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University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT Birmingham, United Kingdom
3.88 / 5 based on 210 reviews.
Description:
The University was founded in 1900 by the citizens of Birmingham who wanted their own university to train and educate the people who would create and manage the burgeoning businesses and industries of the midlands. The modern University is equally distinguished in the humanities, education, social sciences and law.


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83% of students recommend
210 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (210)
Student life
4.1/5
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Academic
4.0/5
 4 stars (72)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (78)
Expenses
3.3/5
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4.3/5
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“I liked the experience and i would do it again eventhogh i'd like to be able to choose a more difficult subject” Read Review
jollo, Italy

210 reviews of University of Birmingham

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HOUSING    
by Fernando, ,
Business Studies, Independent
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? I rather live in the city centre. the Jarratt Hall building was great to party and meet people but it was overpriced with the downside of limited internet service provider Damovo Connect which gave 200mb a day... and people got banned when passing the limited bandwidth. the water was a bit limited sometimes.
Personal comments:
Overall, it was very enjoyable. met a whole bunch of people but the overpriced situation was a bit discouraging.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Pierre-François, Université de Limoges, Limoges, France
Banking, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
In Birmingham you can do all the sports you like. The rugby team is really good. You can found arround the campus ( even inside) a lot of pub ( noisy ). For the For more quiet you can find sone pub in Edgbaston.
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ACADEMIC    
by tooon, ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
It`s still very difficult to interact with english students in your classes...



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
a bit of professionalization thing that apparently does not exist here... The studies are still very theorical...

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by Roberta, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Geology, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
At the begging I passed some bad time, I couldn't understand almost anything, but then I have improved my English. Now that I'm not speaking any more as before I'm losing what I have learned, it's a pity. That's why I need to have new experiences aboard.
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EXPENSES    
by jollo, Università degli Studi di Roma - La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Independent
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits:
Things were just more expensive than at home also because of the english poung exchange rate at the time
Food, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
They have charity travels that turn out to be almost for free and you also get to give quite some money to charity org.
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OVERALL    
by ANTONIO, ICADE, Madrid, Spain
Manufacturing Sciences (including CAD, CAM, CAE), Independent
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
I would have studied a better programme, for instance a MBA instead of a MSc. in Manufacturing.I am not happy with the quality of the taught programme.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
I think English Universities see the academic experience as a business making money, they ask you for money for all the things (Imagine overseas students paying 10000 sterling pounds for the Master that later on have to pay 35 pounds for a compulsory course of the Master.It seems ridiculous,this money it is not included in the 10000 pouns, it has not style. The level of the programme is not very high.



FINAL COMMENTS

I extremely recommend the experience of studying abroad, you meet interesting people from many countries,you are independent,you can find a job easily. The academic experience has not been very interesting and challenging for me, almost all the subjects I hd studied them during my degree.
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