Global Lancaster

Our primary strategic goal is to establish Lancaster University as a global leader in higher education. We define global leadership as being a ‘go to’ university for research and teaching that transform lives, communities, practices and thinking across the globe.

Global partnerships

Lancaster is constantly developing partnerships across the world to ensure it delivers teaching that takes students to the frontiers of knowledge and produces graduates who can compete in a global job market.

In addition to numerous international research partnerships, Lancaster has four strategic overseas teaching partnerships offering validated Lancaster degrees in China, Germany, Ghana and Malaysia.

Lancaster University College - Beijing Jiaotong University, China

A joint institute with highly ranked partner Beijing Jiaotong University. Located in Weihai, Shandong province. Graduates receive a degree from both institutions and a joint academic transcript.

Lancaster University Ghana

The first British university branch campus in Ghana allows students across Africa to access Lancaster's academic excellence in teaching and research on the African continent.

Lancaster University Leipzig, Germany

Lancaster University's first campus in mainland Europe is in Leipzig, Germany. As part of its first phase of development, our Leipzig campus will offer four Lancaster accredited Bachelor of Science programmes taught by the University, and a University accredited foundation programme operated by our partners Navitas.

Sunway University, Malaysia

Sunway University and Lancaster University established an academic partnership in 2006. Under this institutional arrangement, students are able to study on a range of undergraduate degree schemes and graduate from both Sunway University and Lancaster University.

Find your world in Lancaster

For students studying a Lancaster degree overseas there are a number of ways to study at our UK campus, such as our Global Summer Schools, our Study Abroad programme, transferring your degree to Lancaster or coming to study for a Postgraduate degree.

Committed to quality transnational education

As a global university with teaching partnerships around the world, Lancaster is committed to providing high-quality transnational education. This is demonstrated through our participation in the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) QE-TNE Scheme.

The Scheme is a method for the quality evaluation and enhancement of UK transnational education. It is enhancement-led, informed by robust metrics, and has the student experience at its heart.

The latest news from our global partnerships:

Professor Elvira Fortunato from NOVA University Lisbon is the winner of the “Portugal's Women's Leadership Award"

Professor Elvira Fortunato receives international award that distinguishes women around the world.

Beyond borders: Lancaster University invites global young voices on climate change

Following October's COP26@ Lancaster University festival, the University hosted a student-led COP26 webinar which brought together student voices from Lancaster and our global partnerships in China, Germany, Ghana and Malaysia

NOVA University Lisbon announces new University campus in Cairo

NOVA University Lisbon, one of Lancaster’s strategic partners, has recently announced the opening of its first campus outside of Portugal.

Lancaster University Ghana celebrates opening of new campus

Officially opened by the Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission Professor Mohammed Salifu, Lancaster University Ghana (LUG) has celebrated the opening of its new campus with a special inauguration ceremony.

Lancaster and Sunway Universities appoint new co-director for the Future Cities Research Institute

Dr Emmanuel Tsekleves, senior lecturer and Design lead for Global Health in ImaginationLancaster, has been appointed as the new Future Cities Research Institute Co-Director for Lancaster University.

Two road signs pointing in opposite directions. One says "vaccination". The other says "refuse".

NOVA Lancaster Seminar Series: Digital Transformations & Global Health

NOVA Lancaster seminar series continues with second seminar focussed on Digital Transformations and Global Health. Attendees enjoyed presentations from Professor Rute Costa (NOVA, FCSH) and Professor Elena Semino (Lancaster, CASS).

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World leading research

Our researchers are collaborating across the world to find the answers to global questions affecting us all.

Search our definitive research database.

Collaborative, connected, bold

Home to 1,500+ academics and research staff, and close to 2,000 postgraduate research students, Lancaster University aims to develop a culture and environment that enables world-class research. Our diverse community of researchers transform lives and communities, changing practice and thinking across the globe. Discover what drives our researchers to connect globally, push disciplinary boundaries, take risks, ask the big questions and improve the world around them.

A campus touching every continent

Students from over one hundred countries make up our diverse campus. Our community extends far beyond this though: through business partnerships, our alumni network and stakeholders in our regional communities. Lancaster is an open and welcoming community that values equality and diversity. Our promotion of global values ensures Lancaster is a welcoming environment for international students and staff.

A global campus

Lancaster University is a community that reaches around the world. With students from over 100 countries and over half our staff coming from outside the UK there is every chance to make international connections. A great place to start exploring this is through one of the Students' Union's many international societies.

Alumni across the world

Lancaster has more than 148,000 alumni in over 180 countries worldwide. Read the stories of some of our most global alumni, connect with your local alumni co-ordinator and stay in touch.

Your global experience

Live and learn with people from different cultures to build connections, explore the world and discover yourself. Study abroad as part of your Lancaster degree, join in with international campus events and discover vacation travel. International students can visit Lancaster through study abroad or on our summer schools.