International Students

Welcome to the School of Mathematics, a School committed to providing the best learning experience for you.

Your first year at Birmingham

Your first year as a Mathematics student at the University of Birmingham will be an interesting and exciting time full of new experiences and challenges.

Here are a few of the highlights you can expect from your first year:

• Excellent support - When you join us you will be assigned a personal tutor, whose role is to provide academic support throughout your studies. For the first two years of your degree you will meet your tutor for weekly tutorials as part of a small group of tutees (typically of 6-8 students) to complement and enhance your learning experience
  
  
• We have a very active Mathematics Society (MathSoc) who organise social and sports activities, educational and career events, as well as a successful volunteering scheme so you can make the most of university life. They also offer a 'Family Scheme' to help new students settle into the department and get to know people.
  
  
• A thriving community - the School of Mathematics is a sociable and inclusive community of learners. In addition to events run by MathSoc, the School organises numerous informal events to develop and sustain a friendly atmosphere, and to help students get to know more of the staff and fellow students.

Hear from our international community

One of the best ways to find out what life is really like as an international Mathematics student is to hear from them! Here, they talk about their experiences and give real insight into student life at Birmingham. To see full student profiles as well as student videos and much more, please see our International Students Information page.   

Rui Fang

BSc Mathematics

“The best thing about studying at the University of Birmingham is the easy access to the resources and campus facilities that make it convenient for academic study and group discussion. It is also easy to get help from lecturers and postgraduates.”

Keying Zhang

BSc Mathematics with Business Management

“Within the Maths department there is a personal tutor system and in your first and second year you have regular weekly meetings with them which provides a lot of support for both academic issues, and personal too.”