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England | Newcastle

Lena S., internship in journalism in Newcastle: "My time in England was overall a wonderful experience for me. I got a great and interesting internship placement, where the work was fun and provided me with valuable experience for my studies. Furthermore, I made lots of new friends, was able to improve my language skills and gained loads of cultural knowledge. I also really enjoyed living in a shared flat. All in all, it was one of the best times of my life! Thank you to everyone involved..."

Newcastle, situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, with a population of around 190,000 inhabitants, enjoys a temperate, warm climate due to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream. The dialect of Newcastle is known as Geordie, and contains a large amount of vocabulary and distinctive word pronunciations not used in other parts of England.

Newcastle has a reputation of being a fun-loving city with many bars, restaurants and nightclubs, most are set around Bigg Market, the Quayside area of the city centre, Collingwood Street and Neville Street. Located here are also many theatres including its largest, the Theatre Royal.There are also a number of festivals held during the year, like the Chinese New Year, Newcastle-Gateshead Comedy Festival or the Newcastle Beer Festival. The Eldon Square Shopping Centre and Northumberland Street invite you to participate in exciting shopping marathons.

A visit to one of Newcastle's many museums and galleries such as the Discovery Museum, the Hancock Museum or the Hatton Gallery is a great way to spend an the afternoon. A series of dramatic bridges including Tyne Bridge, or cathedrals like the Anglican St. Nicholas are some of the popular sights worth seeing when in Newcastle.

Immediately to the northwest of the city centre is Leazes Park, established in 1873 after a petition by 3,000 working men of the city for "ready access to some open ground for the purpose of health and recreation". Just outside one corner of this is St James' Park, the stadium home of Newcastle United F.C. which dominates the view of the city from all directions. Another green space in Newcastle is the vast Town Moor, lying immediately north of the city centre. It is larger than Hyde Park and Hampstead Heath put together and the freemen of the city have the right to graze cattle on it. Unlike other cities where similar rights exist, they often take advantage of this, leading to the somewhat bizarre sight of cattle grazing within yards of the city's town hall, Newcastle Civic Centre

There are current plans to establish Newcastle as the e-city of the North by increasing the number of companies utilising new technology and intellectual property, whilst encouraging the growth of knowledge based industries. The city is largely an administrative and cultural centre, but industry and transport of machines, pharmaceuticals and the famous Newcastle Brown Ale are important economic sectors, too.

As you can see there is a wide variety of industries where you could gain experience through an internship in Newcastle.