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Education: Peking University to open branch in Oxford

Peking University will be the first Chinese university to open an overseas branch in Oxford next year. According to Peking University, its HSBC Business School has acquired a campus in Oxford from the Open University in Britain. This purchase comes as the government steps up efforts to establish globally renowned universities that will lead the world in teaching and research.