Typical summer day outside the Radcliffe Camera library
Founded in 2001, the UK nonprofit organisation began as a research institution and a think tank. Due to our thought leadership in studying education systems, many universities and training institutions began to hire us to teach specialised courses at schools, universities, and government training institutions. World leaders and governments hired us to advise them on governance best practices and establishing new school systems or universities.
In 2021, we began offering online courses and residential summer courses. The courses are designed to accelerate a student's progress in school and position them for gaining entrance to top universities in the world through our pre-university preparatory courses.
WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANISATION: This means that we are not as expensive as other summer programme providers, nor are we driven by making money. We are driven by our mission to EDUCATE, EMPOWER, and CONNECT our student clients.
Our Executive Team – A company is only as strong as its executive leadership. Our founders have served in senior roles such as:
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We offer residential courses to young scholars in some of the most idyllic university cities in the world. These courses are truly transformative for students and staff alike as we all come together as a cohort one moment in time to live, learn, and socialise together. Come join us!
All of the Oxford IQ Prep Academy's courses are taught in university cities and we include skills for success and leadership skill-building courses.
Each of our tutors and mentors are committed to engaging each student and helping them grow and learn in an individual trajectory.
Our students all live, learn, dine, think, and play in the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
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Oxford IQ Prep - We design and conduct two-week residential experiences in the city of Oxford, and online tutorials and proper courses for serious pre-university students seeking entrance to top universities in the world.
Two-Week Residential Courses (during the summer):
THE ATHENA SCHOLARS IN OXFORD PROGRAMME. Our parent company - The Oxford Exchange - offers a course to future female leaders who are at least 16 years old by 4 August 2024. This exclusive and intensive course is called The Athena Scholars Programme. webpage. 2024 (females ages 16+ only): athenascholars@oxfordexchange.org
Because many of our students come from the top schools in the world, and aspire to attend the top universities in the world, chances are high that these students will become national and international leaders. This popular course comes from the tradition of PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics). Dreaming of leading change in the world? This is the place to start.
Whether you want to run a corporation one day, or start your own company, we teach you the essential basics of business, competition, and innovation. In the past, we taught a cohort of students from Argentina how to analyse the 'business of football' with trips to Arsenal Football Club and Chelsea Football Club. You will research a 'problem,' come up with a solution, write and present a business plan in this course.
This course is a hands-on practical course for students with an interest in pursuing a career in the global healthcare industry. You will learn the business of medicine in the city and university in which the first COVID-19 vaccine was developed (Oxford University and Astra Zeneca). We also add a rigorous medicine component to this course that covers medical technology, biotechnology, and many other aspects of the field.
Do you have dreams of writing a novel, getting it published, and perhaps selling the rights of your story for a Hollywood film or mini-series? Do you believe you are too young to even think about writing a novel? Did you know that the YA (Young Adult) market is the fastest growing genre, and that more and more teenagers are getting published? We get right to the business of writing in this course because we believe every person has a story to tell. We teach you character development, plot and story evolution, pacing, dialogue, and other essential elements of writing. You will develop an outline for a novel in this course.
A truly cutting edge course taught at the university level. Students learn how to operate drones and interpret Geographic Information Systems in the context of discovering archaeological sites. This course is taught by archaeologists and you will learn the basics of archaeology and complete a project by the end of the course.
Space technology is one the fastest growing tech segments in the world as lower costs are enabling a flood of new entrants to build and launch their own satellites. Learn about the space industry, how to position yourself for a career, and the essentials of satellite tech, space architectures, and space diplomacy from a former NASA official.. Technology can be an essential thread through a large variety of professional activities in which you will engage in the adult world. We cover a number of topics and allow students to focus on their areas of interest.
This course is for young ladies ages 16+ who wish to accelerate their leadership aptitude through a residential course that includes courses such as Political Leadership & International Relations, Business Leadership & Entrepreneurship, and Creative Writing. Athena Scholars learn debate, research and policy paper writing skills, and rigorously discuss issue areas including Global Health & Medicine, Conflict, War & Peace, and Rising Technologies.
Athena Scholars will live, learn, dine and socialise in the historic university city of Oxford, England We will take a study trip to London that will include visits to embassies so that Athens Scholars can experience first hand what it is like to represent her country at the Court of St James. We also visit the UK Parliament and will benefit from a VIP Guest Speakers programme.
PLACES ON THE COURSE ARE VERY LIMITED. The application process includes submitting a Statement of Interest, and Essay, and Report Cards/Academic Reports.
Female students who will be at least 16-years old by 15 October 2025 may reach out to Ms Imogen Smith-Carter at athenascholars@oxfordexchange.org, and also visit the webpage via The Oxford Exchange.
Valentino, Age 16 (Academia Argüello, Argentina)
Martin Luther King Jr.
At the Oxford IQ Preparatory Academy, we treat your children as if they were our own. We are Affiliate Members of ROSPA and we have strict policies on protection of students, staff, and faculty at all times during our courses.
Through our parent organisation, the Oxford IQ Academy is an education provider working with the British Council for our Oxford summer courses. We require all of our employees and contractors to pass the appropriate British Council's extensive safeguarding training requirements to conduct pre-university preparatory courses.
Through The Oxford Exchange (our parent company), we are members of the Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students (AEGIS).
We utilise an authorised service of the British Government to run police checks on each and every one of our employees and contractors.
The Oxford IQ Academy operates under a UK non-profit corporation that designs and manages educational courses for adults and teenagers. The Oxford Exchange: HMRC Corporation Number 13334657.
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