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The Robert Gordon University, commonly referred to as RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon, a prosperous Aberdeen merchant, and various institutions which provided adult education and technical education in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of two universities in the city (the other is the much older University of Aberdeen). According to the 2013 ''Times Good University Guide'' it is the best modern university in the UK, while according to ''The Guardian University Guide 2013'' it is the best modern university in Scotland and 2nd-best in the UK.〔http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2012/may/21/university-league-table-2013 University Guide 2013: guardian.co.uk〕 It was shortlisted for Sunday Times University of the Year 2012 and was named Best Modern University in the UK for 2012 by ''The Sunday Times University Guide''.〔The Sunday Times, 11 September 2011 (subscription only)〕 Of those who graduated from full-time undergraduate degrees in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, over 97% were in employment or further study within six months - the most of any university in the UK.〔http://www.hesa.ac.uk/content/view/2513/393/ Higher Education Statistics Agency - Press Release 179 - Employment of Leavers Performance Indicators 2010/11〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency - HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2012/13 UK Performance Indicators - Employment of Graduates )〕 The university awards degrees in a wide range of disciplines from BA/BSc to PhD, primarily in (but not limited to) professional, technical and artistic disciplines and those most applicable to business and industry. A number of traditional academic degree programmes are also offered, such as in the social sciences. Disciplines available include the social sciences, life sciences, engineering, computing science, pharmacy, nursing, allied health professions, social work, law, accountancy, business administration, management, journalism, fine art, applied arts and design, and architecture. In addition, the university's academic and research staff produce world-class research in a number of areas.〔http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2008/dec/18/rae-2008-robert-gordon-university RAE 2008: Robert Gordon University results〕 RGU is a campus university and its single campus in Aberdeen is at Garthdee, in the south-west suburbs of the city amid parkland on the banks of the River Dee. The university also operates an Administration Building in Aberdeen city centre, at Schoolhill. Until summer 2013 a second campus was also located here and at St. Andrew Street nearby, but this campus has now closed apart from the Administration Building, which is to be retained. Academic departments located there have moved to new buildings at the main Garthdee campus. ==History== The university derives from Robert Gordon's Hospital, an institution set up in the mid-18th century to provide the poor with a basic education and reasonable start in life, and the various educational institutions which developed in Aberdeen to provide adults with technical, vocational and artistic training, mostly in the evenings and part-time.〔 Following numerous mergers between these establishments, it became Robert Gordon's Technical College in 1910, then following further developments became Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology in 1965 and began to conduct increasing amounts of research and provide degree-level education (by now mostly offering day classes to full-time students). Finally, it became a university in 1992. Unlike some modern universities in the UK which were created following the government reforms of 1992, it has never been a polytechnic (these were never part of the Scottish education system). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Gordon University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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