About
Based in Newcastle, one of the liveliest cities in the UK, is Northumbria University, built in 1969 and formerly known as Newcastle Polytechnic.
It became Northumbria University in 1992 and today is home to 20 schools and departments, and around 35,000 students from about 135 countries.
Internationally, it has partnership arrangements with universities around the world to provide learning for students outside the UK.