So far, i can say that I am the group leader of a few projects. Also, I am part of the best Athletics club in the UK (UoB Athletics). Plus, I started the new sport for me – tennis. But the main achievement is that I met so many great people, new friends. I feel that they probably will going to be my friends for life.

I think, the best thing about the course is people. Academics, peers and support staff are so nice here. It looks like the whole system of UoB is working in order to give me the knowledge here. I feel so supported. All my classmates are motivated, comes from different backgrounds. I love these diversity. Also, we have many group projects, which is helpful to develop soft skills.

My name is Alex and i came to study in the UK in 2019 from a small city in Russia. I came from a big family where I am the oldest son. I completed my degree at the University of Portsmouth with 1st class and decided to join UoB. Throughout my whole life I was dreaming about joining one of the best universities in the UK. I was doing lots of different activities in order to stand out in my application – sport, photography, acting, volunteering, placement in Marketing and other things. In the current situation in the world, I was not expecting an offer from the top UK university. I am glad that UoB explored my talents and let me in.

My main motivation was to explore the subject of Marketing deeper. How it relates to psychology, neuroscience and philosophy. Plus, one of the key aspects was the University of Birmingham itself. I applied only for this university and one of the reasons was sport facilities here. From my point of view, this is the best place for the professional and personal growth.