University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd
Motto	The most valuable possession is knowledge
Established	1996
Type	Public
Chancellor	HRH The Prince of Wales
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Antony J Chapman[1]
Students	11,533
Undergraduates	7,648
Postgraduates	3,811
Other students	74
Location	Cardiff, Wales, UK
Campus	Urban
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Affiliations	University of Wales Coalition of Modern Universities Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	http://www.uwic.ac.uk/

The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (Welsh: Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd, commonly abbreviated UWIC) is a higher education institution situated in Cardiff. It operates from four campuses: Llandaff on Western Avenue, Cyncoed, Colchester Avenue, and Howard Gardens in the City Centre. UWIC serves over 11,000 students, making it a mid-sized higher education provider.

UWIC offers courses in art and design, sciences, business and IT, teacher training, humanities, social sciences, health, sport, engineering, tourism and leisure. Study is available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, full-time and part-time, and research opportunities are offered.

UWIC has a number of high-profile research and enterprise centres, including the Food Industry Centre, the Welsh Centre for Tourism Research,the National Centre for Product Design and Development Research and National Indoor Athletics Centre which is based at its Cyncoed campus. The institute is also home to Design Wales a centre of design expertise which provides design support to Welsh business and also undertakes a wide range of activities to encourage and develop the use of design in Welsh industry and education.

Contents 1 About UWIC 2 History 3 New Developments at UWIC 4 Sport 5 Sports Teams 6 Notable alumni 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] About UWIC

UWIC is made up of five academic schools: Cardiff School of Art & Design [1]; the Cardiff School of Health Science [2] – with the newly opened £4.9million research centre; the Cardiff School of Education [3]; the Cardiff School of Management [4]– which offers the largest on campus MBA in the UK; and the Cardiff School of Sport [5]. UWIC specialises in courses that are career orientated and which have been designed in conjunction with business and industry.

[edit] History

1865 - The School of Art opened in the Old Free Library Building, St Mary's Street.

1900- School of Art moved to the Technical Buildings in Dumfries Place.

1940 - (circa) Cardiff College of Food Technology and Commerce opened at Crwys Road.

1949 - The School of Art moved to The Friary.

1950 - Cardiff Training College opened at Heath Park.

1954 - Llandaff Technical College opened at Western Avenue, home to health sciences, design and engineering students.

1962 - Cardiff Training College moved to Cyncoed, now home to the Schools of Education and Sport.

1965 - The College of Art (as the Cardiff School of Art and Design was then called) moved to a new Campus in Howard Gardens.

1966 - Cardiff College of Food Technology and Commerce moved to a new Colchester Avenue Campus, home to management, business, leisure, hospitality, tourism and food students.

1976 - The four colleges merged to form South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education.

1990 - Name changed to Cardiff Institute of Higher Education in preparation for Incorporation.

1992 - The Institute joined the University of Wales as an autonomous body, no longer under the jurisdiction of the county council.

1993 - Teaching Degree Awarding Powers (TDAPs) granted by the Privy Council. The Institute was given the power to award its own degrees in August but placed though powers in abeyance, choosing instead to strengthen the links with the University of Wales.

1996 - Granted University College status within the University of Wales and named the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC).

1999 - National Indoor Athletic Centre opened at the Cyncoed Campus.

2003 - Became a Constituent Institution of the University of Wales.

2004 - Launch of the FE2HE-UWIC Consortium:an FE/HE partnership established with Barry, Bridgend, Coleg Glan Hafren and Ystrad Mynach FE colleges, with St David’s College joining in 2009.

2006 - London School of Commerce became UWIC’s Associate College.

2008 - Awarded for a record fifth time by the Cabinet Office the Charter Mark (for excellence in Public Service) and also recognised by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for the high quality of academic procedures.

2009 - Launch of the UWIC Foundation to advance the highest quality of teaching and research. The opening of the Food Industry Centre at Llandaff with a multi purpose Campus Centre to be unveiled at Cyncoed in the Autumn.

The story continues…
UWIC now has over 12,000 students from 128 countries world wide, including many students studying outside Cardiff (eg in London, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka and Singapore).With an annual turn over in excess of £75 million, the construction underway on the new £20 million building to house the Cardiff School of Management at Llandaff and new overseas teaching facilities planned in Centres in Australia, Bulgaria, Morocco, Egypt and elsewhere.

[edit] New Developments at UWIC

UWIC prides itself in providing a modern, well equipped university with all the facilities that a student or member of staff would need.
Over the last few years considerable investment has been made across the whole of the university; £50 million pounds has been invested in estate developments alone[6]; .
May 2009 saw the opening of the £4.9million Food Industry Centre at UWIC's Llandaff Campus; and the construction of UWIC's £20million Cardiff School of Management building, also at the Llandaff site.
Student facilities, learning centres and the provisions within UWIC are constantly being updated and reviewed to make sure student satisfaction is not just met but exceeds expectation.
Amongst one of UWIC’s newest developments is the UWIC Foundation; set up to help advance the work of UWIC by developing, promoting and encouraging the highest quality of teaching and research at the university. Through charitable donations the UWIC Foundation will aid UWIC and its students, who will benefit from further support and investment.
All UWIC developments are designed to evolve the learning and teaching experience for the individual and the organisation as a whole. Through steady growth and investment UWIC can continue provide an excellent learning and working environment.

Singapore Campus
Both the Singapore Ministry of Education and Economic Development Board are supporting the proposed development of a UWIC branded building on the EASB campus in 2009 - to be entitled The UWIC, Asia Campus. UWIC currently offer franchised degrees in subjects including Accountancy, International Hospitality Management and the MBA, they will be delivering BA Business and Management Studies from the start of the 2009 academic year .

[edit] Sport

UWIC is highly regarded for sporting excellence and the UWIC Roll of Honour includes over 300 International performers from 30 different sports. The Roll includes:-
7 Captains of the Welsh Rugby Team
15 British Lions
7 National Rugby Coaches
25 Netball Internationals
International Gymnastics Coaches who produced British Internationals for every Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic championship from 1976-1992
Technical Directors for GB Gymnastics, English Swimming and the England and Wales Cricket Board
National coaches for athletics, basketball and weightlifting
7 Welsh, 2 English, 1 Scottish and 1 Irish squash internationals

[edit] Sports Teams

• UWIC RFC
• UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.

[edit] Notable alumni

Arts and Fashion

• Lee Campbell
• David Emanuel
• Ross Lovegrove
• Ollie Palmer
• Julien MacDonald

TV, Radio and Music

• Roy Noble OBE
• Rhodri Williams
• Michael Buerk
• Simon Fowler
• Owen Powell

Sport

• Nicky Piper
• Hugh Morris
• Stephen Speak
• Gareth Cooper
• Gareth Edwards MBE
• Lynn Davies CBE
• Claire Wright^[2]
• Ryan Jones
• Jamie Roberts
• Emma Ania
• Michaela Breeze
• Tom Parsons
• Gable Garenamotse

[edit] See also

• List of universities in Wales
• Wales Institute for Research in Art and Design

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff – Official website
• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff Students' Union – Official website
• London School of Commerce - An associate college website

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