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University unveils City Centre campus plan

• Dedicated website for University’s £150m development proposals
  
  
• Vice-Chancellor hails ambitious new plans
  
  
• Crucial to University’s vision for three-campus structure

Birmingham City University revealed its plans for a City Centre Campus development at an exhibition hosted at Millennium Point last month.  Those who missed out on the opportunity to see the plans will be able to find out more about this exciting £150m Eastsidedevelopment by going to a dedicated website (a micro-site) - www.bcu.ac.uk/citycentre

The micro-site has been launched for people to learn about the proposed area and the University’s plans.  The site will also give people the chance to see the proposals and make their opinion known.

Vice-Chancellor David Tidmarsh said: “I believe that this development at the heart of the city’s Eastside, represents possibly the most exciting this University has ever undertaken. From the outset, we have been determined to create a vision which will set the University at the forefront of educational provision in the UK.

“It is with an enormous sense of pride and excitement that Birmingham City University is able to share our proposed new campus with others.

“Our ambition is to use this development to inspire teaching, learning, research and knowledge transfer, in a space which is connected both to the surrounding developments and the city of Birmingham.

“This will be a very special location, focused on arts and technology which garner international respect and building further on our well-established reputation for cutting-edge technology and design. 

“Students and staff will be able to enjoy a state-of-the-art building with some of the UK’s best facilities. Through a process of full consultation and involvement, those who will use the buildings will be able to help shape them.”
 

The University will be embarking on a full programme of communication and consultation with staff and students.  The development, in partnership with Birmingham City Council and Advantage West Midlands, will create at least 37,000 square metres of space, with new facilities to meet the requirements of the following faculties:

• Faculty of Media and Performing Arts.
• Faculty of Technology, Innovation & Development.
• Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD).

Additionally, it is intended to create a concert hall, space for working with business, a Student Centre (to include library, learning resources and exhibition space), a food court and a retail centre. The first phase of the building is expected to open to students in September 2012.

Once completed, the University’s City Centre Campus will also encompass existing buildings including Millennium Point, an existing building providing approximately 14,500 square metres of accommodation currently occupied by the Technology Innovation Centre (tic) and the Birmingham School of Acting.

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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