New City Centre University Campus
The £35m campus, situated on the banks of the River Usk, will be the first phase of an intended £50m development for the University with partnership funding from Newport City Council, the Welsh Assembly Government and Newport Unlimited.
The £35m campus, situated on the banks of the River Usk, will be the first phase of an intended £50m development for the University with partnership funding from Newport City Council, the Welsh Assembly Government and Newport Unlimited.
The University’s aim is that the new campus will add to the transformation of the city centre by becoming a magnet for cultural activity along the riverfront and a centre for enterprise that embraces a contemporary arts centre, extensive exhibition space and a national photographic archive.
The new campus will house Newport Business School and the design, film and digital media aspects of the Newport School of Art, Media and Design signalling a return of the school to the centre of the city.
Newport’s Business School recently came top in the UK for its level of student satisfaction and the Newport School of Art, Media and Design benefits from an international reputation for its innovative courses and research.
Building contractors HBG have recently been appointed and will be moving onto the site to conduct initial clearing and preparation work.
The innovative new campus will be completed in 2010 to coincide with the Ryder Cup coming to Newport.
According to Universities UK, universities have a major impact on their surroundings. For every 100 university jobs, a further 89 are created by ‘knock on’ effects, and Higher Education creates about £4 billion in foreign earnings annually for the UK.
The new campus will be part of a lively cultural hub on the banks of the Usk, and attract other facilities and amenities.
For more information visit the University website.
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