Educational Excellence
At the University of Birmingham we are committed to empowering all our students with the knowledge, skills, attributes and capabilities they will need to shape their futures in our uncertain world ready to join a new generation of sustainability-focused leaders with the ability to create positive change.
An outstanding university education will support the highest levels of achievement, but we believe that academic success should be recognised by more than discipline-specific grade outcomes. We learn and thrive through the acquisition and generation of knowledge, but also through our capacity to be critical thinkers, natural collaborators, instinctively digital and socially engaged.
Our educational principles promote Intellectual Curiosity as the foundation of academic study, Practical Wisdom as the basis of personal and wider societal flourishing, and the critical importance of a Future-Focused skillset to prepare students to contribute productively to the world beyond university life.
The University’s broad programme portfolio provides our students with the curriculum, knowledge and skills that will support them to become successful in their future studies, work and life. Our academic calendar also provides dedicated time within the university year for students to broaden their academic and co-curricular interests, to undertake professional skills training and digital skills development, and to take part in research discovery opportunities and volunteering.
