The University Of Newcastle

About

The University of Newcastle has five campuses in total, the university also has three campuses within the Newcastle city center. The main and largest campus of the university is in the Newcastle suburb of Callaghan, at a distance of about 12 km from Newcastle CBD. The campus is spread over 346 acres of natural vegetation on which the university's various buildings are situated. Ourimbah Campus collaborates with the University of Newcastle, TAFE NSW – Hunter Institute, and the Central Coast Community College; each institute has combined its faculties for a pretty rigorous curriculum. It is on the Central Coast outskirts of Ourimbah, on the traditional lands of the Darkinjung people. The schools of Business and Law, Education and Arts, Science, and Health each field have their presence on campus. University of Newcastle Sydney Campus is located on Elizabeth Street, in the capital of New South Wales, a hub for international students coming for higher studies in Australia. The University of Newcastle, Port Macquarie Campus has collaborated with the Mid North Coast Local Health District, to offer Postgraduate and Research programs on the campus only and also offers an open foundation program. The Singapore campus was founded in 2006 and is the University of Newcastle's first international campus. This new campus spreads at an area of about 19,000 square meters. The University is the main hub for Education, Philosophy, Social Science, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM), Nursing, and Health.

History of The University Of Newcastle

The University of Newcastle was formerly a college of the University of New South Wales. It started in 1951 and accepted its first batch in 1952. The University of Newcastle was provided with the status of autonomy by the NSW parliament in 1964. It became an independent public university in 1965. It has a main campus in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. The institute has campuses in Ourimbah, Port Macquarie, Singapore, Newcastle, and Sydney. The University of Newcastle’s Business School (NBS) has been awarded international recognition for its various courses through accreditation with the international accrediting body Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Newcastle Business School Bachelor of Business (Marketing) and Master of Marketing courses are accredited with the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) till September 2021. The Newcastle Business School Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) and Master of Human Resource Management programs are accredited with the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI). The University of Newcastle has been ranked 197th by the QS World University Rankings 2022 and has been ranked 251st – 300th by THE World University Rankings 2022.