On March 1, 2019, Rachel Ellis, director of Marketing and Communication Department, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences of Birmingham University, held an information session in XiPu campus.

      Ms. Ellis gave a talk to undergraduate students in the School of Electrical Engineering and introduced the undergraduate level 2+2 program. She explained in detail the program, the materials to be prepared, the procedure,  the future study and life at Birmingham University. More than a hundred students joined this session and many showed great interest.

      At four o 'clock in the afternoon, the lecture was kicked off with the students' warm applause. First, Rachel Ellis introduced University of Birmingham from the aspects of hardware facilities, living environment, academic research results, Nobel laureates and employment of graduates.

      University of Birmingham is located in the United Kingdom's second largest city Birmingham. Founded in 1825. Now it is one of the world's top 100 universities, the prestigious British alliance "Russell University Group" and the international university organization "Universitas 21", and one of the six famous "Red Brick Universities" in Britain.

      University of Birmingham enjoys a high reputation in the world for its excellent teaching quality and scientific research. So far, it has cultivated eight Nobel Prize winners and one British Prime Minister. Closely tied with local businesses in Birmingham, it also creates favorable conditions for students' internship and employment. In addition, it is an academic-oriented university with outstanding achievements in the fields of medicine, science, engineering, arts, business and social sciences and has cultivated several Nobel Prize winners.