CONTENTS: Our staff have a wealth of experience in working with, and teaching, international students. As well as academic and welfare support, we have a dedicated international centre to assist you with: THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TEAM 2. THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TEAM 3. GETTING TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM 4. CHECKLIST 5. ACCOMMODATION 6. IMPORTANT INFORMATION 8. STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY 10. LIFE AND WORK IN THE UK 13. THE FIRST FEW WEEKS 13. USEFUL CONTACTS 14. STUDENT STORIES 15. CAMPUS MAP GETTING TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM There are two options for getting to University College Birmingham from the airport. Please read the following information to help you plan your journey to our campuses: Option 2: Train – costs approximately £5, takes around 15 – 20 minutes. The ‘Air Rail Link’ is a free monorail service between the airport and Birmingham International train station. You can board the Air Rail Link from the second floor of the Terminal 1 Departures area at the airport. The Air Rail Link takes two minutes to get to Birmingham International train station and operates between 05:15am and 02:00am daily. You then need to take a train to Birmingham New Street station. Once you are at the train station, get a taxi to your accommodation (more convenient, especially with heavy luggage, than walking). www.nationalrail.co.uk Option 1: Taxi – black cabs are available just outside departure area. These are approximately £25 – £30 and take about 30 minutes. This is the quickest way to get to the campus from the airport and is recommended if you are arriving late in the evening or if you have heavy luggage. Uber and Bolt are available and can be booked on home country accounts. VISAS AND IMMIGRATION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS LIVING EXPENSES ACADEMIC SKILLS AND ENGLISH ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES ORIENTATION PROGRAMME (SEPTEMBER AND FEBRUARY) EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LINKS WORKING IN THE UK HEALTH AND WELLBEING Soraya Rafaela Bodalec Student Immigration Advice and Compliance Officer visa-advice@ucb.ac.uk Xiai Zhang International Recruitment Officer x.zhang@ucb.ac.uk Bharat Sakhuja Director of International Recruitment b.sakhuja@ucb.ac.uk Santa Prancane Regional Director s.prancane@ucb.ac.uk Mishal Sardar Student Immigration Advice and Compliance Officer visa-advice@ucb.ac.uk Tomas Krivanek International Planning Officer t.krivanek@ucb.ac.uk PAGE Ivana Dundovic International Recruitment Officer i.dundovic@ucb.ac.uk Viaceslav Janc Associate Director Student Immigration Compliance v.janc@ucb.ac.uk Lucy Meakin Associate Director - International Partnerships l.meakin@ucb.ac.uk Sasha Samatova International Recruitment Officer s.samatova@ucb.ac.uk Ikemesit Nkereuwem-Tim International Recruitment Officer i.nkereuwem-tim@ucb.ac.uk INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT TEAM VISA COMPLIANCE TEAM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT’S GUIDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM 2 3
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