Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: University of Wales, Swansea


Related Topics

In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

  
 University of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chancellor of the University of Wales is HRH the Prince of Wales and the Pro-Chancellor is the ex-politician Dafydd Wigley.
The senior Vice-Chancellor is Professor Antony Chapman, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
The University was composed of colleges until 1996, when the University was reorganised with a two-tier structure of member institutions in order to absorb the Cardiff Institute of Higher Education (which became the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)) and the Gwent College of Higher Education (which became University of Wales College, Newport (UWCN)).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Wales   (930 words)

  
 University of Wales, Swansea
Swansea, once described by the poet Dylan Thomas as an "ugly, lovely town", is the second largest city in Wales.
The main campus of The University of Wales Swansea is located within Singleton Park on the broad sweep of Swansea Bay, between the city of Swansea and the old fishing village of The Mumbles.
The University was founded in 1920 and is one of the six constituent institutions of the University of Wales, which is second in size only to the University of London.
www-icprocessing.ee.surrey.ac.uk /3,91swansea.htm   (831 words)

  
 Institutional Review Reports - University of Wales, Swansea
8 The University of Wales Swansea, as the University College of Swansea, received its Royal Charter in 1920 and was established as the fourth Constituent College of the University of Wales.
The University is to be commended for the protocol of departmental audits.
The University recognises that this development will place many additional demands on its infrastructure, but on the basis of the progress made over the past five years the audit team was confident that the University understood the demands that this development would place on it and was in a position to respond positively to them.
www.qaa.ac.uk /reviews/reports/institutional/Swansea/swansea.asp   (9671 words)

  
 Swansea University
Swansea is no exception, so choosing to study here means you will be guaranteed a world-class education which is much in demand by employers the world over.
In the Alternative University Rankings the ratings that really matter, a true reflection of student satisfaction", of the 111 Institutions assessed, University of Wales Swansea was ranked 21, with a whopping 94% of the students interviewed stating that knowing what they know now, they would still have chosen Swansea.
The University of Wales Swansea is situated in the centre of the South Wales coastline.
www.chopraconsultants.com /uk/swansea_1/swansea_introduction.htm   (912 words)

  
 Swansea - The University of Wales, Swansea - 20 February 2004
The University of Wales Swansea was founded in 1920 and is one of the six full, member constituent institutions of the University of Wales.
All its degrees are conferred by the University of Wales, which exercises quality control over all university education of its members in Wales and is second in size within the United Kingdom only to the University of London.
University of Wales degrees are recognised internationally and have an international reputation for quality, prestige and value.
www.chevening.com /cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=945&d=124&h=24&f=46&dateformat=%o-%B-%Y   (775 words)

  
 Study Abroad - Semester in Wales
The university has an attractive campus setting, situated in acres of park land along the sea coast just to the west of the city of Swansea.
Swansea is a modern city of 200,000 inhabitants.
The University of Wales-Swansea lies on the wide sweep of Swansea Bay on the Gower Peninsula, an area of outstanding natural beauty, extending fifteen miles to its west.
www.siue.edu /studyabroad/programs/Swansea.shtml   (1174 words)

  
 University of Wales, Swansea
The City • Swansea, a beautiful coastal town that enjoys a reputation as a center for recreation and tourism in Britain, is a lively, modern city with some 200,000 inhabitants.
Located on the spectacular Gower Peninsula, Swansea is a leading city of culture, hosting the prestigious Festival of Music each autumn and numerous cultural events throughout the year.
The University • The University of Wales, Swansea, was founded in 1920 as one of six constituent institutions of the federal University of Wales.
www.usm.edu /internationaledu/programs/swansea.htm   (183 words)

  
 Direct Exchange - Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The University of Wales, Swansea is one of three institutions in the United Kingdom (the others being the University of Manchester in England, and the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland), to which the Center for International Education at UTK regularly sends students.
The University of Wales, Swansea (UWS) was founded in 1920 and is one of the seven constituent Institutions of the federal University of Wales.
UWS lying on the wide sweep of Swansea Bay, is ideally situated in a large area of landscaped parkland, two miles to the west of the city with the Gower Peninsular extending some fifteen miles to its west.
web.utk.edu /~globe/uwales.html   (680 words)

  
 Study Abroad Program - interstudy: Swansea University - Wales
Description: The Swansea University was founded in 1920 and is one of the six constituent institutions of the federal University of Wales.
Swansea, with approximately 10,500 students, has the advantage of being large enough to support a wide range of academic and social activity while small enough to provide the sense of belonging and community often absent at larger institutions.
Located on the wide sweep of Swansea Bay, the University is ideally situated in a large area of parkland, two miles west of the city center with the Gower Peninsula extending some fifteen miles to its west.
www.studyabroaddirectory.com /listingsp3.cfm/listing/4357   (553 words)

