Northumbria University is one of the relatively new vibrant university in the United Kingdom whose name has been spread internationally due to its high standard of teaching and facilities. It has an outstanding range of courses at foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels consisting of over 500 undergraduates and thought courses to choose from, and 9 specialised Schools including the Law and Business schools, and with a student population of 28,000. The UK Quality Assessment Agency rated the teaching methods and the staff 22.1 out of 24, thus placing Northumbria University in the same league ranking as Edinburgh University and University College London. The university has a proactive approach to its international students and play a very important role in a supporting environment where staff is dedicated to help them succeed. To this end the university has an established long-standing network of corporate and academic partners to enhance its international focus of its courses. The University is located in the north east of England at Newcastle Upon Tyne, a vibrant and modern city with a history of over 2000 years. However most importantly it is a very safe city for its 41,000 national and international students and other local young people.

University History
Northumbria University was inaugurated as a university in 1992, under the name University of Northumbria at Newcastle but the name was simplified to Northumbria University in 2002. The university was the former Newcastle Polytechnic, which was established in 1969 by the amalgamation of the Rutherford College of Technology, the College of Art & Industrial Design and the Municipal College of Commerce. The Polytechnic became the major regional centre for the training of teachers with the incorporation of the City College of Education in 1974, and the Northern Counties College of Education in 1976. The University has two campuses. The main campus, located in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, is known as the City Campus. A secondary campus is located a few miles outside of Newcastle, on Coach Lane, and is known as the Coach Lane Campus. The Coach Lane campus is home to School of Health, Community and Education Studies only, all others schools are located at the City Campus. A Shuttle Bus runs between the two campuses.

Development
The University is currently involved in a £100 million development project to improve and expand its city campus. This includes a new state-of-the-art seven-acre site to be known as City Campus East, adjacent to the main campus, which will house the Schools of Law, Design and the Newcastle Business School. Improvements to the City Campus West are also ongoing, and include a new footbridge linking the East and West Campuses across the central motorway, pedestrianisation and greening of the integrated teaching environment.