University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham is a prestigious, world leading educational institution. Ranked 12th in the UK for research excellence with 16% of our research classed as world leading and 90% as having global reach, the University provides an exceptionally high level of teaching.

The University is a member of the Russell Group of leading UK research led universities and a member of Universitas21, a global network of prestigious universities.

Situated in the heart of England, the University of Birmingham was founded over 100 years ago and has a long tradition of discovery and invention across all the major disciplines. With a wide range of undergraduate, and postgraduate taught and research programmes offered, whatever your chosen subject, you can be sure that you will benefit tremendously from the experience of studying at Birmingham. We also offer International Foundation Programmes leading to specified undergraduate degrees.

The University boasts an attractive, safe and convenient location occupying 243 acres of beautiful green leafy campus in the city of Birmingham. The campus has all the facilities of a small town and has been ranked as one of the top three campus environments in the country.

Birmingham is a major European city with first-class cultural, social and sporting facilities. It is a thriving city that embraces the broad ethnic mix of the region.

There are over 28,000 students studying at the University. We have been hosting international students since our inception in 1900 and we have 150,000 alumni around the world. With over 4500 international students from more than 150 different countries on campus we now have one of the largest international student communities in the UK. The mix of people, nationalities and cultures on campus greatly enriches our learning and teaching environment, ensuring that our students, academic staff and partners across the world benefit from the experience that the University of Birmingham has to offer.

There is a suite of services dedicated to international students provided by the International Student Advisory Service which includes a complimentary induction programme on arrival, confidential advice on a range of subjects from visa applications right through to questions about part time employment. English language tuition, if required, is provided by our English for International Students Unit for students who are enrolling on programmes at the University.

University of Birmingham

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