  
 University of Wales Swansea
General information on the campus: Founded in 1920, the university was the 29th university to be established in the British Isles and one of the four original colleges of the University of Wales.
The campus is located in parkland overlooking Swansea bay, and is located between the lovely modern city of Swansea and the unspoiled beaches of the Gower Peninsula.
Swansea is the home of top-of-the-range sporting facilities such as the Wales National Pool, the only Olympic-size swimming-pool in Wales, and the fantastic new Liberty Stadium, a 20,000 seat venue home of Swansea City Football Club and the Neath - Swansea Ospreys Rugby Team.
www.unbsj.ca /international/studyabroad/swansea.php   (229 words)

  
 Study Abroad Center: Programs
The university has a student population of approximately 10,000: large enough to support a wide range of academic and social activities, yet small enough to ensure a sense of belonging and community.
The university is a short distance from both downtown Swansea and the scenic Gower Peninsula, a national park and area of outstanding natural beauty.
The university lies on the wide sweep of Swansea Bay and is ideally situated in a large area of landscaped parkland two miles to the west of the city with the Gower Peninsula extending some fifteen miles to its west.
www.studyabroad.iastate.edu /Programs/regentsWales.html   (642 words)

  
 UNIVERSITY OF WALES, SWANSEA and ATHENS CAMPUS WALES, GREECE
UK universities and colleges who volunteered to participate in the pilot programme of overseas visits did so with the agreement of their overseas partners.
Whilst the VU is charged with oversight of such arrangements, the team noted that, in practice, responsibility for synchronising the delivery of courses and programmes of study in Swansea and Athens rested with the member of UWS teaching staff identified to carry out that role by her or his department.
As its relationship with ACW continues to mature, University of Wales Swansea will be well placed to draw on its experience of this collaboration to review its policy framework for the quality assurance of its collaborative provision overall, and to continue to lead the development of its partnership.
www.qaa.ac.uk /reviews/reports/overseas/heqc/SwanseaOverseas_QAG510.asp   (4599 words)

  
 University Of Wales Swansea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Swansea emerged the overall winner with high ratings for its facilities, prospects and social life.
Swansea University, which was founded in 1920 and has more than 12,000 students, beat 170 other institutions to top the poll.
Swansea offers an impressive 520 degree courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels across its Schools, boosted by an array of foreign language courses offered as options with many degrees to support and complement an International Education.
www.hyperstudy.com /study-in-uk/university-wales-swansea.php   (329 words)

  
 SEMESTER IN WALES
Swansea has excellent shopping centers; the city market dates back to the Middle Ages, while the Quadrant Shopping Center is among the most modern in the country.
The University of Wales Swansea lies on the wide sweep of Swansea Bay with the Gower Peninsula, an area of outstanding natural beauty, extending fifteen miles to its west.
This course will also serve as an ongoing orientation to the British university system; one goal of the course is to help students understand what is expected of them academically and help prepare them to succeed in class during their time in Swansea.
fp.uni.edu /studyabroad/programs/Wales.asp   (1672 words)

  
 Colorado State University - International Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The University of Wales Swansea, was founded in 1920 and is one of the six institutions of the University of Wales, the second largest institution in the UK.
The main campus of the University of Wales, Swansea, is located in Singleton Park on the South Wales coast.
Swansea, a city of approximately 200,000, is about a 20-minute walk or a five-minute bus ride from the campus.
www.studyabroad.colostate.edu /csuprograms/uk_wales.htm   (514 words)

  
 Education UK - The best you can be
The University of Wales Swansea, winner of the Times Higher Education Supplement Best Student Experience Award 2005, was founded in 1920 and is a full constituent member of the University of Wales.
A research-led University, all its degrees are conferred by the University of Wales, which exercises quality control over all university education of its members in Wales.
Swansea University is the winner of the Times Higher Education Supplement Best Student Experience Award 2005.
www.educationuk.org /pls/hot_bc/bc_profile.page_pls_profile_details?a=1&z=5778&p_lang=31   (537 words)

  
 Fall Semester in Swansea, Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
South Wales, where the Semester in Wales Program is based, is one of the few areas of Britain which can boast two national parks, a coast of dramatic cliff scenery and long, sandy beaches.
It is a land of contrasts from the industrial mining towns of the Rhonda Valley to the majesty of the Pembrokeshire coastline; from the legends and folklore of a proud and noble history to the modern manufacturing centers of Swansea and Cardiff.
Sponsored jointly by the University of Tennessee and the University of Wales, Swansea program courses are taught both by British faculty and the Program Director.
web.utk.edu /~globe/fallwales.html   (1548 words)

