Host an Online Gathering

Taking Birmingham to the world!

Host an online social gathering in your own region

The Alumni Office has curated a collection of online resources to help you celebrate your virtual alumni gatherings and reunions with old classmates.

Download a collection of online resources from the University of Birmingham:

• Global Alumni Toolkit (PDF, 17.7MB) and Guidelines (PDF, 21.3MB)
• Step by step guide to setting up a Zoom call (PDF, 374KB), and a Zoom guidance sheet (PDF, 153KB) on etiquette and online security
• How to use quiz and gaming platform Kahoot (PDF, 38KB) during an online call
• Photo backgrounds of the University for Zoom calls
• A collection of illustrations to use as props (PDF, 23MB)
• Further illustrations for props (PDF, 3.7MB)

Global Alumni Gathering

To commemorate the anniversary of the University receiving Royal Assent in 1900, Birmingham alumni worldwide host meet-ups during May to celebrate their connection with the University. Have a look at our round-up to see what we got up to in 2020. 

Our Global Alumni Gatherings showcase Birmingham’s international community, and this year we hope to reach as many of you as possible in every corner of the globe. These reunions are a fantastic way to reminisce about much-missed times spent in Birmingham.

All Global Alumni Gathering events are organised by alumni volunteers with the support of the Alumni Office. We are happy to help with your event in various ways; from offering advice on event type and location, to publicising the event and putting you in touch with your fellow alumni. Let us know if you'd like to be involved in 2023. 

Other ways to get involved

• Follow us on social media, we’ll be sharing updates on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram, use #wearebrumalum 
• Get together online with your University friends and hold your own get together! Remember to share your screenshot via email  

Please get in touch if you would like further details and support in hosting a Global Alumni event in 2023.