University College Birmingham

The present University College Birmingham, which has more than 7,500 students enrolled in a wide variety of programmes, is unrecognisable from the modest Victorian classes to which it may be traced.
At a university praised for its practical training, academic accomplishments, and cultural variety, today's hospitality managers, aviation executives, stunning hair and makeup artists, educators, chefs, bakers, tourism industry experts, and creative entrepreneurs develop skills for life.
In the Jewellery Quarter, the institution has set aside more than $90 million for the now-completed Phase 1 development known as McIntyre House and the adjacent Phase 2 structure.
Cooking was popular both then and still, and students and employers today owe a debt of gratitude to municipal reformers like Joseph Chamberlain who supported the cause of cookery at UCB's predecessor, Birmingham Municipal Technical School, in the 19th century.
At the Birmingham and Midland School of Cookery, located at 117 Colmore Row, classes in high-class, cottage, and vegetarian cooking were being offered by 1891.
The name of the university changed multiple times as it introduced new programmes and shifted its emphasis, including in the 1950s when it became the College of Food and Technology with a department of domestic science and a bakery.
It underwent another name change within a year to become the Birmingham College of Food and Domestic Arts.
When the Duke of Edinburgh erected a new $1.5 million structure on Summer Row in 1968, the College, which had previously operated out of nine city and outlying schools, was brought under one roof.
Stiletto heels were not permitted in any area of the College, according to the rules.
In order to properly reflect the academic offerings, the institution's name was modified once more in the late 1980s to the Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies.
When the College left the area on April 1, 1993, it was a turning point.
The 25 million dollar The Maltings residence hall, which was built on the site of the former Davenports Brewery in Bath Row, was one of the significant improvements.
The university moved to the higher education field in 2002, offering top-notch higher and continuing education programmes with a strong vocational focus.
When the Privy Council gave teaching degree awarding powers in November 2007, University College Birmingham became a legal entity.
In an effort to broaden the university sector and increase student choice, full university status was granted in December 2012.
The University of Central Birmingham (UCB) has undergone a remarkable transition and appreciates its culturally varied, outward-looking global perspective. Many of its degrees are accredited by the University of Birmingham.
A genuinely global institution, it offers specialised programmes to 900 international students from 65 different nations, including China, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
Over the years, UCB has accumulated an incredible collection of honours and trophies.
Currently, higher education accounts for 70% of UCB's admission compared to courses in further education, which make up 30%.
From certificates and certifications to degrees and postgraduate credentials, students have a wide range of options.
The institution's defining ethos has remained to provide students with the chance to thrive regardless of their background and to provide, as the motto on the University's coat of arms states, service before self.
In 2018, it had been precisely 50 years since HRH inaugurated University College Birmingham. The Duke of Edinburgh takes over the Birmingham College of Food and Domestic Arts at the brand-new Summer Row site, consolidating programmes from nine other schools throughout the city.