Outstanding new campus opening in 2021 Filed on April 21, 2021 The University of Birmingham is driven to prepare its students with the skills and knowledge required to excel in the job market of tomorrow Founded in 1900, the University of Birmingham is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2021) and is one of the foremost higher education institutions in the UK. Birmingham is the first Russell Group University (the UK's equivalent to the Ivy League) to open a campus in the international education hub of Dubai, continuing our legacy of connecting the brightest students from across the globe in a university renowned for research and teaching