Rhodes House
Rhodes House ("Rhodes House") is a building in Oxford . It was completed in 1928; The architect was Herbert Baker . It essentially serves as the headquarters of the Rhodes Foundation (English Rhodes Trust ), which awards the Rhodes scholarships for studying at the University of Oxford , but can also be rented for private events such as weddings or company celebrations. The architecture combines, in line with Cecil Rhodes' biography and the history of the scholarships, the styles of South African farmhouses with English country houses and handicrafts of the early 20th century. The large rotunda, which is covered by a dome, is particularly striking from the outside. It is listed as a "particularly important building of more than special interest" (Grade II * of the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ).
Rhodes Foundation
The Rhodes Foundation (English The Rhodes Trust), as a foundation of Cecil Rhodes - awards scholarships for a study stay at Oxford University for a period of one to three years for students aged 20 to 26 who spend at least three semesters have studied at another university.
Since 1903, more than 90 scholarship holders have come to Oxford every year. The Rhodes Trust and the grants awarded originally had an imperialist background typical of the time . During service in the English colonies saw Africa on the one hand and his own experiences as a student in Oxford the other hand, Cecil Rhodes, the establishment of scholarships as a step towards ensuring world peace and to improve the world in which he, the management task primarily in the specific nations of the Commonwealth saw . The scholarships were intended to help foreign elites to be specially prepared for their tasks through the academic training at Oxford and the exchange with one another and to be motivated to spread Anglo-Saxon values into the world.
The Foundation's total net assets (assets minus liabilities) in 2019 were over £ 376 million. It is mainly derived from the estate of Cecil Rhodes and, more recently, from donations and is primarily used to fund the scholarships (tuition fees at Oxford University plus a grant to cover the living expenses of the scholarship holders).
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- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/media/44384/rhodes-trust-consolidated-financial-statements-ye-19-signed.pdf
