Bournemouth University (BU) is a well-known public university in the United Kingdom, located in Bournemouth, one of the beautiful coastal tourism cities.

BU is ranked 401-500 in 2021 95th in the world for young universities, and 10th in the world for Tourism and Leisure Management in the 2020 World Class Discipline Rankings of Shanghai Ranking.

Its dominant disciplines include animation, media production, tourism and hotel management, exhibition management, sports management and business school. Its Media and Communication Programme is the largest higher education center for media majors in the United Kingdom, ranking fourth in the United Kingdom.