Birmingham University was founded in 1825, located in Birmingham, the second largest city in Britain, and is one of the top universities in the world 100. It was awarded the Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1900. It is the first "red brick university" in Britain. At the same time, he is also a core member of the British Ivy League "Russell University Group", a member of the M5 University Alliance and a founding member of the international university organization "Universitas 2 1". 20 17/20 18 QS World University ranks 84th in the world (the highest is 62nd over the years). In 20 17, it ranked the third in Britain in the TEF evaluation organized by the British government. It ranks among the best in Times British universities, second in physics and astronomy, fourth in chemical engineering and fifth in computer science.

Birmingham University was named "University of the Year" by The Sunday Times and The Times. In addition, the Business School of Birmingham University, as the earliest business school established in British higher education, is also one of the 65,438+0% elite business schools in the world with three certifications of AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. At the same time, Birmingham University is also quite strong in the fields of medicine and biological sciences, among which the employment rate of biological sciences is second only to Cambridge University.

Birmingham University has been recognized by the world for its high quality and multi-field research since it was founded more than a century ago. British Prime Minister, robert anthony eden, Nobel Prize winner francis aston, inventor of mass spectrometer, Li Siguang, a famous geologist in China, and Yao, the father of two bombs and one satellite, are all outstanding alumni of Birmingham University. By September 20 16, there were 1 1 Nobel Prize winners, 3 British prime ministers and 3 foreign heads of government from Birmingham University.