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Talent
- 3 universities among Top 200 in the world
Times Higher Education, 2017
- 2 business school among Top 10 in Europe
Financial Times, 2019
- +15,000 foreign students living in the city
Government of Spain, 2018
- +67,000 digital professionals
Barcelona Digital Talent, 2019
Quality of life
- 3rd best city in Europe and 5th in the world
Resonance Consulting, 2018
- 4th most attractive city in the world for working abroad
Boston Consulting Group, 2018
- 6th European city most preferred by Millenials
Nestpick, 2017
- +2,500 sunshine hours per year
Business & Investment
- 3rd best European city to set up a startup
Atomico, 2017
- 3rd most attractive city in Europe for founders
Startup Heatmap 2018
- 5th European city by number of startups
EU-Startups, 2018
- Best Southern European region for investment in 2018 and 2019
Financial Times
- Mobile World Capital 2012-2023
GSMA
- 5th European city for capital invested in technological startups
The State of European Tech 2017
Life Sciences Hub
- +1,000 life sciences companies
Biocat Report, 2018
- 1 new life sciences startup per week
Biocat Report, 2018
- 89 research entities
Biocat Report, 2018
- +50 international investors in life sciences companies
Biocat Report, 2018
- +220,000 jobs in life sciences
Biocat Report, 2018
- 4th European city for scientific production
BarcelonaTech, UPC