Founded in 1893, the University of Wales is a joint university jointly sponsored and established by the then University College of Wales (predecessor of Aberystwyth University), University College of North Wales (predecessor of Bangor University), University College of South Wales and University College of Monmouth (original name of Cardiff University).
Swansea University College (the predecessor of Swansea University), National Medical College of Wales (merged into Cardiff University in 2004 and became the medical school of Cardiff University), Higher Technical College of Wales (renamed "College of Science and Technology of University of Wales" after joining, 1988 merged into Cardiff University College) and St. David College (the predecessor of Trinity University of St. David) were also established in1respectively.
1988, due to the economic crisis, the College of Science and Technology of the University of Wales merged with Cardiff University College (the predecessor of Cardiff University) to become the Welsh College of Cardiff University (one of the predecessors of Cardiff University). From 65438 to 0996, the school absorbed Cardiff College of Higher Education (renamed Cardiff College of the University of Wales, formerly Cardiff City University) and Ginter College of Higher Education (formerly Newport University) as members and reorganized into a two-level joint university.
The original seven colleges became seven components of the University of Wales, and two newly added colleges became the University of Wales College. In 2003, with the approval of the Privy Council, the latter two schools became full members of the University of Wales. In 2004, the Medical College of the University of Wales merged with Cardiff University, and Cardiff University withdrew from the University of Wales and became a joint cooperative institution with the University of Wales.
In the same year, Northeast Wales Higher Education Institute (predecessor of university of greenwich), Swansea Higher Education Institute (predecessor of Swansea City University), Trinity College of Carmarthen (predecessor of Trinity University of St. David in Carmarthen) and Royal Welsh Conservatory of Music and Drama also became full members of the University of Wales. In 2007, the Royal Welsh Academy of Music and Drama withdrew from the University of Wales.
In the same year, the University of Wales abandoned the original joint university system and changed to a university alliance. Each member school becomes an independent university and has the right to award degrees independently. 20 10 the former St. David's college merged with Trinity University College, a famous British university, and was renamed Trinity University.
20 1 1 Due to the visa scandal involving the University of Wales, the University of Wales Alliance announced the dissolution, Newport University and Greenwood University will be independent, and Swansea City University and Trinity St. David University will be merged to form the new University of Wales Trinity St. David.