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Manchester: Knowledge Capital
 

Why Manchester?

World’s first passenger railway station. World’s first computer with a stored programme. World’s first IVF baby. World’s first hip replacement surgery. World’s first two-dimensional material (one atom thick!). World’s first co-operative business model.

Manchester changes the world. It’s as simple as that.

Today’s economies grow through innovation and the application of knowledge. Where better to see that than a city where so much history meets so much future potential…

  • Winner of the MAKCi award 2009 – the world’s Most Admired Knowledge City-Region
  • The city that’s nurtured over 20 Nobel prize winners
  • The city with 100,000 students from all over the world
  • The city with a global top 30 University
  • The city that will be home to one of Europe’s biggest Media Cities
  • The city where £5Billion of construction projects are set to be delivered in the next ten years
  • The city known for it’s ‘can-do’ approach and ‘will-do’ people

Manchester’s reputation for innovation, delivery and partnership make it an ideal test-bed for new business, novel approaches and leading enterprise. Join us in making it even better.