The Imperial College of London was established in 1907 by the Royal charter and is currently among the top 10 universities globally and top 5 in the UK. The main campus is located in South Kensington, which is also a hub for various cultural and academic institutions like Natural History Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and Royal Albert Hall, to name a few. It is the only university in the UK that focuses entirely on science, engineering, medicine, and business.
They have maintained their reputation in the excellence of their respective field. The college has undergraduate and graduate programs divided into subcategories, i.e., Engineering, Medicine and Natural science. They have also invested in executive education as they boast its focus on innovation and creativity. They offer Short executive, online, virtual, custom, and on-campus programs under it. The minimum experience requirement to enroll in any of the above programmes is 5years in different sectors. The courses will develop and help the professionals or companies with their innovative qualities, leadership skills and significantly enhance their entrepreneurial mindset.
Few of the to-go courses are as follows:- Financial Technology: Cryptocurrency, machine learning and digital banking, Imperial Brand and product strategy, Private Equity: Financing, investing, and value creation, Business Analytics: From Data to Decisions, Professional certificate in digital marketing.
The institute is highly recognized as the most international UK University because of their ranking status, ranked at 7th position in QS Global World Rankings 2021. To achieve this feat, they have achieved par excellence in International faculty ration and International students ratio of 100; their employee reputation and the overall score stands at 99.8 and 97.3, respectively. Times Higher Education World University Ranking of 2021 has placed them 3rd in Europe and 11th in the world.
The placement opportunities are from consulting, Finance, IT/Telecoms, Energy and FMCG/Retail sectors with an average salary of 25L+. Students placed within six months from MSc were: Risk Management & Financial Engineering – 92%, Business analytics - 98%, Strategic marketing – 95%.
The imperial college has a long list of students, staff, and researchers, including 1 Turning award winner, 14 Nobel laureates, 3 field medallists, and famous alumni such as Peter Higgs(Nobel Prize laureate - Theoretical Physicist), Alexander Fleming(physician and microbiologist who discovered Penicillin) and Brian May(English musician and singer).
