Blavatnik School of Government
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2010 |
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Parent institution
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University of Oxford |
| Dean | Ngaire Woods |
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Academic staff
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Paul Collier, Monica Toft, Simon Wren-Lewis, Stefan Dercon |
| Postgraduates | 120 (2015) |
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| Location | , |
| Website | www |
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The Blavatnik School of Government (BSG) is a global school of public policy founded in 2010 at the University of Oxford in England.[1][2][3] The School was founded following a £75 million donation from Leonard Blavatnik, supported by £26 million from the University of Oxford.[4]
Courses
The Blavatnik School of Government admitted its first students in 2012.[5] The School offers a Master of Public Policy (MPP), an intensive one-year graduate degree which seeks to prepare students for a career in public service.[6] The School also offers a DPhil in Public Policy (a three-year full-time research degree).
A range of short courses is also offered for senior professionals and practitioners on specific policy challenges.[7]
Academic staff
Professor Ngaire Woods is the first Dean of the School.[8] Members of faculty include development economists Sir Paul Collier, who is Professor of Economics and Public Policy,[9][10] and Stefan Dercon, who is Professor of Economic Policy. Other members of faculty include former African Development Bank chief economist Mthuli Ncube, political scientist Bo Rothstein, international relations scholar Monica Toft, economist Simon Wren-Lewis and one of the 'top 30 climate thinkers'[11] Thomas Hale.
Alumni
Alumni include the youngest mayor in Germany, Marian Schreier,[12] a former minister of youth and sports in Yemen.[13]
Building
The Blavatnik School of Government is located in the University of Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory Quarter on Woodstock Road, however its main entrance is on Walton Street.[14] The building is designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron to promote open discussion, interaction and collaboration.[15] The central forum is inspired by the idea of openness and transparency and connects all the floors together.[16] Construction work started in autumn 2013, after some controversy,[17] and ended in late 2015. The building is controlled by a combination of systems and technology that helps minimise its environmental impact.[18]
The building is taller than Carfax Tower in the centre of Oxford, thus dominating the site[19] and causing opposition to the scheme by local residents in the Jericho district of the city and elsewhere.[17][20] The site is immediately to the south of the café/bar Freud, in the historic 1836 Greek revival St Paul's Church on Walton Street.[21] The scheme was opposed by the cafe's owner, David Freud, due to its size compared to the church building. The site is also opposite the classical Oxford University Press building. In Spring 2013, a public meeting was held in St Barnabas Church and the building was described as "a concrete marshmallow".[22] A historic wall on Walton Street would be demolished as part of the plans.[21]
Later in 2015, the building was described as "the latest striking building nearing completion in Oxford".[23]
Admissions
The Blavatnik School of Government admits graduate students for its Master of Public Policy and DPhil in Public Policy programmes. Applications are made through University of Oxford’s central Graduate Admissions and Funding Office.[24]
Admissions to the Blavatnik School of Government is highly competitive. Latest available admissions statistics listed the Master of Public Policy programme, with an admissions rate of 11.3%, as the most selective taught graduate programme at the University of Oxford, and the third most selective graduate programme overall.[25]
References
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- ↑ Oxford University to open school of government The Telegraph, 20 September 2010; Retrieved 20 February 2011
- ↑ School of Government launched at Oxford University BBC News, 20 September 2010; Retrieved 20 February 2011
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- ↑ Blavatnik School of Government announcements University of Oxford, 6 October 2011
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- ↑ Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, University of Oxford, 27 May 2010; Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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External links
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