Intimate and multicultural
Passion and commitment to the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East
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SOAS student profile 2007/8
4500+ students 100+ different countries
60% UK students 40% international/
EU students
47% postgraduate 53% undergraduate
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Rankings
10 out of 17 SOAS departments scored 5 or above in the latest RAE
Consistent high rankings in national newspapers
2005 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (languages of the wider world)
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The Brunei Gallery and the Percival David Foundation
•The Brunei Gallery houses a public gallery that is dedicated to the art of Africa, Asia and the Middle East
•The Percival David Foundation contains a collection of nearly 2000 pieces of Chinese ceramics and a library of Chinese Art and Culture
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The SOAS Library The National Library for the study of Africa
and Asia,
One of most important specialist libraries in the world
Over 1.2 million volumes in over 400 languages.
Free membership to other University of London libraries
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SOAS undergraduate degrees
350+ undergraduate Bachelor’s degree programme combinations
BA / BSc / LLB
3 years duration (4 years if studying a language)
4 courses a year, including “floaters”
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Subjects at SOASLaw and Social Sciences:
Development Studies (combined) Economics Geography (combined) Law Management (combined) Politics
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Subjects at SOAS
Arts & Humanities: Anthropology & Sociology Art & Archaeology History Music Study of Religions
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Subjects at SOASLanguages and Cultures:
Africa East Asia Linguistics Near and Middle East South Asia South East Asia
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Languages at SOAS
There are 36 languages available at undergraduate level including: Afrikaans Japanese - Bengali - Cambodian - Gujarati – Igbo Kurdish - Malay – Pali – Panjabi - Shona Sinhalese - Somali - Tamil – Twi - Yoruba - Zulu
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Student Exchange
Key tool: Year abroad is compulsory part of language degrees
160 students currently overseas in 10 countries
Smaller number (30) from Japan and Korea come to SOAS
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Student exchange
Language Year Abroad 2007/8Total: 160 students
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Chinese
Arabic
Japanese
Korean
Hindi
Hebrew
Thai
Swahili
Turkish
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Student exchange
In Korea, we have had an agreement with Korea University since 1997
Covers student exchange and also staff exchange and joint research
This year nine SOAS students attending KU and five KU students at SOAS
No limit on numbers Imbalances are adjusted in the following year
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Student Exchange: Benefits Institution
Enrichment of the Academic Programme Multicultural Experiences Enhancement of Recruitment and Retention
Efforts
Student Cultural Awareness Academic Diversification Personal Growth and Development
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SOAS Alumni Luisa Diogo current Prime Minister of Mozambique
Aung San Suu Kyi(Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader of the opposition Burma)
Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston(Tutor to Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China)
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand(Honorary Fellow)
Jung Chang(author “Wild Swans”, “Mao: the untold story”)
Paul Robeson (US civil rights activist)
Zeinab Badawi (BBC and Channel 4 news presenter and journalist)
Mette Marit (Crown Princess of Norway)
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Further information
Student Admissions OfficeSOAS, University of LondonThornhaugh St, Russell SqLondon WC1H 0XG, UKEmail: [email protected]: +44 (0)20 7898 4034Fax: +44 (0)20 7898 4039
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