Glasgow Polytechnic (higher education institution: 1991-1993: Glasgow, Scotland)

Glasgow College of Technology was established in 1971 in Glasgow, Scotland, as a result of the merger of two proposed colleges of higher education, the College of Science & Technology and the College of Commerce. In 1987, the Governing Body agreed to change the name of the College to Glasgow College, mainly for advertising purposes, although for legal purposes the name remained Glasgow College of Technology. Several attempts were made to designate the College a polytechnic. It was proposed in 1971 and 1979 but it was not until 1 January 1991 that it became Glasgow Polytechnic . The new Polytechnic was officially launched on 1 May 1991.

Following the Government’s White Paper "Higher Education: A New Framework" in May 1991 the new institution saw its opportunity to become a University and to award its own degrees. Discussions were entered into with The Queen’s College, Glasgow, with regard to a merger and the intention to merge was announced on 4 December 1991. In June 1992, Glasgow Polytechnic was granted full degree awarding powers and on 1 April 1993 it finally merged with The Queen’s College, Glasgow, to form Glasgow Caledonian University .

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