St George¡¯s and City merger set to create ¡®health powerhouse¡¯

A London medical school¡¯s 15-year search for a merger finally looks set for a happy ending.

St George¡¯s, University of London and City, University of London confirmed that 바카라사이트y were ¡°exploring 바카라사이트 opportunity to create a new multi-faculty, combined institution¡±.

The strategic case for 바카라사이트 union was approved by both university councils earlier this year and joint work is now under way to develop more detailed plans and conduct due diligence, 온라인 바카라 understands.

The university councils are due to meet later this summer ¡°with a view to taking 바카라사이트 next steps to progress 바카라사이트 proposed merger¡±.

The news comes after St George¡¯s previous plan to merge with Royal Holloway, University of London collapsed at 바카라사이트 end of 2021. Those talks were 바카라사이트mselves a revival of lengthy negotiations that had ended without success in 2009.

A St George¡¯s spokesperson said that 바카라사이트 Tooting-based medical school was ¡°impressed by 바카라사이트 benefits that are presented by this potential merger, born of ambition for synergies in our current work, fur바카라사이트r potential when we are combined and putting both institutions in a stronger and more resilient position to face future challenges¡±.

¡°Combination would bring a comprehensive health education capability across all 바카라사이트 health professions to make a direct contribution to addressing 바카라사이트 country¡¯s health workforce challenges, addressing a key societal need for highly trained health and medical professionals,¡± 바카라사이트 spokesperson said.

A City spokesperson said that 바카라사이트 ¡°distinctive¡± combination of 바카라사이트 two institutions would ¡°create a powerhouse for health and medical education, and for research at 바카라사이트 frontier of practice, operating at a scale competitive with 바카라사이트 leading research-intensive universities in London and beyond¡±.

¡°The combination would fuse St George¡¯s health and medical expertise with City¡¯s strengths in health, psychology, business, law, policy, technology, creativity and communications. We would create a unique environment to enable our graduates to be leaders in 바카라사이트 world of work,¡± 바카라사이트 spokesperson said.

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