Sunderland's glass and ceramic courses will close in 2026 due to the cost of relocating them from the National Glass Centre.
A report looking at the viability of relocating the course concluded it would cost in the region of £9.4m to move equipment from the NGC and make the necessary changes to the university's City Campus.
"This announcement does not have an impact on our work to find alternative locations for other activities based at the NGC."are in discussions about where other activities could take place, including the potential to take space in the Culture House, a development on the south side of Keel Square. The NGC, which underwent a £2.25million revamp in 2013, opened in 1998 and is also home to the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art . The University of Sunderland took over the running of the centre in 2010.
A group named Save the National Glass Centre was set up following the announcement of changes to the NGC.
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