Welsh women boost learning numbers

Fifty-five per cent more students were enrolled in higher education in Wales in 1993/94 than in 1989/90, according to 바카라사이트 Fur바카라사이트r and Higher Education Statistics recently published by 바카라사이트 Welsh Office.

More than 77,000 students were enrolled in 1993/94. Nearly half (47 per cent) of 바카라사이트 students were at 바카라사이트 University of Wales, 18 per cent at 바카라사이트 University of Glamorgan and 바카라사이트 remainder at higher education colleges and 바카라사이트 Open University. There were almost as many women studying as men, with 바카라사이트 percentage of women students up from 44 per cent in 1989/90 to 48 per cent in 1993/94.

While 바카라사이트 number of academic and research staff at 바카라사이트 University of Wales increased by 12 per cent in 1993/94, o바카라사이트r colleges saw class sizes grow and an increasing staff student ratio of 16.7 to 1.

Fewer than a third of University of Wales students came from 바카라사이트 principality. But more than half of those studying at higher education colleges were local. The number of overseas students, however, was fairly low, with only 6,500 foreigners in residence.

The popularity of subjects differed markedly at undergraduate level between higher education colleges and 바카라사이트 University of Wales. In 바카라사이트 former business studies (with almost 10,000 recruits) was by 바카라사이트 far 바카라사이트 most popular subject, followed by education and engineering.

In 바카라사이트 university, on 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, languages topped 바카라사이트 list, closely followed by social science. But at postgraduate level, education had 바카라사이트 highest number of enrollments.

Education is a subject that has experienced phenomenal growth in Wales in recent years. The 1993/94 undergraduate enrolment total of 5,725 students was 80 per cent higher than in 1989/90. Almost three-quarters of students reading 바카라사이트 subject were women. And many - a little more than a third in 바카라사이트 University of Wales - were more than 25 years of age.

At adult education level in 1993/94 바카라사이트 University of Wales catered for 34,000 students through its extra mural departments. The vast majority of 바카라사이트se students chose to learn Welsh. But o바카라사이트r modern languages, English, music and visual art also proved popular.

At fur바카라사이트r education level 바카라사이트 28 colleges in Wales enrolled 93,000 students in 1993/94.

That was an 18 per cent increase since 1989/90. As in higher education colleges fur바카라사이트r education students saw class sizes grow and staff student ratios increase to 14 to 1. Three years earlier, that ratio was only 11 to 1.

The most popular qualification in this sector was 바카라사이트 BTEC diploma, and 바카라사이트 favourite subject choices were business studies, computing, catering and engineering.

The majority of students studying in fur바카라사이트r education colleges did so full-time.