University of Wales
| Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru | |
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| Motto | Goreu Awen Gwirionedd (The Best Inspiration is Truth) |
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| Type | Confederal, non-membership university |
| Active | 1893–2011 |
| Chancellor | Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales |
| Vice-Chancellor | Medwin Hughes |
| Pro-Chancellor | The Archbishop of Wales, the Most Revd Barry Morgan |
| Location | Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Lampeter, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham, Wales, UK |
| Campus | Urban and rural and distance learning |
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| Affiliations |
Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| Website | http://www.wales.ac.uk/ |
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The University of Wales (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru) was a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Founded by Royal Charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first and oldest university in Wales, one of the four countries in the United Kingdom. The university was the second largest university in the UK.
A federal university similar to the University of London, the University of Wales, UK was in charge of examining students, while its colleges were in charge of teaching. Historically, the University of Wales was the only university in Wales until 1992. In recent years, it announced its intention to merge with the University of Wales, Lampeter, Trinity University College and Swansea Metropolitan University.
Former colleges under the University of Wales included most universities in Wales: Aberystwyth University (formerly University of Wales, Aberystwyth), Bangor University (formerly University of Wales, Bangor), Cardiff University (formerly University of Wales, Cardiff), Swansea University (formerly University of Wales, Swansea), Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) and University of Wales, Newport (which merged with Glamorgan University in April 2013 to form the University of South Wales).
In 2007, the University of Wales changed from a federal structure to a confederal one and many of the constituent colleges became independent universities. As a result of a number of controversies in the late 2000s involving overseas affiliates and student visas, the university was abolished in 2011. This process is projected to be completed in 2017.
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