Imperial College London
Imperial College London (
Imperial) is a
public research university in
London,
England. Its history began with
Prince Albert, consort of
Queen Victoria, who envisioned a cultural area including the
Royal Albert Hall, the
Victoria and Albert Museum, the
Natural History Museum and in addition to several royal colleges. Established by
royal charter in 1907, Imperial unified into one institution the
Royal College of Science, the
Royal School of Mines and the
City and Guilds of London Institute. In 1988, the
Imperial College School of Medicine was formed for undergraduates as part of the college's
Faculty of Medicine by merging with
St Mary's Hospital Medical School. In 2004,
Queen Elizabeth II opened the
Imperial College Business School.
The university focuses on science, research, engineering, medicine and business, with an entrepreneurial culture. The main campus is in
South Kensington where most teaching and research takes place. A second campus in
White City serves as a platform for
innovation. The college also operates teaching hospitals across London, forming an
academic health science centre. It was previously a member of the
University of London and became an independent university in 2007. Imperial also has an international community, with over 60%
international students and around 140 countries represented on campus.
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