NCUK (also known as NCUK - University Pathways) is an organisation that provides qualifications for international students wanting to enter leading universities. The organisation's main office is located in Manchester, UK, with key staff members located in Asian regions, including China.
26-568: Sheffield Hallam can refer to: Sheffield Hallam University , a university in Yorkshire, England Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency) , a parliamentary constituency in Sheffield, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sheffield Hallam . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
52-506: A First Class award and was ranked 15th out of 151 universities in the People & Planet University League 2015 which assesses universities on their environmental credentials. In 2020, the university was awarded The Times and Sunday Times University of the Year award for teaching quality. NCUK NCUK describes itself as an organisation offering a variety of qualifications, supporting
78-501: A group of 12 universities and was based at The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) Founding Universities: Late 1980s and early 1990s: The Northern Consortium was established as a charity to professionalize international education, particularly focusing on transnational education opportunities in Malaysia. The international offices of 12 universities in 1987, who collaborated to design and deliver
104-785: A major donor to the university). The building, which includes teaching spaces and an art gallery has been described as "the impressive new entry point to the campus". For the 2025–26 academic year, the University expects to open its London campus at the Brent Cross Town development in the London Borough of Barnet . The campus will accommodate up to 5,000 students by 2030. In 2020, the university relaunched its structure moving away from four faculties and re-organising academic departments into colleges. College of Business, Technology and Engineering (BTE) Formerly known as
130-652: A qualification equivalent to the second year of a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. Completion provides direct progression into the third year of a UK university. 15 UK universities accept this program. This qualification is designed to prepare students for post-graduate academic study. The NCUK Global Network includes partnerships with 60+ universities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand as well with 110+ Study Centres in 40+ countries. NCUK programmes are delivered in various Study Centres across
156-481: A split degree program for Malaysian government-sponsored students, were the founders of The Northern Consortium. The Malaysian economy – engineering, computing, pharmacy and business – was aided through the Consortium's developed programs, also dubbed ‘transfer’ programs. Students would study for one year in Malaysia, before transferring to one of NCUK's founding universities, or to other UK institutions. Throughout
182-614: A year-long English Language and pre-university course. The UK ENIC (European Network of Information Centres) recognizes the NCUK International Foundation Year as comparable to the levels of the GCE A Levels , Australian high school (SSCE), American high school ( AP ), and Hong Kong high school ( HKDSE ) qualifications. Completion of the IFY provides direct entry to the first year of a bachelor's degree. Students have
208-683: Is a public research university in Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station , while the Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away in the Broomhall Estate off Ecclesall Road in south-west Sheffield. A third campus at Brent Cross Town in the London Borough of Barnet is expected to open for
234-525: The Northern Consortium . In 1992, Sheffield City Polytechnic became Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), with the right to award its own degrees. In 2005, SHU was reorganised into four faculties. The new Faculty of Development and Society, with an emphasis on 'people, places and spaces', brought together education, geography, humanities, law, and social sciences. At the same time, with the intention of further developing research and teaching in
260-584: The 2025–26 academic year. The university is the 14th largest university in the UK (out of 169) with 35,340 students (of whom 4,400 are international students), 4,494 staff and 708 courses. In 1843, as the industrial revolution gathered pace and Sheffield was on the verge of becoming the steel, tool and cutlery making capital of the world, the Sheffield School of Design was founded following lobbying by artist Benjamin Haydon . The day-to-day running
286-732: The Collegiate Hall was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 3rd Northern General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties. A new city centre campus was constructed during the 1960s. During construction, in February ;1962, a tower crane on site collapsed during the Great Sheffield Gale . It crashed into the side of what would become
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#1732772379790312-487: The Owen Building, causing serious damage and setting back construction. In 1967, the Owen Building was completed. Built in a functional 1960s design, it has since been modernised and comprehensively renovated with an atrium linking it to four adjacent buildings. In 1969 the Sheffield School of Design merged with the city's College of Technology to form Sheffield Polytechnic. In 1976, Sheffield Polytechnic merged with
338-561: The Sheffield Business School and prior to that the Faculty of Organisation and Management (OM). The new college incorporated parts of the old Faculty Science, Technology and Arts (STA) previously known as the Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences (ACES) College of Social Sciences and Arts (SSA) Formerly known as the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). The new college incorporated parts of
