Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain with a large number of students, developed infrastructure and cultural background. Let's talk about its advantages and opportunities for foreign students?
Birmingham is in the TOP 50 best student cities in the world
Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom, located in the center of the country. Historically, it has made a great contribution to the development of industry and is an important center of finance and trade - it is no coincidence that it received the name City of Thousand Trades! In addition, Birmingham is the largest educational center, home to 5 city-type universities, two of which are included in the top 500 universities in the world.
- 5 universities
- 84,500 students
- 985,000 inhabitants
- 1825 - the founding year of the oldest university
- 1937 - the year of receiving the Nobel Prize by a student at the University of Birmingham.
Benefits of Birmingham for foreign students
- 60% lower rental prices in Birmingham compared to London
- 65,000 students live in Birmingham - youth makes the city vibrant and dynamic
- Birmingham residents fondly call football footy and look forward to the matches of their favorite teams City, Aston Villa, West Brom and Wolve
- Custard Factory is the center of the creative industry with a large number of design studios and digital agencies: it opens doors for many students to the world of business professions, marketing and creative directions
- In the industrial center, you have every chance of finding an internship and work in the largest industrial enterprises in mechanical engineering and metalworking
- Convenient access to anywhere in the country due to excellent infrastructure
- A gastronomic paradise and a hub for the entertainment industry, that's where university students in Birmingham go. The city has a chocolate factory Cadbury World (they even give discounts to students!), Dozens of cozy cafes, bars and restaurants
- Birmingham is a city with beautiful architecture: there are more canals here than in Venice, and each has a picturesque view.
What do students study in Birmingham?
Leading University of Birmingham is one of the top ten universities in the country for the study of disciplines such as archeology, journalism, physics, hospitality, physiotherapy and sociology. In general, you can get a bachelor's and master's degrees in Birmingham in modern and popular areas:
- Jurisprudence
- Psychology
- Geography
- Biology
- Geography
- Pharmaceuticals
- The medicine
- Nursing
- Dentistry
- Biomedicine
- Philosophy
- Theology
- Linguistics
- Performing arts
- Story
- Culture
- Religion.
Top Rated Destinations in Birmingham 2020
- 1st place = Construction (University league tables)
- 2nd place = History (University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Subject)
- 3rd place = Chemical Engineering (University league tables)
- 4th place = Music (University league tables)
- 5th place = Chemistry (The Times Good University Guide).
The city is famous for its schools
Educational institutions in Birmingham honor the traditions of education that have been formed in England for centuries. For example, MPW College Birmingham was founded in 1973 by graduates of Cambridge and adheres to progressive teaching methods, thanks to which college students enter the best universities in the country:
- No more than 9 people study in classes
- A developed system of tutoring that helps foreign students quickly adapt to the new environment
- Emphasis is placed on examination practice - every week students write tests.
A large number of prestigious educational institutions make Birmingham attractive both for parents looking for the best options for studying in the UK and for schoolchildren themselves who want to study in psychologically comfortable conditions. Speaking of conditions, it is impossible not to mention the Royal Wolverhampton School , which is located on 16 hectares of picturesque countryside in the suburbs of Birmingham. Since 1891, the school has received the honorary prefix Royal and since then has been under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Mother Elizabeth. The academic success of students is impressive:
- 81% of students passed the GCSE exams successfully: among them 50% received the highest A * -A scores in physics, biology and chemistry, and 47% earned these grades in English literature
- 19% of students scored the highest scores (A * -A) in the A-Level in almost all the subjects taken! 33% earned the highest score in chemistry and 39% in mathematics, 100% earned the highest scores in a foreign language, and in literature, the success rate (A * -A) was 60%.
The requirements for admission to Birmingham schools may be different: for example, unlike other schools, Abberley Hall School does not conduct strict selection, but this fact does not prevent the educational institution from being considered one of the best preparatory schools for children 2-13 years old.
Birmingham Real Schools Guide 2020:
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
- St Paul's School for Girls'
- Eden Boys' School Birmingham
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
- Nishkam high school
- Heartlands academy
- King edward vi five ways school
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
- King Edward VI Handsworth School.
Birmingham Universities - Gems of the City
University of Birmingham
- Student grade = 4.6
- Ranking = 11 in the country (ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities-2020)
- Directions = construction, engineering, linguistics, literature, natural sciences, medicine, sociology.
Birmingham City University
- Student grade = 3.8
- Ranking = 58 (QS World University Rankings-2020)
- Directions = construction, business, design, journalism, medicine, engineering, fine arts, natural sciences.
Aston University
- Student grade = 4.1
- Ranking = 15 in the country (CWTS Leiden Ranking-2020)
- Directions = Construction, Business, Engineering, Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences.
Newman University
- Student grade = 4.1
- Ranking = 108 in the country (CUG The Complete University Guide-2020)
- Directions = visual and performing arts, law, social sciences and humanities.
University College Birmingham
- Student grade = 4.1
- Directions = construction, visual and performing arts, law, social and human sciences.
