Bogotá was highlighted in the Human Capital and Lifestyle category in the special Ranking Global Cities of the Future 2021/2022 by the English publication Financial Times, a classification made for big cities with population between 5 and 10 million inhabitants.
The capital city ranked seventh in this category, that assesses aspects related to education and quality of life, and analyzes the social progress index, the number of universities in the world's Top 500, life expectancy, attraction skills and capital retention.
Juan Gabriel Perez, executive director of Invest in Bogotá Promotion Agency said to Portal Bogota that one of the main reasons why the Colombian capital is part of this list is because it has 2 of the 10 best universities in Latin America according to the QS World University Rankings®, with the Universidad de los Andes in the sixth position and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in the tenth position.
Perez also explained the reasons why Bogota was recognized as seventh in terms of human capital and lifestyle,“Human talent is one of the main attributes that have positioned Bogotá as the most important investment destination in Latin America. In today's world scenario, having a young and well-prepared workforce allows us to be on par with large international cities. In terms of quality of life, according to the Mercer 2020 survey that measures the cost of living in the world's main cities, Bogota is positioned as one of the least expensive metropolises to live in, surpassing other cities in the region such as Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Quito and Mexico City”.
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