University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham – founded in 1825, is located in the heart of Birmingham, the second major city in Great Britain. This university is part of the elite composition of the Russell Group and is ranked in the top 15 best universities in the UK. Education in England has many advantages, which about we will tell you in this article.

Russel Group is an association of the most elite research universities in the UK, which also includes Cambridge and Oxford. Their graduates hold 61% of all UK jobs requiring tertiary education, despite the fact that they represent only 17% of all tertiary graduates. Russell Group members award 60% of all doctoral degrees obtained in the United Kingdom.

The University of Birmingham is the fourth most in-demand university in Britain with an average of 10 people per place, although there are no budget places at the university, as well as in the entire UK education system. At the moment, over 30 thousand students study at the university and its area covers 330 hectares – this is the largest university in central England.

As of 2021, according to High Fliers Research, students of this university are the most sought-after graduates among all universities in the UK.

Interesting University of Birmingham Facts:

• Only graduates of 4 universities became Prime Ministers of Great Britain: Oxford, Cambridge, Birmingham and Edinburgh
• Included in the TOP-100 of the best universities in the world
• The school of art keeps the originals of paintings by Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and many others
• The University Clock Tower is the tallest free-standing tower in the world and is 4 meters taller than Big Ben
• The first educational institution where students entered on an equal basis, regardless of religion, gender, race or origin
• The first university in the UK to separate male dorms from female
• The only university in the UK with its own railway
• The first business school also appeared on the campus of this university
• One of the largest and richest libraries in Europe, it contains over 6 million books and manuscripts. Also, the originals of the Bible of 1566, the works of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and others. If you put all the books of this library on top of each other, you get a mountain 8 times higher than the height of Everest and reaching space.

Cost of education

Prices are quoted in the local currency of the United Kingdom (GBP – Pound Sterling).

* the university reserves the sole right to change the prices for training programs.

Also, this university is ready to provide a scholarship starting from 20% of the annual cost of training for students of the Universe Group company who registered 6 months before the start of their studies.

For more detailed information about the cost of programs, grants and discounts, please contact the office of Universe Group.

One of the great advantages of education in England for bachelors is the ability to graduate from a university in 3 academic years, while a master’s degree lasts 1 year. This saves a lot of money and time for young ambitious students. The University of Birmingham also provides Foundation, Pre-Master’s and language courses.

Recruitment is carried out 3 times a year: September, January and May.