Universities For The North East
College in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Universities for the North East (unis4ne) is the regional association of the North East region's five universities (Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland, Teesside) and the Open University in the North. The universities have been working together for over 20 years, previously under the name HESIN (Higher Education Support for Industry in the North) which was set up in 1983. Universities for the North East was formally launched in the Spring of 1999 when all the Vice Chancellors signed a memorandum of agreement to.