The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

History
•SOAS is the only higher education institution in the UK specialising in the study and research of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
•The school was founded in the year 1916 as the School of Oriental Studies.

Location and transport
•SOAS is located in the center of London. The capital's rich social, cultural, and intellectual life is there.
•SOAS is well served by all forms of public transport. It has excellent travel connections with bus, underground and train within easy access of the main campus at Russell Square.

Course flexibility
•The programmes provide many options to suit a student's interests, whether they have decided for a single subject or a two subject (combined) degree.
•SOAS provide over 400 degree combinations in humanities, social sciences, languages and the arts, all with the distinctive regional focus.

Academic strengths
•Academic focus on the languages, cultures and societies of Africa, Asia and the Middle East makes SOAS an indispensable interpreter in the complex world.
•The school provides an unparalleled range of over 30 non-European languages, many of which can be studied at beginner or higher level.
•Over 24 per cent of our degree programmes involve spending a year in another country and 45 per cent of undergraduates take a language course.

Notable alumni
•Professor John Atta Mills – President of Ghana.
•Aung San Suu Kyi– Leader of the National League for Democracy, Burma, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, 1991.