University of Wales recent merger developments
Following the announcement made by the University of Wales in relation to progress with its merger, we have consistently made the statement that we will honour our commitments to all students currently enrolled on University of Wales awards.
We recognise there are still a number of concerns that students have, and the following questions are examples from University of Wales students. We understand that students want to be kept informed of the continuing process and more information will be available as the merger continues.
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Recent developments in Welsh Higher Education policy have been driven by a desire for there to be fewer universities in Wales. The Welsh Government is putting policies in place to have only six or seven universities (there are currently eleven). Our merger is in response to this challenge from the Government.
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The University of Wales degree and the name University of Wales have a strong history and are widely recognised and highly regarded by employers worldwide. There are many University of Wales alumni who graduated from universities which no longer award University of Wales degrees. They have suffered no detrimental effect as a result of that change and include many senior members of Welsh Government, people in public life and academic staff at universities across the UK.
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As stated in the above answer there are many successful members of the University of Wales alumni and we anticipate that there will be many more.
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All of our professional courses meet UK standards and we anticipate that this will continue to be the case.
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No. We do not believe that any of the recent developments should concern students to the point where they wish to change universities.
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Students have been involved in the process, and the Vice-Chancellor has held meetings with the President of the NUS in Wales and also other Student Presidents from Universities in Wales.
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We anticipate the transformed University will have a single Student Union body representing the views of students. It is for the students to determine what shape that Student Union takes.
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If you have been offered a place on a University of Wales course you will be treated in the same way as all past students and if successful you will exit with a University of Wales award.
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No. Students can have full confidence in the quality and standards of University of Wales awards. The Institutional Review of the University of Wales undertaken by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in 2010 noted the highest possible outcome of confidence
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The University of Wales will continue to apply rigorous quality assurance processes to all of its awards.
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The University of Wales will continue to be the degree awarding body to all current students for the duration of their course.
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Yes. If you are currently studying for a University of Wales degree, on successful completion of it you will be awarded a degree certificate which will bear “University of Wales” as the degree awarding body
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Tuition fees are determined by the Collaborative Centre or University at which you are studying. All existing sponsorship arrangements should be honoured as you will remain on a University of Wales course.
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The University is endowed with a number of scholarships and bursaries, with specific conditions attached to them. These will continue to be awarded. The current round of Validation bursaries will be honoured with the awards expected to be made in the coming months
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The University of Wales has never featured in any ranking system due to its Federal nature. The transformed University of Wales: Trinity Saint David will appear in the ranking systems but it will take time to establish its position.
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The university will encompass a number of campuses and facilities and students will be welcome to visit all facilities.
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We are providing detailed information packs to academics throughout the University of Wales and we would anticipate within the next few weeks that most questions will be able to be answered within your own departments or colleges. In addition to this we will be establishing a student forum on our website in order to address any remaining concerns.