Welcome

Welcome to the International House web site. The International House movement originated within the United States in the 1920s. Harry Edmonds, a YMCA official, conceived the idea after a chance encounter with a lonely Chinese graduate student in 1909. He became concerned about the loneliness of overseas students and their inability to communicate with each other. He envisioned a residence where both domestic and overseas students could live and learn together. Eventually the first International House was opened in 1924 in New York.

The University of Newcastle's International House was opened in 1989, and currently accommodates for 226 residents. The International House aim is to provide an opportunity for students worldwide to uncover the Australian experience, by selecting an equal number of Australian and overseas residents for residence. By living, studying and socialising together, it is hoped that students from widely differing cultures will come to know and appreciate diverse backgrounds and cultures.

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