26 October 2015

City of Glasgow College’s new £66 million Riverside Campus was officially opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today.

. @CofGcollege new campus officially open! @NicolaSturgeon pic.twitter.com/S9SHC0OgGr

— First Minister (@ScotGovFM) October 26, 2015

The new campus is designed to deliver ‘world class’ maritime and engineering education to 10,000 students a year.

The marine engineering workshop features Scotland’s first shipping simulation suite, allowing students to experience the bridge of a super tanker.

The First Minister had a go!

First minister @NicolaSturgeon has a demo of our state of the art ship simulator as she tours the campus #COGClaunch pic.twitter.com/0gOSmVgiee

— CityofGlasgowCollege (@CofGcollege) October 26, 2015

The Riverside campus is the first phase of a new £228m twin-site supercampus and was delivered on time and within budget.

The new @CofGcollege Riverside campus is stunning and a great example of the investment in our college estate. Well done to all involved

— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) October 26, 2015

More than 200 jobs and Modern Apprenticeships have been created since construction of the ‘supercampus’ began, giving ‘new entrant’ employment opportunities to local people.