University College Birmingham

A College accredited by the University of Birmingham

University College Birmingham is the United Kingdom’s specialist institution for Higher Education business programmes in the fields of hospitality, tourism, events management and business and marketing. Our higher education programmes in the fields of culinary arts management, sports therapy, retail and childcare and education are also internationally renowned. We offer a wide range of programmes from International Foundation Diploma, Degree and Postgraduate studies. All of our courses are designed to develop high levels of transferable skills that will make our students a valued team member in any working environment. One measure of the quality of our programmes is our status as an accredited college of the University of Birmingham who award all our degree and postgraduate programmes. We welcome applications from international students, who choose the College because of our reputation, up-to-date study programmes and first-class facilities. With 1100 international students from 65 countries, we are a friendly and welcoming college, in a city buzzing with nightlife and culture.

What our students say about us......

Nofisa Caseman - Marketing with Hospitality (UK)

'I am originally from London which is a great city but Birmingham is much more friendly. I feel really at home in Birmingham'

Miriam Roldan - Marketing with Events Management (Spain)

'I lived in The Maltings for the first two years of my course and I would recommend it to anyone. The whole experience of living in halls is fantastic and the location is perfect.'

Mansi Charan - Culinary Arts Management - (Dubai)

'I chose UCB because of their connections and reputation with hospitality and tourism industry. My placement was at the Buj Al Arab seven star hotel in Dubai, but I could have chosen from a fantastic range of placement  opportunities. UCB has a specialist Industrial Placement department who find out what your career aspirations are and then match you to the placement that would give you the most experience to help you in your future career'.

Charles Cruz - Tourism Business Management - (UK)

' For my placement I worked for one year at Newark Airport USA for Virgin Atlantic. I was surprised by how much responsibility I was given but it was a fantastic experience and it will definitely help me to secure a job when I finish my degree'.