In a break from its 700-year-long history, the UK’s University of Oxford is considering opening its first-ever foreign campus in France in order to continue receiving EU funding post-Brexit, a media report said on Monday. Oxford University has been told that any campus opened in France could have French legal status and would continue to receive EU funding following Brexit, ‘The Daily Telegraph’ reported. A spokesperson for the University said no decision has been taken, adding, “Oxford has been an international University throughout its history and it is determined to remain open to the world whatever the future political landscape looks like.”French officials met senior staff at Oxford University last week to discuss a so-called “satellite” base in Paris. Other universities, including the University of Warwick, have also been approached with the idea to build a new campus in Paris in 2018. Last month, Oxford University’s head of Brexit strategy Professor Alastair Buchan said: “We have got to be absolutely sure we are open.

Source: Hindustan Times February 20, 2017 12:00 UTC