Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

The governance of the Centre is managed by a board of trustees made up of scholars and statesmen from around the world, and representatives of the University of Oxford.

[2][3][4] The Centre is dedicated to the study, from a multi-disciplinary perspective, of all aspects of Islamic culture and civilization and of contemporary Muslim societies.

Many students and senior academics come to Oxford, over the years, through the Centre's Scholarships and Visiting Fellowships programmes.

Lecturers in this series have included heads of state and government; internationally renowned scholars from the Muslim world and beyond; and secretaries general of international organisations, including the UN, OIC, Arab League, UNESCO, and the Commonwealth.

[12] It moved into a new building, designed by the Egyptian architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil,[13] during the academic year of 2016/2017.