364-520: The academic and university progressions of students worldwide. Recognised by universities within the NCUK Global Network and beyond, the successful completion of an NCUK programme grants students access to over 60 NCUK University Partners, providing them with options to progress to universities in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Canada. 1987: The Northern Consortium was formed by
390-404: The city's two teacher training colleges (Sheffield City College and Totley Hall College) and was renamed Sheffield City Polytechnic. From 1979 to 1988 students from Sheffield City Polytechnic were based at Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham. Two departments, Physical Education and Geography and Environmental Studies, were based on site. In 1987 Sheffield City Polytechnic became a founding member of
416-422: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheffield_Hallam&oldid=957017905 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University ( SHU )
442-605: The new Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, a new Clinical Academic Group was launched. The building that had been designed and constructed to house the National Centre for Popular Music became the university's students' union building (the HUBS). The Nelson Mandela Building, the former students' union building (when opened in 1978 was known as the Phoenix building ), was sold and has since been demolished. In 2007, SHU took over
468-478: The old Faculty Science, Technology and Arts (STA) previously known as the Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences (ACES) College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences (HWLS) Formerly the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing (HWB) Through the research centres a number of spin-off companies have been formed, including: British barrister, broadcaster, and life peer of the House of Lords, Helena Kennedy ,
494-482: The option to choose from thirteen subject modules and may select any combination of three modules to study: The IFY offers students the necessary academic preparation for tertiary study. Students undertake a credit-bearing qualification equivalent to the first year of a bachelor's degree. Completion provides direct entry to the second year of a bachelor's degree at a university of their choice. The five qualification subject areas in this program are: Students complete
520-741: The project's 10-year span over 6,000 students have progressed through the programs and into UK institutions, saving the Malaysian government from significant costs in their sponsorship budget. Late 1990s: They entered the Chinese market, with the International Foundation Program being introduced in the process. NCUK was among the first to offer such qualifications in China, earlier than the leading organizations A Levels and International Baccalaureate. 1999: A joint venture
546-732: The teaching of nursing and midwifery from the University of Sheffield . These activities are now based at the Collegiate Crescent Campus. The following year the Psalter Lane campus (formerly the Sheffield College of Art) was closed, and the activities transferred to the City Campus. The £26 million energy-efficient Furnival Building opened in September (renamed Cantor Building in 2011 in recognition of
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#1732772379790572-485: The university league tables, Sheffield Hallam University was placed 47th out of 121 UK universities by The Guardian University Guide 2021 ; 65th out of 131 by The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 ; and 67th out of 130 by the Complete University Guide 2021 . In 2019, it ranked 485th among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings . Hallam received
598-679: Was controlled by the local council, whilst the Board of Trade in London appointed the head. Tuition began in a 60x40ft rented room off Glossop Road. In 1850, the School of Design was renamed Sheffield School of Art. In 1905, the City of Sheffield Training College (later renamed Sheffield City College of Education) on Collegiate Crescent admitted its first 90 students. During the First World War ,
624-568: Was formed as the commercial arm to enter new markets and form new partnerships, driving profits for the charity. 2004/05: An innovative partnership was formed with nine universities of the Northern Consortium and the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) to create the Sino-British College, a pioneering initiative in the market. Targeted for secondary school leavers, the IFY provides students with
650-631: Was initiated with ACE to develop a nationwide initiative in China, focused on the International Foundation Year. China's first international department at Chengdu No. 7 High School was established, which was followed by the setup of international departments in 14 other middle schools across China. Early 2000s: Operations expanded primarily along the Eastern Seaboard of China, including cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Qingdao, and Dalian. 2003: NCUK Ltd
676-652: Was installed as chancellor in a ceremony at Cutlers' Hall on Thursday 26 July 2018. SHU is the lead partner for Higher Futures , the Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) for South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire. In the National Student Survey, several subject areas at SHU have performed very well in terms of overall student satisfaction with their courses: for example, architecture and geography have both been placed first, and planning has been placed second. In
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