Imperial
College London - UK
Imperial College London is a public research university in
the United Kingdom. It was founded by Prince Albert who envisioned an area
composed of the Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Royal
Albert Hall and the Imperial Institute. The Imperial Institute was opened by his
wife Queen Victoria who laid its first stone. In 1907, Imperial College London
was formed by a Royal Charter, and soon became a constituent college of the
University of London, with a specialization on science and technology. The
college has expanded its focus to medicine through mergers with St Mary's
Hospital Medical School. In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Imperial
College Business School. Imperial became independent of the University of
London during its centennial.
Imperial is organised into faculties of science,
engineering, medicine and business. Its main campus is located in South
Kensington, adjacent to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens in central London. The
university formed the first academic health science centre in the United
Kingdom. Imperial is a member of the Russell Group, G5, Association of
Commonwealth Universities, League of European Research Universities, and the
"Golden Triangle" of British universities.
Imperial is included among the best universities in the
world by a number of university rankings. According to The New York Times,
recruiters consider its students among the 10 most valued graduates in the
world. Imperial faculty and alumni include 15 Nobel laureates, 2 Fields
Medalists, 70 Fellows of the Royal Society, 82 Fellows of the Royal Academy of
Engineering and 78 Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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