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During 바카라사이트 Olympics I met 바카라사이트 daughter of one of 바카라사이트 Chinese investors invited to London by 바카라사이트 mayor. She had chosen to come to university in 바카라사이트 capital over 바카라사이트 US so I asked what had been 바카라사이트 clincher. ¡°If I go to America I will only meet Americans. In London I will meet 바카라사이트 world,¡± she said

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But it is not just about quantity. We learn today from 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2013-2014 that excellence sets London apart as well. With four top 40 universities based in 바카라사이트 city, more than anywhere else in 바카라사이트 world, we can also boast that London is at 바카라사이트 quality end of 바카라사이트 market.

Life sciences in London in particular are growing in strength, with Imperial College London, University College London and King¡¯s College London putting us at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 biomedical league globally. For a city that is positioning itself as not just 바카라사이트 financial capital of 바카라사이트 world but, with our Oxbridge partners, as 바카라사이트 golden triangle of world science, 바카라사이트 momentum is building.

And with more than half a billion pounds in medical research grants every year and 바카라사이트 new Crick Institute due to open in 2015, 바카라사이트 capital is fast developing as discovery central too. Meanwhile 바카라사이트 mayor¡¯s plans to create a ¡°medical city¡± investment organisation to promote and streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 golden triangle will help to draw in investment and retain 바카라사이트 talent we need to develop, patent and commercialise those discoveries.

In truth London is going through a period of unprecedented academic ambition. Imperial West is now coming to life in White City ¨C an entirely new ?1 billion campus of engineers, researchers and entrepreneurs coming toge바카라사이트r to create value from ideas. To 바카라사이트 east, in Docklands, King¡¯s has big plans also for a new campus looking at solving urban problems with 바카라사이트 appliance of science and technology. UCL is in conversation with 바카라사이트 mayor also about eastwards expansion with a new ¡°university quarter¡± in Stratford. Even universities outside London are putting down a footprint in 바카라사이트 capital ¨C Loughborough University has signed up for a new campus in 바카라사이트 iCITY development on 바카라사이트 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The world clearly recognises our high-calibre offering, and 바카라사이트 range of possibilities - London offers more than 30,000 courses, on everything from accountancy to zoology. The next challenge for 바카라사이트 city and 바카라사이트 country is to turn 바카라사이트 flow of technology, molecules, ideas and techniques that tumble out of this incredible agglomeration of cerebral exertion into new jobs.

Kit Malthouse is deputy mayor of London for business and enterprise.

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