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The University of Newcastle (UON), is an Australian public university established in 1965. 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. The University of Newcastle is a member of Universities Australia and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The university currently has 37,181 students enrolled including more than 7000 international students.

Study Areas

• Business School

• Law School

• Creative Industries

• Education

• Humanities and Social Science

• Architecture and Built Environment

• Engineering

• Electrical Engineering and Computing

• Environmental and Life Sciences

• Mathematical and Physical Sciences

• Psychology

• Biomedical Science and Pharmacy

• Health Sciences

• Medicine and Public Health

• Nursing and Midwifery

Scholarships

• Boeing Engineering Scholarship for Women

  This is offered for female students who study B Aerospace, Software, Computer Systems, Electrical and Electronic, Mechatronics, or Mechanical Engineering (Hons) programs, or the B Information Technology with the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment at UON

• FEBE International Undergraduate Scholarship

  This scholarship is offered for all students who enrolled in an undergraduate program within the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment at UON

Ranking

• Top 200

  The university ranked top 200 in the world and 10 subjects ranked in the top 200 in the world

• 94.8%

  94.8% of postgraduate graduates find employment within 4 months of graduating

• 95%

  95% of its research is ‘at’ or ‘above world standard’