The College of Science and Arts, Glasgow was an educational institution that existed between 1881 and 1887. The Glasgow Mechanics’ Institution was formed on the 3rd July 1823, as a result of a dispute between the students, and managers, of a mechanics’ class at the Anderson’s Institution. The Institution offered classes in science, mechanics, architectural and mechanical drawing, mechanical and electrical engineering and naval architecture. In 1881 the Mechanics’ Institution changed its name to the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1887, the College merged with Anderson’s University, Allan Glen’s Institution, the Young Chair of Technical Chemistry, and Atkinson’s Institution to form the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. The amalgamation was necessitated by increasing numbers of students. The Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College was expanded in 1903 and, upon its completion nine years later, was the largest single educational complex in Europe. In 1912 it became the Royal Technical College, and later in 1956 it became the Royal College of Science and Technology. In 1964, the College was granted full university status to become the University of Strathclyde, becoming the first new university in Scotland for nearly 400 years, and the first technological university in Britain. The Royal College building on Montrose Street now serves as one of the main educational buildings of the university.