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Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University
Place

Birmingham , United Kingdom

Website
Website
Number of students
23500

About the study place

Birmingham City University is a university based in the city of Birmingham, England. The university has three main campuses that serves four faculties that offers a wide range of courses in art and design, IT, engineering, healthcare, education, English, the preforming arts, social sciences and technology.  

Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK with over a million inhabitants. This is a city for students, with five universities in total. The city is located in the county of West Midlands in the middle of England. Birmingham saw an exponential growth during the industrial revolution and was a center for science, technology and economic development. These innovations helped lay the foundations for the modern industrial society. Today Birmingham has become a center for art and culture. Here you will find, among other things, a vibrant nightlife, festivals, award-winning restaurants, museums and art galleries.  

At Birmingham City University, you will study at a school that puts its students first. This is to ensure them the best opportunities for future success. This is a school that has invested large sums in its facilities on campus, to provide its students with the best. 

Credits

In order to have 30 ECTS credits approved at OsloMet after the exchange, you must take 30 ECTS credits at this institution. 

 

Semester division

First semester: September—January
Second semester: January—May

Housing

This institution offers student accommodation. You can read more here (www.bcu.ac.uk)

In the Facebook group OsloMet Utveksling you can contact students who have been there before to hear where they lived and how they went about finding accommodation.