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5086/KB 17 th June 2008

Potential university students from Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham and Leicester are being encouraged to attend Open Days at Birmingham City University later this week. Those who take up the offer of coming to find out more about the University will be able to reclaim the cost of their travel for the day.

Birmingham City University is offering students with an LS, S, NG or LE postcode a limited number of Open Day travel cost reimbursements on a first come, first served basis. The Open Days take place on Friday 20 th and Saturday 21 st June. Students can register for the event and reclaim their travel costs online at www.bcu.ac.uk.

The initiative is designed to encourage students to see what Birmingham City University has to offer, visit the University’s Perry Barr Campus and find out what the UK’s second city is all about.

Kim Langford, Assistant Director of Corporate Marketing at Birmingham City University, said: “We always recruit a lot of students from these and we see them as potential growth markets for the future.

“Once students come and see Birmingham City University for themselves, and find out what we can do for them and their career, we’re confident that they’ll be keen to join us!”

Birmingham City University is a vibrant, multi-cultural university with an excellent reputation for quality. It has student-focused courses and strong partnerships with industry and the professions that ensure graduates are equipped with the skills and qualifications needed by today’s job market.

At the heart of this week’s Open Days will be a wide range of activities, exhibitions and presentations giving visitors the chance to meet staff and students. Potential students will also have the opportunity to find out more about the University and learn about the extensive range of courses.

Guided tours of the Perry Barr Campus will show off Birmingham City University’s facilities and on-site student accommodation. There will also be coaches to take visitors to the new £30 million Faculty of Health facilities at Westbourne Campus, the Technology Innovation Centre at Millennium Point, the Hamstead Halls of Residence and on a whirlwind trip around Birmingham city highlights.

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) will also throw open the doors to its campus at Gosta Green, at the School of Jewellery in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, at the Department of Art and at the Bournville Centre for Visual Arts.

The University’s current crop of students will again play a major role in the Open Day, welcoming visitors to the Students’ Union for a host of fun, interactive activities and a chat about what student life is really like.

For further information about Birmingham City University’s Open Days, please call 0121 331 5595 or visit the University website at www.bcu.ac.uk where you can also register to attend.

For further information please contact Birmingham City University Media Relations Office on 0121 331 6738, email press@bcu.ac.uk or out of hours on 07967 271 532.

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