Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University's history traces back to 1865, when the Cardiff School of Art opened in the city's Old Free Library. It later became the Cardiff College of Art and, from 1996 to 2011, the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, before taking its present name in 2011. It is the oldest university in South Wales. Cardiff Met was named the Times Higher Education UK and Ireland University of the Year in 2021 and the Times and Sunday Times Welsh University of the Year in 2021. It was the first University of Sanctuary in Wales, in 2018, and was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League in 2022. Today Cardiff Met has around 13,000 students from 140 countries studying in Cardiff, including around 2,000 international students, as well as around 10,000 students at 18 partner colleges in 15 countries. Its Cardiff School of Art and Design has a history of more than 150 years, and the university is known for sport, health, art and design, business and education.