Nicola Sturgeon opens first stage of £228m ‘super campus’

Nicola Sturgeon has opened the first phase of a new £228 million twin-site ‘supercampus’ on the banks of the Clyde.

Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Hemedia

The First Minister was joined by City of Glasgow College principal Paul Little to open the new £66 million Riverside Campus.

The new marine engineering workshop features Scotland’s first shipping simulation suite, allowing students to experience the bridge of a super tanker, as well as nautical chart rooms and a ferry-sized ship’s engine.

The Marine Skills Centre also has its own jetty and free-fall lifeboats.

Ms Sturgeon described the new facility as “world-class” before meeting college staff and students during a tour of the campus.

She added: “Scotland has a strong maritime history and now 10,000 students a year will be able to come to the Riverside Campus to continue that proud tradition.

“The Scottish Government is happy to have supported the construction of this new campus – part of a £228m investment in the City of Glasgow College estate – and I look forward to visiting City Campus on Cathedral Street, too, when it opens next year.”

Principal Paul Little said: “This is a truly outstanding, world-class campus with the ‘wow’ factor.”

The City Campus site at Cathedral Street is currently under construction and is due to open in summer 2016.