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The university is converting its former 1950s student union building to provide a digital, entrepreneurial and social engagement hub.
The University of Strathclyde recently announced the plans for the new hub which is being named the Charles Huang Advanced Technology Innovation Centre (CHATIC). The refurbishment of the John Street building in Glasgow is a milestone in the development of the Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID), reaffirming the area's reputation as a global hub for advanced technologies and innovation. The project will help to attract both public and private sector investment into research and development, as well as inspire and educate students to enter the sector.
G&T is providing Cost Management and Project Management services for the project.
We're very excited to be working on a project that will facilitate the flourishing of innovation in Glasgow, as well as expose young people to the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We look forward to seeing CHATIC become a centre for cutting-edge technology and learning in Glasgow.Kevin Bryson
Partner, G&T
The Student Union relocated to the new Learning & Teaching Building in 2021, creating the opportunity to refurbish and rename the building with funding from alumni Charles Huang, who gained an MBA from the university in 1989 and a marketing PhD in 1994. The donation is one of the largest made to any Scottish university, with the first £20m being used to create an institute named for Dr Huang's PhD supervisor, Prof Stephen Young who died in 2021.
The university said that renovating the building would emit around 67% less carbon than a new-build, retaining a structure which "holds many memories for Strathclyders and Glaswegians more widely". The refurbishment is planned for completion in the latter part of 2026 and to be operational in early 2027.
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