In 1907, the newly established Board of Education found that greater capacity for higher technical education was needed and a proposal to merge the City and Guilds College, the Royal School of Mines and the Royal College of Science was approved and passed, creating The Imperial College of Science and Technology as a constituent college of the University of London. Imperial's Royal Charter, granted by Edward VII, was officially signed on 8 July 1907. The main campus of Imperial College was constructed beside the buildings of the Imperial Institute in South Kensington. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who proposed a merger of many colleges in 1907? ANS1 Board of Education QSN2 What was the reasoning behind the proposal to merge many colleges? ANS2 greater capacity for higher technical education was needed QSN3 When the merger was passed, what constituent college was created? ANS3 The Imperial College of Science and Technology QSN4 Who did the constituent college belong to? ANS4 University of London QSN5 Which document, granted by Edward VII, was officially signed on the 8th of July 1907? ANS5 Imperial's Royal Charter