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University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology, affirms Cork’s reputation as home to a highly educated workforce. SKILLED WORKFORCE WHY CORK? Cork has been named the best small city in Europe for its Foreign Direct Investment strategy by the Financial Times fDi magazine. The magazine also ranked Cork as one of the overall top 10 small European cities for inward investment. In addition, Cork was also included in the top ten small European cities for economic potential and for business friendliness. FDI Thriving Hub of Global Employers Located on the western side of the city close to UCC, The Tyndall National Institute at the National University of Ireland, Cork, is one of Europe’s leading nanotechnology research centres. The Tyndall Institute specialises in ICT hardware research commercialisation of technology and the education of next generation researchers. The Tyndall Institute Cork is a university city and home to over 40,000 full and part time students studying across multi-disciplinary sectors including business, science, technology and research. Colleges include Cork Institute of Technology, Cork College of Commerce, Cork City College, St. John’s College and Griffith College as well as University College Cork. Third Level Education Nimbus is a research centre located next to Cork Institute of Technology. Here, research focuses on Cyber- Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The centre was founded in 2014 and provides a creative research hub for entrepreneurs, start-ups and SME’s. Nimbus Centre 1 4 HO R G A N ’ S Q UAY, C O R K