UK University - Swansea University
Name: Swansea University
Location: Cardiff, Wales
City: Swansea
Distance from London by train: 5hrs
Swansea University, winner of the first Times Higher Education Supplement Best Student Experience Award in 2005/06, was founded in 1920. Swansea is an ambitious, world-class research-led university, with an international perspective. All of its degrees are conferred by the University of Wales, with Swansea exercising quality control over all its own qualifications. Swansea University degrees are recognised internationally and have an international reputation for quality, prestige and value. Swansea has approximately 12,500 students in total, 17 per cent from around the world.
The University is renowned for having a strong campus-based lifestyle, with stylish grounds near the sea and mountains. There is generous accommodation either on the campus or in a student community close-by. There is also a wealth of cultural activity on campus and lots of high-quality sports provision. This, all coupled with a sound academic reputation, has led The Potter Guide to Higher Education in UK Universities and College to declare, ‘without going too far over the top, we have to say that Swansea has it all.’
