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Riverside Campus - New Campus Glasgow

New launch facilities at Glasgow College of Nautical Studies

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Location

Glasgow City Centre, Gorbals

Address

Thistle Street, Glasgow

Type

Current

Description

New Campus Glasgow is developing plans to create a new city centre learning quarter: one integrated campus on 2 sites for the 50,000 students with 2,000 staff of Central, Metropolitan, Nautical and Stow Colleges.

The two sites are City Campus on Cathedral Street (current home to Central and Metropolitan Colleges) and Riverside Campus on Thistle Street (home of the Nautical College).

As an early phase of this large scale development a new Marine Skills Centre is to be built for the Nautical College, on the banks of the river. It will improve existing facilities, meet the teaching requirements for Merchant Navy personnel and fit with the New Campus Glasgow development plan.

There are three components to the proposed works: new classrooms; a refurbishment of the original 1960’s base for practical class work and the provision of launch facilities, including a pontoon and free fall life raft structure for practical teaching purposes.

Cost

£5.6 million for Marine Skills Centre. Overall project £300 million.

Current status

Marine Skills Centre - Planning approval granted mid December 08. Construction commenced summer 2009.

Riverside Campus – the business case for the wider New Campus Glasgow development is being put together for submission to the Scottish Funding Council for approval. The architect-led design team has been appointed, design work continues through to end 2010 and build work commences 2011 for 4-5 years.