Birmingham Dubai Workshops & Student Competitions – November Dates & RSVP’s

Student Outreach & Opportunities with University of Birmingham Dubai – UniConnect partners

See November Dates and follow directions for RSVP’s

As part of our University Outreach Activities we would like to share the following updates and opportunities with you and your students:-

• Computer Science Workshops and Guest Lectures – to support your schools with syllabus teaching or technical delivery, our Computer Science Team offer these sessions in your schools or at our campus (to give a sense of University life).  These visits include an introduction to Java, Python, VR and Robot programming. They are available throughout the year and are free of charge, however we do advise early bookings to plan accordingly and factor in potential teaching hours with our faculty.

• School of Education CPD – The School of Education at the University of Birmingham has launched a suite of research informed Professional Development sessions, designed specifically for school Leaders. The range of sessions addresses the specific needs for Middle Leaders, Senior Leaders and Executive Leaders working within Primary and Secondary school settings.

Upcoming sessions this term include the following:

• How to become an effective SENCO:
• https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/events/dubai-events-2019-20/Effective-SENCo-Session1-5-November-2019.aspx

• Coaching in Education:
• https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/events/dubai-events-2019-20/Coaching-in-Education-30-October-2019.aspx

• We are delighted to confirm our very strong scholarships for 2020 entry, ranging from 10% to 40%.  https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships.aspx. In addition we would like to discuss with you exclusive school scholarships of 30% per year, please email Chris Taylor, Head of Student Recruitment, taylor.4@bham.ac.uk. All scholarships will be available to both our January and September entry points.

• Open day on Saturday 16^th November 3pm-8pm. The Open Day will provide the perfect opportunity to hear first-hand from our staff about our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and the exclusive Chancellor’s Award Scholarship that we offer.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/events/dubai-events-2019-20/Dubai-Open-Day-Saturday-16-November-2019.aspx

• As ever we continue to offer our continued support in impartial advice and guidance.  We offer university and careers talks, subject guest lectures and workshops such as ‘Study at University’, ‘How to Apply to University – UCAS’ and ‘Personal Statement Workshops’.

Please do contact us if there is anything we can do to support you and your students.

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch and we will be happy to assist,

Regards

Yusra Anwar Shahid

Student Recruitment Officer

Dubai International Academic City, Block-2, P.O Box 341799, Dubai, UAE

Email: Y.A.Shahid@bham.ac.uk  Tel: +971 42492341  Mob: +971 581258902  Web: www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai