Department of Communication and Liberal Arts
Prestigious Collaborations
An Educational Partnership for World-Class Degrees
Sunway University has a very strong strategic partnership with Lancaster University in the UK, which means that many of our degree programmes lead to dual awards with certificates awarded by both universities. Lancaster University was established in the UK by Royal Charter in 1964, and enjoys a world-class reputation for its excellence in teaching, scholarship and research.
Lancaster is ranked consistently among the highest quality institutions in the UK featuring in the top 12 in all of the major UK league tables. It is also ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide. It is a member of the prestigious N8 Group, which consists of the eight most research-intensive universities in northern England.
Collaboration with an international partner of this prestige is a very special feature of Sunway. For graduates to obtain both a Sunway certificate and a certificate from a top quality British institution is a very special advantage of studying at Sunway University.
Lancaster University has risen two places to be ranked 9th nationally out of 126 UK universities and is the leading university in the North West according to the TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk for 2016.
Lancaster Validation
Under the strategic partnership between the two universities, Lancaster validates most of Sunway’s degrees. This means that Lancaster regards such degrees offered at Sunway as equivalent to its own and issues its own degrees as well to successful graduates. Having successfully completed a dual award programme at Sunway and met the agreed criteria, graduates will therefore receive a certificate from Sunway University and a certificate from Lancaster University.