  
 UMBC Study Abroad Office University of Wales, Swansea Exchange Program
Founded in 1920, the university is located just west of downtown Swansea, and is a short walk from the Mumbles, a former fishing village now full of restaurants and pubs.
Swansea lies along the south coast of Wales at the head of the Gower Peninsula, one of the most scenic areas of the coast.
It is the second city of Wales, and the national capital of Cardiff lies only an hour away by train or bus.
www.umbc.edu /ies/europe/swansea.htm   (342 words)

  
 University of Wales,Swansea - Our Partner Institution
Swansea University's 44 departments are housed in 10 Schools of Excellence: Arts, Business & Economics; Engineering; Environment & Society; Health Science; Humanities; Human Sciences; Law; Medicine; and Physical Sciences.
Swansea is a dynamic research-led university with a deserved reputation for excellence in research and an impressive intellectual vitality witnessed by the establishment of multi-million pound Institutes.
Swansea University stands in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula.
www.britishhighereducation.com /Institutions_We_Represent/Our_Partner_Institutions/swan.asp   (406 words)

  
 My term at the University of Wales Swansea
Luckily the university found accomodation for me in the student village, which is not so common, if you stay for one term only.
There is a wide range of societies at Swansea University and I would recommend to every future exchange student to take part in a few of them.
Swansea provides a wide range of different pubs and clubs, which serve the needs of almost everyone.
www.philhist.uni-augsburg.de /de/studium/erasmus/erfahrungsberichte_anglistik/swansea_04_kilian.html   (1403 words)

  
 Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Located on the southwest coast of Wales and at one end of the sweeping Bay of Swansea, the University of Wales, Swansea offers you a wonderful seaside playground with a flexible and comprehensive academic program.
With unspoiled, golden beaches, picturesque villages, numerous coastal trails and a university with strengths in math and the sciences, Swansea is a natural choice.
With over 10,000 students and a short distance from the city of Swansea, students can take advantage of a university that is large enough to provide a wide variety of resources, but one that intentionally retains a strong community feel.
www.arcadia.edu /CEA/index.aspx?pid=1831   (264 words)

  
 University of Wales Swansea, Swansea - LLM/Postgraduate Courses
Postgraduate study at Swansea will enable you further develop your intellectual abilities, in a professional and cosmopolitan environment which attracts students from the Far East, Middle East, Asia, South East Asia, Africa and Europe.
To enhance the suite of courses available at Swansea, the university launched in September 2004, a full time Legal Practice Course and a Graduate Diploma in Law for non-law graduates.
Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology MA This masters degree scheme is offered on a one year full-time or two years part-time basis, plus a dissertation to be completed within two years (full-time) or five years (part-time) of initial registration.
www.lawentrance.com /llmuk_swansea.htm   (4503 words)

  
 Swansea University in Wales - MSU Office of Study Abroad
The campus is located on the broad sweep of Swansea Bay surrounded by magnificent parkland and just two miles from the city center on the southern coast of Wales.
Swansea University is a cosmopolitan home for British, European and international students from more than 100 countries, thus providing many opportunities for learning in a culturally diverse and stimulating environment.
Swansea (see http://www.welshwales.co.uk/swansea_city_life.htm) is the second largest city in Wales with a population of 250,000.
studyabroad.msu.edu /programs/ukswansea.html   (1614 words)

  
 Welcome to UWS Ventures Ltd.
UWS Ventures Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Wales Swansea.
Incorporated in 1998 we consistently deliver first class solutions to guide individual entrepreneurs, SMEs and multi-national corporations by exploiting and fostering the intellectual property and know-how of the University of Wales Swansea to the benefit of industry and the community.
Internationally renowned for its research in many disciplines as well as an excellent reputation for teaching, the University provides an exceptional base for UWS Ventures Ltd., which is based in the Digital Technium on the University Campus.
www.uwsventures.co.uk   (124 words)

  
 University of Wales Swansea
The University is located on a compact campus in parkland facing the sea near the city centre.
Swansea is only 35 miles from Cardiff, the capital of Wales, and has direct road and rail links to London and all the major cities in the UK.
In the 2000/2001 Alternative University Rankings, of the 109 Universities assessed, Swansea was ranked 21, with 94% of the students interviewed stating that knowing what they know now, they would still have chosen Swanse
www.studyoverseas.com /business/swan.htm   (254 words)

  
 SIUC Study Abroad: University of Wales Swansea
The Semester in Wales program begins with an interdisciplinary three-week course on British life and culture, after which students will enroll in regular courses offered by the university.
The seven teaching facilities at the University of Swansea provide a wide variety of courses.
Swansea offers a wide variety of courses from 35 departments and schools which cover the arts, business studies, economic and social studies, engineering, health care studies, law and science.
www.siu.edu /departments/study_abroad/swansea.htm   (169 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.