$7.55 million settlement awarded to students whose degrees were unaccredited
The University of Newcastle has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $7.55 million after 163 students alleged it had engaged in misleading conduct after their engineering degree was found to be unaccredited.
The University of Newcastle has reached a $7.55 million settlement with 163 students who claimed the university engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by running a Bachelor of Medical Engineering (honors) degree without industry accreditation. The class action, which began in 2022, was brought by lead plaintiff Andreas Sklavos, who faced an extra year of study and a $55,000 HECS debt due to the lack of accreditation.
The university has since achieved full accreditation for the course, with accreditation now applied retrospectively to students who started the program from 2020.
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