Glasgow Caledonian University

About

• Glasgow Caledonian University, shortly referred to as GCU is a public university located in Glasgow, Scotland.
• Established in 1993 after the merger of The Queen's College and Glasgow Polytechnic.
• Glasgow Caledonian University partnered with a New York institution founded in 2013 and was allowed to grant degrees.
• The University has its main campus located in the Glasgow city-centre, another campus is located in London and houses the British School of Fashion.
• Academic School at Glasgow Caledonian University offers various programs and courses. Following are the academic schools:
• School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment
• Glasgow School of Business and Society
• School of health and Life Science

Why study at Glasgow Caledonian University ?

• The University is ranked amongst the top 150 young universities in the World by the Times Higher Education's 200 under age of 50 Rankings 2017.
• Glasgow Caledonian University is amongst the top modern universities in Scotland in terms of research power.
• Around 97% of University graduates are employed after six months of graduation.
• According to the Times Higher Education 2018 UK Student experience survey titled the University as the 2nd improved university in the UK in terms of student experience.
• The University is a member of Universities UK, European University Association, Universities Scotland, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Florence Network, the Erasmus+ Programme, the Talloires Network and the Santander Universities Network.

Campus

• The university has its main campus located in the heart of Glasgow city.
• Another university campus is in London and is home to the British School of Fashion.

Programs

• Applied Science
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Construction and Surveying
• Civil Engineering and Environmental Management
• Cyber Security and Network
• Applied Computer Games
• Computing

Scholarships

The University offers a generous package of 2 million euros in terms of scholarships every year to both undergraduate as well as postgraduate students.

Following are some of the scholarships offered:

• Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Scholarships
• Data Lab Scholarship
• Glasgow School for Business and Society Scholarship
• Moffat Scholarship
• Undergraduate Computer Games Scholarship and many more.