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Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
About Cardiff Metropolitan University
We trace our history back to 1865, when the School of Art first opened in the Old Free Library in Cardiff. Since we developed into a university, we have remained rooted in Wales while providing practice-focused and professionally oriented education to students from around the globe. Our vision emboldens this commitment to education, research and innovation undertaken in partnership with our students, governments, business and industry and with tangible benefits for individuals, society and the economy. We are committed to ensuring that every student fulfils their potential to make outstanding graduate-level contributions to their own and future generations.
- Awarded ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2021’ (Times Higher Education, 2021)
- Awarded ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’ (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2020)
- Ranked the best university in UK for sustainability in People and Planet’s Green League 2022/23 (People & Planet, 2022)
- 95.6% of CMET graduates employed or in further study 15 months after graduation. (Graduate Outcomes 19/20)
- Cardiff Met is the best university in Wales for graduate employability, and ranked the 16th best university in the UK for graduate employability. (Cardiff Met, 2022)
- Ranked 10th university in the Hospitality, Event Management and Tourism subject in the UK (The Guardian University Guide 2023)
- 85% of CMET students are satisfied with the quality of the course (National Student Survey 2019)
- Cardiff Met produced world-leading research across its entire submission, with nearly two thirds of research outputs found to be Internationally Excellent or World Leading. (Cardiff Met, 2022) (REF, 2021)
