BCUSU

Who we are

Birmingham City University Students’ Union, or BCUSU, is a charity with a purpose; to empower students with the means to shape their own lives. We have spent time developing our strategic direction to better support our student membership and we are at an exciting stage of our journey mirroring the opportunity for change we aim to create with, and for, our students.

Our primary goal is to represent all 24,000 students and create positive change within their university experience, be it inside or outside of the classroom.

We will:

• Connect students into an outstanding and diverse network of student-led communities, activities and interest groups that offer a range of fun experiences, personal development opportunities and informal peer support;
• Actively seek out and listen to students’ concerns and ideas in order to accurately and effectively represent and serve their interests at all times;
• Build and deliver the representative networks, structures and systems that enable individual students to achieve positive change on behalf of themselves and others;
• Deliver effective support to students who need independent advice or individual representation whilst at university;
• Work in partnership with the University to further the purpose of the charity;
• Deliver successful commercial services that make everyday life better for students where we are uniquely able to do so, or where the services generate sustainable revenue to support our other activities.

Our Values:

Think Big 

We have ambitious targets and strive to be the very best at what we do, whilst inspiring our students to do the same. 

• Be ambitious 
• Have courage to put your ideas into practice 
• Be inspiring to others 

Long term, not short term 

We are always here for when our students need us. We also develop individuals and services that have long term benefits to our students’ lives 

• Begin with the end goal in mind 
• Finish what we start 
• Always evaluate 

Communication, Communication, Communication 

We actively listen and communicate. We only use Plain English 

• Keep people updated with timely, open and honest communication 
• Have two way conversations; listen & respond 
• Plain speaking – talk simply 

Yes WE can! 

We believe in ourselves and our students, and realise that together, we can achieve everything we want to! 

• Be positive 
• Get involved 
• Work together