International Students

• An active student society: we have student societies dedicated to your discipline. These organise both social and professional events for the students on the programme. Events range from career events (usually happening in the fall) to talks, quiz nights, projects and social evenings.
• The experience of living in student accommodation: during their first year students normally live in student accommodation provided by the University. There is a broad range of accommodation facilities that fit everyones needs and desires. This will allow you to make friends across disciplines, not just within your programme. In later years, students enjoy living in private accommodation in Selly Oak, a vibrant student community just south of the main campus.
• Hands-on activities: students across all of our discipline spend time in laboratories, doing experiments and refining their laboratory skills. Experiments range from tensile testing to measure the strength of different materials, to x-ray diffraction to probe the inner structure of materials. Aerospace Engineering students have access to flight simulators to develop their flying skills.
• You will start to develop a broad range of skills that will make you more employable once you graduate. You will learn programming, writing and presentation skills and build up your confidence in these areas.

One of the best ways to find out what life is really like as an international 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. 

Rumaanah Hoosen

Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year

“The course content is challenging but very well conveyed by lecturers. I enjoy that lecturers and academics engage with students. Students also have access to a wealth of resources such as labs, equipment, literature and much more.”

See Rumaanah's profile.

Yijie Zhuo

BEng Materials Science and Engineering

“The best things about studying at the University of Birmingham are that the course has a focus on practical use, which can help find a specific direction of career path. Also our personal tutor gives us a meet-up tutorial once a week, and helps with a lot, including problems we have in our studies and future career guidance.”

See Yijie's profile.

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Meet us in your Country

Members of staff from the University regularly travel overseas to meet with students interested in studying with us. Check our travel calendar for details of upcoming visits to your country.

The School of Metallurgy and Materials is proud to attract some of the world’s brightest students. We offer some fantastic scholarship opportunities to high achieving international students.

Fee status

Information on fee status and tuition fees can be found on our international fees pages. Tuition fees are also displayed on our individual programme pages.

*If you apply after this date then we cannot guarantee places, therefore we encourage you to apply by 15 January 2020.

** If you apply after 30 June 2020, your application is automatically entered into Clearing.

University accommodation:
Visit University accommodation, including our Accommodation Guarantee schemes, 360° tours, rates and more.

Applying for accommodation:
Applying for accommodation is available online

Presessional accommodation:
If you are a Presessional English Language student, view information at accommodation options for presessional students

Private accommodation:
If you’re not looking for University accommodation, the University and Guild of Students’ Rent Right scheme can give you the best housing advice.