Blavatnik School of Government launched

Policy 20 Sep 10 The Blavatnik School of Government, Europe's first major school of government, was launched today at the University of Oxford. American industrialist and philanthropist Leonard Blavatnik has committed £75 million to make the School possible and is ready to consider additional measures of support. Mr Blavatnik's gift is one of the most generous in the University's 900-year history. The University is contributing an additional £26 million as well as land in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, where the School will be located. The School will train outstanding graduates from across the world in the skills and responsibilities of government. This global outlook will reflect the strongly international character of Oxford's graduate community, two-thirds of whose number are from overseas. It will provide a highly practical series of courses, leading to a Master's degree, with a unique balance of the humanities, social sciences, law, science, technology, health, finance, energy and security policy.