Global Alumni Gathering 2024: A round-up of our worldwide celebrations
Our alumni community had an incredible time celebrating this year's Global Alumni Gatherings. You broke records with more than 500 alumni gathering across over 40 locations worldwide to recognise the University of Birmingham's birthday.
These social events were a fantastic opportunity for graduates to reminisce about their time at the University of Birmingham and reconnect with their alumni community in country. Alumni from all over the world came together to celebrate the unique bond University of Birmingham graduates share. From outdoor fun days and rooftop drinks to park picnics, beer tastings, and quiz nights, each event was filled with laughter, memories, and the joy of being a part of this amazing community.
Here are the highlights to give you a flavour of what went on! You can find more photos on our Flickr album.
Annet Koote
(MSc Governance and Development Management, 2007), hosted in Kampala
“It was great and fun connecting and reconnecting with the alumni as we shared and remembered special moments at University of Birmingham. We encourage those who could not make it this time not to miss the next one.”
Jacob Lassar
(BSc Business Management with Communications, 2015), hosted in Mexico
“Some of them saw each other for the first time in over 20 years…the people who came were really excited and happy to have such an event and to connect with each other.”
Jonathan Wong
(BEng & BCom Engineering Production and Economics, 1990), hosted in Hong Kong
“To celebrate the 124th Birthday of our beloved University of Birmingham, our Alumni in Hong Kong had a party on Friday 24 May at Taboo bar. It was a wonderful event to get us together, not only Hong Kong Alumni but also some came from China to join us.”
We want to thank everyone who attended a Global Alumni Gathering and thank our amazing event hosts who volunteered their time to connect fellow alumni. It is encouraging to see how the level of interest and activity in our international networks continues to grow and there are more exciting opportunities for alumni around the world to meet up.
Join us next year for our 125th anniversary
We encourage those who could not make it this time not to miss the next one, especially for our 125th Anniversary next year! We’re already looking forward to next year’s Global Alumni Gathering, which will be extra special as we celebrate our 125th anniversary! It’s going to be a milestone event, and we can’t wait to see even more of you there. Email the Alumni Events Team if you are interested to host next year.
Stay connected
Information about alumni events and international alumni groups is updated regularly on the website. For further information, including advice on setting up a international group or event, please contact the Alumni Events Team. We value alumni feedback, so if you have suggestions on what sort of events you would like to see in the future, please email the Alumni Events Team so that we can continue improving our events and strengthen alumni networks.
We love to see your photos and videos at events so please tag your photos @birminghamalum or #wearebrumalum, or send your pictures to the Alumni Events Team.
We look forward to welcoming you to a future gathering soon!
