Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University, formerly University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, is a university situated in Cardiff, Wales. It operates from two campuses: Llandaff on Western Avenue and Cyncoed campus on Cyncoed Road. The university has over 12,000 students.

As of 2016 the university is ranked as the top 'new' university in Wales by the major university guides – The Guardian University Guide 2013, the Complete University Guide 2013 published in The Independent and the Times Good University Guide 2013.

Cardiff Metropolitan University has been independently acclaimed for its academic standards, with an old QAA Institutional Report (2008)  stating that ‘confidence can be placed in the soundness of the institution's current and likely future management of the quality of its programmes and of the academic standards of the associated awards.

• The University is ranked as the top UK University for overall international student support six years in a row according to International Student Barometer (ISB) survey
• Provides dynamic atmosphere with the students from over 140 countries across the world
• 96% of graduates enter employment or further study within six months of graduation
• Cardiff Metropolitan University is a research and business orientated university