The Wheeler Centre
Study Melbourne
Knowledge Cities World Summit Melbourne 2010
Melbourne has an enviable reputation as a leading education destination. The world class universities, along with technical and further education (TAFE) colleges and private colleges, are complemented by major research institutes. This provides potential businesses with a wealth of opportunities and a significant and rich pool of talent.
The City of Melbourne is an active participant in encouraging and maintaining its strong position as a global educational and research destination. The Office of Knowledge Capital established the evolution and promotion of Melbourne as a knowledge city.
Melbourne is home to leading biotechnology research institutes, major teaching hospitals and a wide range of business support services.
For example:
- Melbourne is home to 50 per cent of the top 20 biotech companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
- Victoria is home to 139 biotech companies, 13 major medical research institutes, seven teaching hospitals and nine universities (DIIRD SGV, April 2009).
- Australia has eight institutions in the world top 100 universities, as well as six in the ‘top 50 universities for life sciences & biomedicine’ (Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2009).
- Melbourne scientists have developed breakthrough products such as the Relenza anti-flu vaccine, the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, the cochlear implant (which has provided hearing for thousands of people throughout the world) and the atomic absorption spectrometer (CSIRO & DIIRD SGV, April 2009).
The City of Melbourne has more than 30 tertiary institutions, teaching more than 70,000 students. In 2006, 21,000 of these were international students enrolled at an educational institution within the city. More than 18,000 of these were also residents. Only London and New York attract more international students than Melbourne. This is a fantastic resource for various types of businesses located within the municipality.
Melbourne Knowledge Week 2012
Melbourne Knowledge Week will be held from 26 November to 1 December 2012 to showcase our strengths in the knowledge sector. Expressions of interest are open to businesses, educational institutions and other organisations, groups and individuals until 15 June.
Melbourne Knowledge Week is a City of Melbourne initiative which was established in November 2010 to coincide with the 2010 Knowledge Cities World Summit.
Find out more about Melbourne Knowledge Week 2012
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The Wheeler Centre
The Wheeler Centre is a new cultural institution dedicated to the discussion and practice of writing and ideas, through a year-round program of talks, lectures, readings and debates. The centre is an initiative highlighting Melbourne's designation as a UNESCO City of Literature.
Study Melbourne
Should you be interested in studying in Melbourne, for more information, see Study Melbourne, the Victorian Government's 'one stop shop' for current and international students, their families and friends.
The site provides information on:
- studying and living in Melbourne
- the quickest methods of public transport
- the best and cheapest accommodation
- popular places to eat, shop and relax.
Knowledge summit a success for Melbourne
Hosted by the City of Melbourne and the World Capital Institute, the third Knowledge Cities World Summit came to a close on Friday 19 November 2010.
Over the three day summit, 390 knowledge experts from 27 countries met at the Melbourne Convention Centre to discuss a broad range of topics around the theme of knowledge cities moving "from theory to practice".
The summit included a vast array of superior plenary sessions with engaging discussions around topics including: creativity, innovation and the role of cities in the globalising knowledge economy; the arts and the creation of the 21st century knowledge-based organisations; and understanding the true attraction of urban space.
In a coup for Melbourne it was awarded the 2010 Most Admired Knowledge City Award, beating Singapore and Barcelona.
On the final day, Melbourne’s top business leaders took part in the Melbourne Leaders' Forum to create a “Melbourne charter” which would create the blueprint for a unique identity and brand for Melbourne as a knowledge city.
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