NEWCASTLE University has unveiled plans to open a branch campus in London.

The new campus, which will open in September 2015, will provide full and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes for students from all over the world, with an initial focus on business programmes.

Newcastle’s London campus will be a joint venture with INTO University Partnerships Limited, the education partnering organisation, and operate out of INTO’s Middlesex Street premises in Central London. It builds on the University’s existing relationship with INTO which has successfully established an international student centre on the Newcastle campus which is home to 800 students.

This is the latest expansion for Newcastle University which already has a major presence in Singapore and a branch campus for medicine in Malaysia – which graduated its first doctors this July.

The London campus will have teaching and support facilities for 1,200 students, offering programmes aimed at international students as well as a variety of opportunities for Newcastle-based students to undertake projects in the capital.

Professor Chris Brink, vice-chancellor at Newcastle University, said: “Having a base in one of the most influential cities in the world will help reinforce Newcastle University’s reputation for innovation and academic excellence.”

The London campus will provide students and staff with increased links to government and national and international businesses based in London. It will house a new research hub and allow the university to improve its programme of alumni and stakeholder events, as well as enhance guest lecture and internship programmes.

Andrew Colin, chairman INTO University Partnerships, said: “ We’re proud to be working with Newcastle to establish its London campus.”

The Middlesex Street campus will have two large lecture theatres, 25 teaching and seminar rooms, a student resources and library room, café and office space. Student support staff, including a student wellbeing adviser, will also be based in London. It will also provide remote access to the University’s award-winning Robinson Library in Newcastle.