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● Welsh students most entrepreneurial in UK ● Call for more support to help young people establish new companies From video game developers to designer home-wear businesses – Wales’ graduates are the most entrepreneurial in the UK, outperforming the rest … »
Commenting on A-Level results day, a spokesperson for Universities Wales, said: “Congratulations to all the students who collected their results today and are now looking forward to their next steps, which for many will include studying at university. It’s great … »
Following Global Wales’ recent announcement that India has been selected as its next priority market, this week’s blog by Tracey Marenghi – Marketing and Communications Manager at Universities Wales, explores why India has so much opportunity to benefit Welsh HE’s … »
Chris Laity unpacks the 2019 NSS results and what they mean for universities in Wales. The National Student Survey (NSS) was launched in 2005 and is an annual survey for student satisfaction in the UK. All final year undergraduate students … »
The publication of the results of the 2019 National Student Survey show Welsh universities continue to have the highest overall satisfaction in the UK with 85% of students in Wales saying that were on the whole satisfied with the quality … »
In this week’s blog Dr Maggie Parke, Universities Wales Market Development Manager, tells us why Global Wales went stateside to promote Welsh universities. Each year, in a different North American city, thousands of international educators, partners, businesses, and students gather … »
This article first appeared in the 30 May edition of the Western Mail Professor Julie Lydon, OBE Chair of Universities Wales and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Wales Every strong, sustainable economy has its foundations in the education … »
The Welsh Government and the Global Wales programme, led by Universities Wales, have announced new partnerships with the prestigious Fulbright and Gilman international scholarship programmes. The agreements will fund the mobility of students and researchers between both countries, with … »
In response to the publication of the post-18 review of funding in England, a Universities Wales spokesperson said: “In Wales, we recently underwent an independent review of student support and higher education funding arrangements. As a result of that … »
In this week’s blog, Rebecca Taylor, introduces the next phase of the #MadeAtUni campaign, celebrating Welsh universities, the nation’s life savers. As you may have seen in the news, this week saw the launch of phase 2 of #MadeAtUni. … »
Today, Welsh universities have been recognised for their exceptional contribution to keeping the nation healthy. Welsh research staff responsible for using tech to help Parkinson sufferers, using drones to fight malaria, offering eye care for children with Down’s syndrome, … »
A new report from Universities Wales finds that the future of Wales’ workforce depends on more people of all ages studying higher education. The report – Solving Future Skills Challenges in Wales – outlines how advances in technology and demographic … »
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