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).