A world-class research and teaching university
Find out more about some of the great reasons to come and study as an international student at Birkbeck.
Find details of entry requirements and equivalencies for over 120 countries worldwide.
As our teaching mainly takes place in the evening, many Birkbeck students work during the day. Find out about undertaking paid part-time work while studying in the UK.
We welcome applicants from all educational backgrounds and we encourage those without traditional qualifications to apply. We will consider your knowledge and work experience alongside your qualifications.
Birkbeck is committed to doing everything we can to help you finance your studies. Find out about what is available, how to apply and the advice and support we provide.
Birkbeck is a world-leading research university, with a vibrant community of researchers working at the cutting edge to advance knowledge.
You will be taught by renowned academics and will gain a University of London degree.
Birkbeck is London’s only specialist provider of evening higher education. With classes held 6pm-9pm, your days are free to study, work, volunteer, or just do your own thing.
Find out about the help we offer to boost your study skills or improve your English before you start your course.
We provide comprehensive advice and support to all international students applying to Birkbeck. Contact us with all of your queries.
Find out everything you need to know about the type of visa you need to come and study at Birkbeck, how to apply, and our free advice and support services.
Most of our students live in private accommodation, but we also offer student accommodation and access to the professional services of the University of London Housing Services.
If you have a question you might find the answer here, among the questions we are most frequently asked.
Birkbeck welcomes students, staff and visitors from across the European Union and further afield. Find out everything you need to know about Brexit and making an application to Birkbeck.
Birkbeck offers a unique combination of evening study and two fantastic London campuses, in central and east London, giving you exceptional opportunities.
Birkbeck is proud to work in partnership with some of the world’s leading universities. Discover more about the institutions we are working with and how you could benefit.
Birkbeck students talk about their experiences of studying in the UK's capital city.
A new book by Dr Mohammed Abouelleil Rashed, Wellcome ISSF Research Fellow in Philosophy and Psychiatry at Birkbeck, explores the hopes of Mad activists for a new understanding of madness in society.
A £75,000 gift will enable multiple students to undertake a postgraduate course at Birkbeck over the coming years, thanks to the generosity of Elizabeth and Daniel Peltz.
'Leonardo da Vinci and Perpetual Motion: Visualising Impossible Machines' opens at The Peltz Gallery from 6 February – 12 March 2019.
23 January 2019 14:30 — 16:00
External
23 January 2019 19:30 — 21:00
Birkbeck Main Building
24 January 2019 15:00 — 17:00
Birkbeck Clore Management Centre
Yvette Shumbusho, MSc Marketing Communication student, talks about arriving in London from Rwanda and what had made her feel so at home.
of Dr James Hammond who visited Chile as part of his research into earthquakes.
Dr Jennifer Harris on the first mission simulations of the ExoMars rover.
