On December 3rd, Aston University are welcoming two politicos to Birmingham to hear about current political affairs in the U.S. In their talk, American political consultant, pollster and “public opinion guru” Frank Luntz and Democratic pollster Darius Baxter will deliver a bipartisan, balanced programme providing a postmortem of the […]

University College Birmingham (UCB) continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to its international connections and the unique learning opportunity these connections offer. As part of a long running commitment to developing culinary arts training in the Caribbean over a number of years, the college has […]

You can now register for the Climate-KIC short courses at Aston University on 2 & 3 October. Short courses are part of the autumn educational programme at Climate-KIC. Two of these short courses are coming up soon: The first is ‘Developing the bioeconomy throughout Europe‘, hosted […]

The University of Birmingham and Aston University are to receive the European Master’s in Translation (EMT) Label for their postgraduate translation programmes. The EMT Label recognises outstanding quality and professionalism in teaching, curriculum and organisation of master’s degree courses for translators. Set up in 2009 as […]

In the context of the strategic partnership between the University of Birmingham and Goethe University, Frankfurt, a delegation from Birmingham is participating in this year’s University and the City Conference. The main aims of the conference are to investigate interrelations between higher education institutions and […]

The Institute for German Studies (IGS), the Graduate Centre for Europe (GCfE) and Europe Direct are co-organising an EU Hustings event on Thursday, 1 May 2014. The following candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election on 22 May have confirmed their participation: Anthea McIntyre, MEP […]

Calling all lovers of German culture and German language! Several German themed events are coming to Birmingham to celebrate 50 years of partnership between Birmingham and Frankfurt cities: 17 November 9am Exporting to Frankfurt event for small and medium sized enterprises Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and […]

Exactly 50 years ago, on the 19th of April 1966 three cities Birmingham, Frankfurt and Lyon signed a partnership agreement that started unprecedented period of enhanced collaboration. Birmingham and Frankfurt are celebrating 50 years of joint working. Lyon has been partnered with both cities for […]

Birmingham and Frankfurt became formal partner cities in 1966. This year both cities will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our partnership and a number of events have been planned jointly with the City of Frankfurt and Frankfurt based organisations to celebrate the occasion. With the signing of […]

Frankfurt is situated in western Germany in the state of Hesse. With a population of approximately 700,000 it is Germany’s fifth largest city. Frankfurt represents a major economic powerhouse and transport hub as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Airport are the largest of their kind in Germany. Together […]