Glasgow Caledonian University
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Glasgow Caledonian University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Chailleannach Ghlaschu, IPA: [ˈɔlhɪj ˈxaʎan̪ˠəx ˈɣl̪ˠas̪əxu]), informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and Glasgow Polytechnic (originally Glasgow College of Technology (GCT), founded in 1971).[3] It is located in the Cowcaddens district, just to the immediate north of the city centre, and is Glasgow's third university, after the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde.
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Motto | For the Common Weal |
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Type | Public university |
Established | 1993 From: • Glasgow Polytechnic (1971) • Queens College (1875) |
Academic affiliation | EUA, ACU, Universities UK, Universities Scotland, Florence Network, Talloires Network |
Endowment | £0.43 million (2020)[1] |
Chancellor | Annie Lennox |
Principal & Vice-Chancellor | Steve Decent |
Administrative staff | 1,600 |
Students | 17,540 (2019/20)[2] |
Undergraduates | 14,165 (2019/20)[2] |
Postgraduates | 3,375 (2019/20)[2] |
Location | , |
Website | gcu |
In June 2017, the university's New York partner institution, which was founded in 2013, was granted permission to award degrees in the state, the first higher education institution founded by a foreign university to achieve this status.[4] In June 2023, GCU noted that they planned to sell their New York campus as it had not lived up to its potential.[5]