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The University of Birmingham makes a global impact through our world-leading research, our partnerships with a wide range of international institutions and through our international community of researchers and students. Over 4,000 students from 150 countries worldwide choose to study with us, and 31% of our academic staff are non-UK nationals, demonstrating that Birmingham attracts the brightest talent to its academic community from around the globe. Our success at attracting research funding marks us out as one of the UKs most successful research institutions, and we have partnerships, research relationships and alumni across the globe. Our partners are located across every populated continent. We have permanent representation in Brazil, China, India and Nigeria, and offices in Brussels at the heart of the European Union. We are using these links to build partnerships that will enhance our research, internationalise the educational experience that we offer and develop a global perspective amongst our staff and students. Our global impact also reflects back on our students and staff, as they are exposed to international opportunities. Our aim is that an ability to operate across the globe will be what distinguishes the Birmingham graduate, academic and professional of the future. It’s important that we perform well in comparison to our peers in the UK, but the academic community is global, and we’re seeking to reflect this by advancing our international profile. With this in mind, it’s key that we perform well against leading universities across the world. The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, has ranked the University of Birmingham 55th in the world and 9th in UK for post-qualification employability. The rankings illustrate the top 150 universities most frequently selected by global employers and are the result of a survey by French consulting firm Emerging and German consulting firm Trendence. The Times Higher Educ