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Glasgow combines culture, studies and life-style. It is the second largest city in Scotland and the third largest one in the UK. The atmosphere can truly be described as Scottish. With its four universities within the centre and many more colleges, Glasgow established itself as a student city. Currently more than 100,000 people study here.
Generally, Glasgow is known as a working-class city. Earlier, the main industries in the city, that is located at the river Clyde, were boat building, tobacco trade and railway construction. Nowadays boat building is still important.
Nevertheless, the industrial image has changed and the cityscape is dominated by the financial sector, communications, life sciences, creative industries, health services as well as higher education. More than 12,000 companies have their headquarters in Glasgow and employ 400,000 people. Also the tourism industry becomes more and more important. Glasgow calls itself “Scotland with style” and indeed - it is.
The modern image of the city is based on its architecture. For example, the Glasgow Science Center, the Glasgow Tower and the Cycle Auditorium express modern architecture. Nonetheless, Glasgow still captivates with Victorian buildings. Additionally, Glasgow has become a tourist magnet, due to its sights and events. You can find a lot of interesting museums, which are often without charges – very student-friendly. The numerous bars, cafés, clubs and theatres ensure an entertaining nightlife.
As already mentioned, Glasgow is characterized by higher education. Several universities and colleges provide a high diversity, regarding the choice of field of study.
The University of Glasgow is well known and one of the ancient universities in the United Kingdom.
Besides, the higher education institutions are internationally accepted and listed in several rankings. Although, there is a high number of local students Glasgow is not lacking internationals. Approximately students from 130 nationalities are studying here.
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