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University
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University of Newcastle
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Country
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Australia
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Profile
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The University of Newcastle is located on the east coast of Australia. It is about 2 hours drive from Sydney. It has around 25,000 students including about 5,000 international students. The university has an online arm called the GraduateSchool.com Pty Ltd which delivers online postgraduate programs using interactive software developed by the university.
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Rankings
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No. 13 out of 36 on Melbourne Institute Index of International Standing
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Singapore Partner
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PSB Academy
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Programs Offered
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Bachelor’s degrees in environmental & occupational health and safety, engineering and information technology.
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Comments
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The University of Newcastle Australia shares the same name as another university in UK in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The University of Newcastle is one of the better names amongst the Australian universities offering programs in Singapore.
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Singapore's Minister of Health Mr Khaw Boon Wan is an engineering and commerce graduate of University of Newcastle Australia. Before going to Australia, he studied at Chung Ling High School Penang, one of the top schools in Malaysia. |
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