Despite Hedges release, the academics' union UCU has called for a wholesale review of UK TNE operations in the Gulf state.

High school students who complete the Gaokao with top grades will be able to apply for direct entry onto Birmingham degree programs without first completing a Foundation year.

The University of Birmingham will open a campus in Dubai next year, making it the first globally-ranked top-100 university to open a branch in the Emirate.

The University of Birmingham has won the Outstanding International Strategy award out of six shortlisted institutions for its work in Brazil during 2012-2013 and for having "the most innovative internationalisation policy”, at the THE Leadership and Management Awards (THELMAS) in London.