The university was forced to go back to the drawing board after an original scheme, which was almost double its size, was scrapped because of the proposed high-speed rail station at Eastside
Architects have drawn up new designs for the campus, which will house the Institute of Art and Design in an 180,000 sq ft building on land next to Millennium Point.
University chiefs are seeking a £30m refund from Birmingham City Council to cover the costs of submitting its first planning application and drawing up expensive designs for the original scheme
Building work on the new campus is expected to be completed in 2013.