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- Address
- 10 Thornhaugh St
- Postal Code
- WC1H 0XG
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is a college of the University of London and the only Higher Education institution in the UK specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.
In 2008, SOAS jumped 15 places up to ninth best university nationwide in The Good University Guide, and we were rated fourth in London. We also moved three places up to eighth in The Guardian newspaper's league tables of top UK universities.
SOAS is a remarkable institution. Uniquely combining language scholarship, disciplinary expertise and regional focus, it has the largest concentration in Europe of academic staff concerned with Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
The School currently offers more than 50 languages for study, which makes us an international leader in language education. All languages taught from beginners level and including Arabic, Amharic, Bengali, Chinese, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Swahili, Thai, Tibetan, Urdu, Vietnamese and Zulu.