Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University is a large, diverse and increasingly popular place to study, with over 23,500 students from 80 countries.

Incorporating a heritage that reaches as far back as 1843, Birmingham City University today focuses on practice-led, knowledge-based learning, providing students with access to cutting-edge facilities and real-world experience. Students are placed at the heart of everything the University does, giving them the best opportunities for future success.

Address:

Birmingham City University University House 15 Bartholomew Row Birmingham B5 5JU

Website:

www.bcu.ac.uk

Telephone:

+44 (0)121 331 5000

Vice Chancellor:

Professor David Mba

Key Stats:

• Birmingham City University has its roots in the Birmingham Government School of Design opened in 1843

• The university was awarded a silver award for its teaching quality

• BCU was the first university in Europe to launch a Black Studies programme

Birmingham City University is the largest producer of creative professionals outside the South East, with an internationally renowned provision that includes both a specialist music conservatoire and drama school, as well as Europe’s largest jewellery school.

The University has invested £260 million in its facilities, including a major expansion of its largest campus, situated in the heart of the UK’s second city. It is also a major player in the regeneration of the long-neglected Eastside region of the city.

Aside from this, Birmingham city was also the first university in the world to hire a Professor of Blockchain, and the first in the UK to run an undergraduate course in Black studies