Birkbeck, University of London london

Quality teaching, world renound and overall a fantastic environment to broaden your horizons. I have done two degrees through BBK, changed my life. Thoroughly recommend.

So I’m currently in my first year at this uni in the Stratford campus and I can hands down tell you right now don’t choose this place. I’m in my final term and I have been to 4 lessons out of 20 and here are my reasons. Teaching is very poor, they just assume that you know basic which coming from college we don’t learn. Teachers seem to hold a grudge against students. For example I wasn’t feeling well so I didn’t talk to my class mates next to me as she asked us to do so for the next 4 lessons she kept looking at me with weird looks kinda rude looks too and kept indirecting me in lessons so I didn’t go to any more of her lessons. I wasn’t the only one multiple students didn’t go any more too. Another teacher that I currently have said to us and I quote “ if you don’t understand go on moodle I’m not explaining” we filed a report but nothing happened. Teachers like to ramble on about useless stuff half the time not even related to topic. All my assignments and exams I taught myself as I found them useful. They are not good at telling you where different things are for example due to poor teaching I failed one of my exams and my tutor got in contact with me to explain my recent result and she told me to come to some building that I have never heard of or been told of so I assumed that because I study at the Stratford campus that’s where my tutor and that room is when I got there the stuff haven’t heard of her or even knew where the building was so I contacted her and she replied to me saying “My god, kainum” that’s not how you spell my name and gave me quiet a bit of attitude in the email. Overall I have not had a good experience with this uni and therefore due to the depression and anxiety caused by this place I have decided to drop out would not recommend.

Short answer is no. The (IT) course tutors are either current students at Birckbeck or self employed sort of freelance non-staff sometimes quite rude outsiders with no grades or titles. Classes are overcrowded and the whole thing appears to be heavenly driven by profit rather than the quality of teaching. Who would spend hard earned money (unless your daddy pays for it:) ) to be tought by another student /or ungraded outsider? The problem is that Birbeck unlike other universities (hides this critical information when one registers for a particular course) does not publish the course tutors and their profile hence is very easy to get bogged into this only to find out after you started. And be aware that the staff there could be very hostile towards any student who tries to raise any matter at all.

Sadly a very bad university for international students studying here. Have been racially discriminated on campus, even cheated by staffs, maybe just because I am a foreign student from Asia. Staffs in the offices are usually unprofessional and arrogant to us. It's just not a normal university and they don't even have a complete system about how to manage this university. There are some good lecturers but in addition to this, I can't see any good experience here. I would choose another university if I could have the second chance.

Amazing University, very professional and reputable and rightly so. As a student they help me achieve the best of my capability, the lecturers and seminar tutors are always willing to help. So badly want to get my degree and represent the university. As a disable student they do not discriminate, I get the best attention, software and help with the university. Seminar tutors are great in answering questions and clearing doubts. Birkbeck University Of London is where to be if you want to seriously work and achieve your best.

I actually commute from York to study here! Studying here for my MA and cannot recommend enough. Doing their best to balance lockdown vs the benefits of in person teaching. Profs of a high standard, sometimes field-leading and the workload/timing is fantastic for those who need their days free.

Best University in London for those who work and want to get back to classroom learning.

Bad attention, I have waited for them to accept me😒they say that everything is fine. They want me to wait more? I am waiting almost 3 weeks for them to answer me!! I am practically inside??? Why do they say that!!? if they have not even given me an email or something that says they accepted me or what Waste of time and money

That uni has such a great cafe to eat something(actually those are soo yummy)in perfect prices.

Long-standing campus in central London. People who I know have gone here have had good experiences.