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Published by cornelius on Friday, September 21st, 2007 in Entrepreneurship, Technology.Having lived in Waterloo on my exchange year at the University of Waterloo, I have to say some comments to this place. Nearly no one knows it in Germany, of course, the world is big and Waterloo has just 110.000 citizens, so nothing special. Mannheim is in Germany on rank 20 with around 300.000 citizens and not this exciting from a technology / entrepreneurship perspective.
Now some facts:
- Waterloo, part of the TechTriangle, was voted the World’s Top Intelligent Community in 2007.
- In the overall top ten of North Americas Small Cities of the Future
- A top-notch technical university with one of the biggest math / computer science departments in the world.
“With more than 5,300 students, 200 full-time professors, and 180 courses in mathematics, statistics and computer science, the faculty is a powerhouse of discovery and innovation.”
- Research in Motion, the company that produces the well-known Blackberry was founded in Waterloo, next to many other technology oriented international businesses.
- Latest news from September 19th 2007: “UW Research+Tech Park announces two new buildings; Google moves into TechTown” Google is growing and growing and they know where the talent is.
You will always hear the words talent, collaboration, community, entrepreneurship and technology in combination with Waterloo. These are success indicators if done right.
Not convinced yet, watch the high quality promotion video of Waterloo, or the version below.
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Still, if you are driving into Waterloo you would never expect such an exceptional place. German cities have the better infrastructure and liveliness, especially the city centers. Waterloo looks like a small village and has to do some work on this part.
Feel free to add other interesting aspects in the comments, this was just a rough cut.
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