EPSIAE 2013 WELCOME TO BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY Professor Mel Lees Executive Dean Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment.

EPSIAE 2013EPSIAE 2013

WELCOME TO WELCOME TO BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITYBIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

Professor Mel Lees

Executive Dean

Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment

168 YEARS OF HISTORY

• 1971: The City of Birmingham Polytechnic is created through the merger of five colleges:

– Birmingham College of Art - formed in 1843

– Birmingham School of Music – dating from 1959

– Birmingham School of Commerce – formed in the early 20th Century

– South Birmingham Technical College – established 1961

– North Birmingham Technical College – created in 1966

• 1992: The Polytechnic becomes the University of Central England in Birmingham

• 2007: The University changes its name to ‘Birmingham City University’

Birmingham Conservatoire c. 1973

The Faculty of Technology, Engineeringand the Environment was formed in2009 and based at Millennium Point

The University in numbers

• 24,000 students

• £180M annual turnover

• 3 principal campuses– City North– City South– City Centre

• 6 faculties– Birmingham Institute of Art and Design– Birmingham City Business School– Faculty of Education, Law and Social Science– Faculty of Health– Faculty of Performance, Media and English– Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment

School of DigitalMedia Technology

Birmingham Schoolof the Built Environment

School of Computing, Telecommunications and Networks

School of Engineering,Design and ManufacturingSystems

30 staff450 students£3.3M income

50 staff1070 students £7.3M income

30 staff550 students£3.8M income

30 staff540 students£3.7M income

Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the

Environment

Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the

Environment

The venue - Millennium Point

• £114 million project - bringing technology to life through learning and leisure.

• Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment

• Birmingham School of Acting

• Big Screen Cinema

• Thinktank Museum

Run VT

Highlights• Teaching and learning approach

– ‘University of first choice for leading edge professional practice’– Student satisfaction– Employment

• Relevant programmes to this event– MSc in Computer Science and Informatics– MSc in Environmental Sustainability

• Centres of Excellence– Low Carbon Research Centre– Centre for Environment and Society– KBE Laboratory– SAS and SAP Academies

Expanding City Centre Campus

We are here

Phase 1

… in close up

Phase 2

Phase1

Millennium Point

NTI

City Centre Campus – Phase 1Parkside Building - BIAD and Media Centre

Inside…

Phase 2

Have a great time!

We are here

Phase 1

HS2HS2

A couple of things to think about

1.HS22.CIB

Thank you

Partner – Inholland University (funded by EU)Professional body sponsors – IET and BCS

Corporate sponsors – Logicalis, Britvic, Westfield Sports Cars, Arcola Energy and APC

All other contributors