West Midlands Higher Education Association

The Universities West Midlands provides a focus for the regional activities of the higher education institutions in the West Midlands, enabling a broad range of services to be provided to businesses, public and voluntary sector agencies.

Higher education in the West Midlands has a long tradition of helping companies grow and develop their business through consultancy, research, technology transfer, training, short courses and student placements. The formation of the regional higher education association was designed to lead to more holistic service provision and closer engagement with the development of the West Midlands as a region.

Universities and colleges in the West Midlands

Universities	Aston Birmingham Birmingham City Coventry Harper Adams Keele Law Newman Staffordshire Warwick Wolverhampton Worcester

University colleges	University College Birmingham

Further Education colleges	Birmingham Metropolitan Burton Bournville City College, Coventry Dudley Fircroft Halesowen Henley Hereford College of Arts Herefordshire College of Technology Hereward Kidderminster Leek Newcastle-under-Lyme North Warwickshire and Hinckley North East Worcestershire Queen Alexandra Royal National College for the Blind Sandwell Shrewsbury Solihull South & City Birmingham South Staffordshire South Worcestershire Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Stourbridge Stratford-upon-Avon Telford Walford and North Shropshire Walsall Warwickshire Wolverhampton Worcester

Sixth form colleges	Cadbury Hereford Joseph Chamberlain King Edward VI College, Nuneaton King Edward VI College, Stourbridge Ludlow Moorlands New College, Telford Shrewsbury Solihull Stoke-on-Trent Worcester

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