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Aberdeen Collegewas one of the largest further education colleges in Scotland. It was formed from the amalgamation of the former Aberdeen Technical College, Aberdeen College of Commerceand Clinterty Agricultural College. In November 2013, Aberdeen College merged with Banff & Buchan Collegeto form North East Scotland College.
The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated Aberd. in post-nominals; Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland.It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, petitioned Pope Alexander VI on behalf of James IV, King of Scots to establish King's College, making it one of Scotland's four ancient ...
King's College, Aberdeen. Coordinates: 57.1639°N 2.1012°W. King's College. King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, the full title of which is The University and King's College of Aberdeen ( Collegium Regium Aberdonense ), is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and now an integral part of the University of Aberdeen.
The first of Aberdeen's two universities, King's College, was founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland. Marischal College was founded in New Aberdeen by George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal of Scotland in 1593. These foundations were amalgamated to form the present University of Aberdeen in ...
North East Scotland College. North East Scotland College (abbreviated as NESCol) ( Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Ear-thuath na h-Alba) was formed on 1 November 2013 from the merger of Aberdeen College and Banff & Buchan College. [1] The regional college serves an extensive geographical area with its main centres in Aberdeen and Fraserburgh .
The College itself now finds itself surrounded by the wider Old Aberdeen campus of the University of Aberdeen which, since the decline of Marischal College, is now the main focal point of the university. The area boasts two museums, King's Museum, which features changing exhibitions from the stores of the University and the Zoology Museum, home ...
Clockwise from upper left: St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh. The ancient universities of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Oilthighean ann an Alba) [1] are medieval and renaissance universities that continue to exist in the present day. Together, the four universities are the oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking ...
"Marischal College and University of Aberdeen" was the formal name of the former university which occupied the present Marischal College site then in New Aberdeen. The College was founded in 1593 by George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal of Scotland. The original charter of the university was lost by the early 18th century, but two near-contemporary ...