Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol was established during March 2011 as a company limited by guarantee and it is also registered as a charity. All higher education institutions are members of the Coleg and it will have an equal number of stakeholder member organisations. The Coleg has a Board of 13 Directors comprising the independent chair, six higher education sector directors, four independent directors, a student director and a staff director. HEFCW has observer status on the Board.
The Board of Directors met for the first time at the end of March and the Coleg began its first full academic year of operation in August 2011.
The Coleg's object is:- “for the benefit of the public, to advance learning and knowledge by promoting, maintaining, developing and overseeing Welsh medium provision in higher education in Wales, working with and through higher education institutions in Wales”.
The Centre for Welsh Medium Higher Education which has previously had the role of supporting the sector in developing Welsh medium provision has been incorporated into the Coleg. The Coleg will continue and develop the Centre’s work as well as introducing new schemes and programmes.
Some of the Coleg’s major programmes are:- Scholarships for students studying through the medium of Welsh
- Research scholarships
- Academic Staffing Scheme
- Strategic Development and Projects Fund.
For further information see the Coleg’s website.
The Coleg is funded by HEFCW and through institutional subscriptions.
