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Newcastle at a Glance
School Locations
- Newcastle, New South Wales (pop. 546,800)
- Central Coast, New South Wales (pop. 300,000)
School Strengths
Education, Health Science, Environment
Campus Locations
- Newcastle Callaghan campus
- Newcastle City campus
- Ourimbah campus
- Port Macquarie campus
- Gosford campus
- Sydney campus
1965
38,000
Australia
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Established in 1965, the University of Newcastle provides innovative and leading-edge research and education to the world. Operating on two main campuses, the largest is set on a 125 hectare natural bushland site at Callaghan (just 12 km west of Newcastle’s Business District). The other campus is on a picturesque 80 hectare site, about halfway between Newcastle and Sydney, in Ourimbah on the Central Coast.
The city of Newcastle offers a coastal landscape, surf beaches, historic sites and a vibrant nightlife.
The harbour waterfront is popular for locals and visitors with restaurants, parkland and waterfront attractions. In the city, you will find the coolest collection of cafes, restaurants and pubs. The climate is temperate with warm to hot summers and mild winters and Newcastle is only about 2 hours by train to Sydney.
The student population is 38,000, including about 3,000 international students form over 60 countries. The University employs close to 2,300 staff and offers over 150 undergraduate and postgraduate programs. With outstanding research and teaching facilities, well stocked libraries, award-winning buildings, a state-of-the-art sporting complex, shops and cafes, all within a natural bushland campus, the atmosphere at the University of Newcastle is relaxed and friendly.
- Business
- Law
- Education
- Master of Teaching primary
- Master of Teaching secondary
- Engineering
- Architecture and the Built Environment
- Information Technology
- Health
- Biomedical Science
- Pharmacy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech Pathology
- Science