Collaborative Centres
This section is designed to provide information and guidance for collaborative centres of the University of Wales.
The following set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) has been put together to help Collaborative Centres, External Examiners and Moderators understand recent events in the University of Wales.
We anticipate being able to write to all concerned parties with the details of our new academic strategy shortly.
New academic strategy
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The University will permit existing students at all stages of their studies to continue until completion of their current programme.
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Students that are about to start their studies or are part of a future intake that has been agreed between the Collaborative Centre and the University will be registered with the University of Wales and permitted to complete their programme.
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The University will honor the legal commitments made to the Collaborative Centre in line with the Validation Agreement. Collaborative Centres will be able to continue their work during the notice period.
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All students that have commenced their studies at agreed intake points specified in each Collaborative Centre Validation Agreement will be permitted to complete their studies under the prescribed timescales in the University’s Regulations
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The University will work with each Collaborative Centre to provide an opportunity for reassessment in the case of students that need to take resits beyond the period that is covered by the Centre’s existing Validation Agreement for the programme on which the student is registered.
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The University is developing a new international educational model.
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The University will establish mechanisms to share with Collaborative Centres further information about the proposed new model and will ensure the student voice is represented.
Merger Developments
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University of Wales: Trinity Saint David, Swansea Metropolitan University and the University of Wales will merge to form one University.
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Professor Medwin Hughes.
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There is a legal and parliamentary process to be gone through, and it is envisaged that the University will be created by 1 September 2012.
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The transformed University will operate under the Trinity Saint David 1828 Royal Charter. This is the oldest University Charter in England and Wales outside the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
