Education activist Malala Yousafzai "so excited" to study at Oxford
File photo dated 4/2/2016 of activist Malala Yousafzai, who has said she is "so excited" after gaining a place at the University of Oxford.
LONDON (AP) - Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has gained a place at the University of Oxford.
The 20-year-old education activist tweeted her acceptance to the school, saying she was "so excited" to win a spot to study philosophy, politics and economics at Lady Margaret Hall.
Yousafzai won international renown in 2012 after she was shot by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan for speaking out for the right of girls to go to school. After being treated at a hospital in Birmingham she continued her education in the city and won the Nobel Peace Prize.
She said earlier this year that she had been offered a university place contingent on her exam results but did not reveal the institution.
Yousafzai on Thursday congratulated other students receiving their results, tweeting "Best wishes for life ahead!"
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So excited to go to Oxford!! Well done to all A-level students - the hardest year. Best wishes for life ahead! pic.twitter.com/miIwK6fNSf
— Malala (@Malala) August 17, 2017