The University of Sunderland is located in the north-east of England in the City of Sunderland. The University has approximately 15.000 students, including over 1.000 international students from about 70 countries.
The University is also one of the 31 British Universities providing the New Route PhD as an alternative to the traditional Ph.D., although Sunderland also provides the latter.
The University’s roots can be tracked back to 1901, where it was established as a municipal training college. In 1969 it was re-established as a Polytechnic. In 1992 it was ‘upgraded’ to a University and recognised by The Guardian as England's best new university in 2001.
There are currently two main campuses: Chester Road and St. Peter's, the latter opening during the 90's on the northbank of the River Wear. The Media Centre, housing television and radio production facilities along with a small local base for Tyne Tees Television, opened in 2003 at St. Peter's.
The University of Sunderland is located in the City of Sunderland in North East England.
The University is also one of the 31 British Universities providing the New Route PhD as an alternative to the traditional Ph.D., although Sunderland also provides the latter.
The Sunderland Empire Theatre was the regular venue for the graduation ceremonies, although they have been hosted at the Stadium of Light since 2004.
The first true university was the University of Bologna, founded in the 11th century; the first in northern Europe was the University of Paris, which served as a model for the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Heidelberg, and others.
A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects.
The first European medieval university was the University of Magnaura in Constantinople(now Istanbul, Turkey), founded in 849 by the emperor Bardas, followed by the University of Salerno (9th century)University of Bologna (1088) in Bologna, Italy, and the University of Paris (c.
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