University of Wales
| University of Wales | |
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| motto | Goreu Awen Gwirionedd |
| activity | 1893 - 2011 (merged with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David ) |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Cardiff |
| Chancellor | Charles Mountbatten-Windsor, Prince of Wales |
The University of Wales ( Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh ) was a federal university with member institutes in all parts of Wales . In 2011 she went to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David . The institution, founded in 1893, includes both old traditional universities such as Aberystwyth and institutions that were founded after 1992.
The administration was in Cardiff . Other locations were Swansea , Newport , Wrexham , Carmarthen and Lampeter . At the Wales Dictionary Unit operated directly by the UoW , the Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (University of Wales Dictionary) was published, which has the same status for the Welsh language as the Oxford English Dictionary for English.
Members
Full members:
- University of Wales, Bangor
- University of Wales, Newport
- University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)
- University of Wales, Lampeter
- University of Wales, Swansea
- Glyndwr University (formerly: North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI))
- Swansea Institute of Higher Education
Transitional status (the institutions entered into force in July 2004
of the University of Wales and should become full members):
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- Trinity College, Carmarthen
Former members:
- University of Wales, Aberystwyth, now Aberystwyth University
See also
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 7.6 " N , 3 ° 10 ′ 53" W.