Robert Gordon University 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). Robert Gordon was a Scottish merchant, who had grown up in Aberdeen and graduated from Marischal College. Following a successful career, mostly in Danzig where he amassed a fortune, he retired to Aberdeen around 1720. In the last decade of his life, he prepared plans for a Hospital similar to that founded in Edinburgh by George Heriot. The purpose of Robert Gordon's Hospital was ""the Maintenance, Aliment, Entertainment and Education
Robert Gordon University there have moved to new buildings at the main Garthdee campus.Robert Gordon University has one international university at a separate building named Robert Gordon International University and offered various type of education online for international students. In 2017, RGU received the TEF Gold Framework of Excellence in teaching. This medal places RGU in the top 20% of the best universities in the UK for the quality of its undergraduate teaching and learning. The TEF Gold rating has been awarded to RGU for its delivery of outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. The university derives from Robert Gordon's Hospital,