Welcome 2025 Students

Start Date

Welcome Week will take place between Monday 15 September and Friday 19 September 2025. During Welcome Week your course team will schedule activities for you to find out important information about your course, meet your lecturers and other students, and find your way around.

Teaching on your course begins from Monday 22 September 2025. Please check your timetable for details.

You will be able to see your timetable on iCity using your BCU login details as soon as they are released. You should have received your BCU login details when you were invited to enrol.

You can also download the University Assistant app and sign up with your course details for updates on Welcome Week.

• Download app on iOS
• Download app on Google Play

International Students

We expect all international students to engage with the University from Monday 15 September 2025.

The final deadline to arrive in the UK to complete enrolment will be week 4 (w/c 13 October 2025).

Please check the guidelines on entering the UK from your country or territory before planning your journey.

Timetables

Course Leader

Shaista Mukadam

Welcome Message

I am delighted to welcome you to the BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and also your new environment.

Induction is a really important part of your first steps at University. We want you to feel part of our community, get to know the course, the course team and your peers. The activities that take place are relevant to your course and your development so please make sure that you get involved with all the activities that will take place during Welcome Week and in the following weeks and months on your course.

Prior to our on-campus induction we will be running an online session on Microsoft Teams. Please check your emails regularly as we will be sending important information about how to join our Teams meeting together with other activities you can do prior to Welcome week to help you get off to a flying start on your course and get to know your course colleagues before you arrive on campus. We're all very friendly and you'll soon settle in very quickly. Remember, everyone is in the same boat and there are lots of people available to support you!

Your Personal Tutor is a key person to get to know in the first few weeks, as they can help with any queries, worries or concerns. Their role is to offer academic advice and guidance throughout your time at university, so you will want to get to know them quickly and to facilitate this, your personal tutor will be heavily involved in the Welcome Week activities. In addition we have a fantastic team of Accounting Student Mentors who will be able to guide you during Welcome Week and offer advice on the wider university experience.

Finally, I'd like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the Accounting & Finance course and the Business School academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.

Course Location

Your course will mainly be taught in:

Curzon Building, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with C)

Supporting your transition

During Welcome Week, you’ll get to meet our Student Ambassadors as soon as you walk onto campus. They’ll be there to support you with finding your Student Support Centre, collecting your ID card and guiding you in the right direction, and for a friendly hello!

First day on Campus

We look forward to welcoming you to Birmingham City University!

You must have your ID card visible at all times when on campus, so if you have received yours before your first day, ensure you bring this with you. If you enrolled late you will need to collect one on campus during your first few days. Please remember that your ID card is for your use only. You must never let anyone else use it.

To complete your enrolment, you will need the following:

• Passport (or other form of photo ID if you are a UK/EU student)
• Original qualification documents if applicable (you will be emailed a list of the documents we need to see once you have completed your online enrolment)
• Visa (international students only)

What else? The rest is up to you! You will find a shop, café, pub, computer access and water fountains on campus, but we do recommend you bring the following on the first day:

• Laptop, if you have one
• Notepad and pen
• Reusable water bottle
• Snack
• Money

And remember, the weather in Birmingham can be changeable!