University of Wales, Lampeter
Map with all coordinates: | University of Wales, Lampeter | |
|---|---|
| motto |
Gair Duw Goreu Dysg The word of God is the best teacher |
| activity | 1822 - 2010 (merged with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David ) |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Lampeter , United Kingdom |
| Chancellor | Charles Mountbatten-Windsor, Prince of Wales |
| Students | 9150 |
| Employee | 200 |
| Annual budget | £ 5.9m |
The University of Wales at Lampeter was the oldest university in Wales and one of the oldest in the United Kingdom . It was founded as St David's College in 1822 . In 2010 she was absorbed into the University of Wales Trinity Saint David .
The university had two campuses:
- Lampeter ( Welsh : Llanbedr Pont Steffan ) Campus 52 ° 6 ′ 50 ″ N , 4 ° 4 ′ 33.3 ″ W
- Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin ) Campus 51 ° 51 ′ 23 ″ N , 4 ° 19 ′ 12.2 ″ W.
history
St. David's College was founded in 1822 on the initiative of Thomas Burgess . He was Bishop of St. Davids and wanted to provide Welsh with higher education without having to go to the distant and expensive universities of Cambridge or Oxford .
In 1820 the landowner John Scandred Harford from Gloucestershire donated the 12,000 m² Castle Field near Lampeter. Burgess had the college built there. Construction also continued when Burgess left Lampeter to become Bishop of Salisbury . The college was financed by donations from the population. The building was ready for occupancy in 1827 and the college opened to the first 25 students on St. David's Day. In 1852 the college acquired the rights for the Bachelor of Divinity (theology), in 1865 for the Bachelor of Arts .
20th century
In 1971 the college joined the federal University of Wales and became St. David's University College (SDUC). Many other courses were offered at this time, but theology remained the focus. In 1996 the university was renamed the University of Wales Lampeter at its own request . Today (2007) the university specializes in theology, religious studies, philosophy, archeology, anthropology, English and English history. Other subject areas such as the fine arts , social sciences, as well as film and media studies, economic management and sinology are becoming increasingly important.
Former students
- Walter Homolka (* 1964), German rabbi and rector of the Abraham Geiger College
- Sulak Sivaraksa (* 1933), Thai sociologist