We trace our history back to 1865, when the School of Art first opened in the Old Free Library in Cardiff. Since we developed into a university, we have remained rooted in Wales while providing practice-focused and professionally oriented education to students from around the globe. Our vision emboldens this commitment to education, research and innovation undertaken in partnership with our students, governments, business and industry and with tangible benefits for individuals, society and the economy. We are committed to ensuring that every student fulfils their potential to make outstanding graduate-level contributions to their own and future generations.Cardiff Metropolitan University, formerly University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Prifysgol Athrofâu Cymru, Caerdydd is a university which is one of three non-Russell group universities located in the city of Cardiff. The university offers degree courses in a variety of disciplines. The study is available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, full-time and part-time, and research opportunities are offered. In 2016/17 academic year, the university had just under 11,000 students. Cardiff Metropolitan University has a number of research and enterprise centers, including the Food Industry Center, the Welsh Center for Tourism Research, and the National Centre for Product Design and Development Research. Since 2007, £50 million has been invested in estate developments. In May 2009 the £5million Food Industry Center– Zero2Five at the Llandaff Campus opened. Cardiff Met's £20 million Cardiff School of The management building officially opened in October 2010 at the Llandaff site. Student facilities, learning centers, and the provisions within have also been updated. The Cyncoed campus opened the campus center in October 2009, which houses the Students' Union, bar, and cafe for student, staff, and visitor use.UWIC's Student Center at CyncoedThe Student I-Zone opened in October 2010, to provide information to students from one location. As of 2016, the university is ranked as the top 'new' university in Wales by the major university guides – The Guardian University Guide 2013, the Complete University Guide 2013 published in The Independent, and The Times Good University Guide 2013.Cardiff Metropolitan University has been independently acclaimed for its academic standards, with an old Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Institutional Report (2008) stating that 'confidence can be placed in the soundness of the institution's current and likely future management of the quality of its programs and of the academic standards of the associated awardsUniversity Structure and GovernanceCardiff Metropolitan's structure and governance enable us to fulfil our strategic objectives and ensure we are well managed and accountable to our stakeholders. Academic and Management BoardsThe Academic Board is a Committee of the Board of Governors and is the University's senior academic authority. The Academic Board is responsible for consideration of academic quality and standards, the development of academic dimensions of the strategic planning arrangements of the University, and the resources needed to support research, innovation, scholarship, learning, teaching and the broader student experience, as well as advising the Board of Governors and the Vice-Chancellor on related matters. The Management Board is the principal management and executive decision-making group of the University providing active and visible leadership. It supports, advises and assists the Vice-Chancellor in the performance of their duties, within the delegation framework of the University.
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Cardiff Metropolitan University has been awarded the highly prestigious title of University of the Year 2021 by the Times Higher Education.
Read more →Six Government Statistical Service (GSS) Degree Apprentices have completed a first-of-its-kind initiative at Cardiff Metropolitan University while undertaking apprenticeships across the GSS at the Welsh Government, Qualification Wales and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), including at its Data Science Campus
Read more →Climbing 51 places to 7th overall in the UK (up from 58th in 2020), Cardiff Met is the biggest mover on the list ahead of University of Sheffield, Liverpool John Moores University, and the University of Birmingham.
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