The new campus will be the largest capital project in the Jewellery Quarter in the next few years and will be located on a four-acre site bounded by
The college already owns two acres of the site and is under contract to purchase an adjoining site of similar size.
UCB, formerly known as Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies, currently operates from 177,000 sq ft premises in Summer Row and also owns Richmond House (60,000 sq ft) in
The intention is to develop the new campus in three phases starting with 80,000 sq ft which will house a new student hub benefitting mainly higher education students.
The first phase will also include a new post-graduate centre and additional classrooms plus interlinking social space.
The initial phase will cost £20m and will be funded from UCB funding reserves. The university plans to have the first part of the new campus open by 2013.
Councillor Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham city council, will make the announcement tomorrow at this year’s MIPIM event, as one of a series of previews of new schemes taking place over the next 10 years in
Plans will be presented to the university board later this month.
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