The University of Newcastle

The University of Newcastle (UoN), informally known as Newcastle University, is an Australian public university established in 1965. It has a primary campus in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. The university also operates campuses in Ourimbah, Port Macquarie, Singapore, Newcastle CBD and Sydney CBD.[5]

Historically, the University of Newcastle Medical School has implemented the problem-based learning system for its undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine program – a system later mandated for use by the Australian Medical Council throughout Australia. It pioneered use of the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) in the early 1990s. UMAT has since been accepted widely by different medical schools across Australia as an additional selection criteria.[6]

The University of Newcastle is a member of Universities Australia and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[7]

• Ranked amongst the top 1% in the world i.e. out of more than 25,000 universities in the world it’s in the top 250, according to the QS World University Rankings 2017/18
• In the 2018 Good Universities Guide, the University of Newcastle has achieved impressive five-star ratings for social equity, student retention, overall experience and learning resources
• Thirteen disciplines ranked in the top 200 in the world including engineering, medicine, computer science and architecture
• It has one of the highest employment rates in NSW state as 90% of master degree graduates find a full-time job within four months compared to national average of 84%
• Master degree graduates earn a median starting salary that is $6,000 higher than the national average
• Top 8 university in Australia for research above world standard
• Campus locations in Newcastle, Sydney, Singapore and Central Coast NSW