Swansea Institute of Higher Education

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Swansea Institute
Athrofa Abertawe

Established	1992
Principal	Professor David Warner
Location	Swansea, Wales, UK
Address	Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6ED
Affiliations	University of Wales
Website	www.sihe.ac.uk

University of Wales, Swansea Institute of Higher Education (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Athrofa Abertawe) is an institution of higher education which resides on mainly two campuses in Swansea, south Wales. SIHE was formed in 1992, when it achieved its status as an independent Higher Education Corporation. However, its roots date back over 150 years. Its predecessors are the colleges of Technology, Art and Teacher Training, which have been providing education in the area prior to 1900.

The Institute is a full member of the University of Wales. It is an approved centre for BTEC Higher National and NVQ programmes. Consequently, their standards are carefully regulated and regularly monitored by external, as well as internal, specialists. The Institute is firmly rooted in the community it serves, and maintains close links with industry, commerce and the public services.

SIHE's study programmes cover a wide range of career opportunities. The basis of all of its courses is the application of knowledge to real-life situations, whether in the classroom, laboratory or workshop . The best known course of the Insitute is Glass, but the other best known school is the school of applied computing at the Faculty of Applied Design and Engineering.

1 Faculties
2 Alumni
3 References
4 External links
- 4.1 Commercial Activities

[edit] Faculties

Swansea Institute has three faculties:

[edit] Faculty of Applied Design and Engineering

Schools:^[1]

Architectural Glass
Automotive Engineering
Built and Natural Environment
Applied Computing
Digital Media
Industrial Design
Logistics and Manufacturing Engineering

The school of automotive engineering is well known in south Wales for its motorsport engineering and courses. The school works closely with the Pembrey Circuit nearby, for the development and testing of competition cars and motorcycles.