About this event | Am y digwyddiad

The event will feature seven Welsh universities, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. You can attend up to nine bilingual webinars with live Q&A on essential topics such as choosing a course, personal statements, student finance and the benefits of studying all or part of your course in Welsh. 

This interactive event will enable you to visit exhibition stands and chat to representatives, view information and videos, download prospectuses and take part in live webinars in the virtual auditorium.

The event is completely free of charge and is open to Year 11 - 13 students, parents and teachers.

We appreciate that it’s difficult to make decisions about university study when you can’t visit open days. We are here to help and this fair is designed to provide you with everything you need to make the right decisions. We look forward to welcoming you to the event!

 

Ystyried astudio yng Nghymru? Gydag wyth o brifysgolion, un conservatoire a channoedd o gyrsiau, ymunwch â ni yn ein Ffair Rithiol Astudio yng Nghymru i wybod mwy.

Bydd y digwyddiad yn cynnwys saith o brifysgolion Cymru, Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru, a'r Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Gallwch fynychu hyd at naw weminar dwyieithog gyda chyfle i holi cwestiynau byw ar bynciau hanfodol megis dewis cwrs, datganiadau personol, cyllid myfyrwyr a manteision astudio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

Bydd y digwyddiad rhyngweithiol hwn yn rhoi cyfle i chi ymweld â stondinau a sgwrsio gyda chynrychiolwyr, gweld gwybodaeth a gwylio fideos, lawrlwytho prosbectysau a mynychu gweminarau byw mewn awditoriwm rhithiol.

Mae’r digwyddiad ar gael yn rhad ac am ddim ac ar agor i fyfyrwyr Blwyddyn 11 – 13, rhieni ac athrawon.

Rydym yn gwerthfawrogi ei fod yn anodd gwneud penderfyniadau ynghylch astudio yn y brifysgol heb y cyfle i ymweld â diwrnodau agored. Rydym yma i’ch helpu a bydd y ffair hon yn cynnig cyfle i chi gael popeth sydd angen arnoch i wneud y penderfyniadau cywir. Edrychwn ymlaen at eich croesawu i’r digwyddiad!

 

Agenda


12.30pm

Astudio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg | Studying through the medium of Welsh

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

1.00pm

Choosing a Course and a University

University of South Wales | Prifysgol De Cymru

1.30pm

Applying to University

University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant

2.00pm

How to write a Personal Statement

Wrexham Glyndŵr University | Prifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam

2.30pm

Studying at a Conservatoire

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama | Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru

4.00pm

Why Higher Education?

Aberystwyth University | Prifysgol Aberystwyth

4.30pm

Choosing a Course and a University

Bangor University | Prifysgol Bangor

5.00pm

Applying to University

Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd

5.30pm

How to write a Personal Statement

Cardiff Metropolitan University | Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd

Sponsors | Noddwyr


Frequently Asked Questions

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This event is open to Year 11, 12 and 13 students, their parents and teachers. Attendees can visit university booths and chat to staff and student representatives about the courses and opportunities available. There will also be an opportunity to learn more about studying in Welsh and the benefits of doing so.
Due to COVID-19, a large number of face to face higher education events and university open days have been cancelled, which means that students who are considering their next steps after leaving school or college haven’t had as many opportunities to find out more about what universities can offer. This event will enable you to hear more from Welsh universities, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
You can get your questions answered by university staff and student representatives via live chat, attend webinars which will guide you through the different stages of the application process, or you can simply register and attend to collect resources and download prospectuses. So, if you’d like to know more about the admissions process and interviews, course content, student life and everything in between, simply register and login from 12pm on Thursday 3rd December.
Firstly, you’ll need to complete a short registration form which is available on the homepage. You will then be able to login to the event from 12pm on Thursday 3rd December until Sunday 3rd January, by using the Login button in the top-right of your screen.
The event will be live from 12pm - 6pm on Thursday 3rd December. During this time, you will be able to chat to university staff and student representatives and attend webinars with a live Q&A. You can continue to login to the event at any time until Sunday 3rd January, but you won’t be able to chat to representatives. You can still visit booths, download documents, view information and view the recorded webinars. The event will close on Sunday 3rd January.
If you’re unable to attend the live event, you will be able to access all of the resources, apart from the live chat, until Sunday 3rd January.
The event has two main rooms, an Exhibition Hall and an Auditorium. In the Exhibition Hall, you can visit stands for different universities and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. At each stand, you can view information about the exhibitor, download documents, view videos, visit their website, and talk to staff and student representatives via live chat.
In the Auditorium, you can view Zoom webinars delivered by university representatives. There will be an opportunity to ask questions via live chat. Each webinar will offer support with an aspect of the university application process, and you’ll also be able to learn more about each of the universities in Wales. During the event, you’ll see a pop-up which will remind you when a webinar is about to start.
You can download resources from any university by clicking the “Document” tab on their booth. You can then choose from a list of resources provided by the university. By clicking “Download” your chosen resource(s) will be added to your Swag Bag, and you can download all of these at once when you choose to leave the event.
Yes, of course! This event is open to students, parents and teachers from across the UK. Sessions and resources will be provided in Welsh and English. Welsh speaking students can find out more about opportunities to study in Welsh by visiting the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol booth and by attending their webinar.
A webcam and/or microphone will not be required at any point during the event.
Any university or college you have shown an interest in (by clicking on their stand, downloading documents, or following links) may contact you via email after the event to give you more information. If you do not wish to receive any further communications from them, you will need to unsubscribe using the link on their email. For more information, here is a list of exhibitor Privacy Policies:
Attendees will be made up of students aged 15-19, parents of these students, teachers and school or college staff. HELOA Wales do not permit any other attendees at the event.
Attendees will not be permitted to chat or interact in any way with other attendees at the event.
Attendees will only be able to chat directly with university staff and student representatives. .
Exhibitors are all employees or representatives from higher education institutions. All exhibitor representatives are named and verified by individual institutions.
Attendees taking part in webinars can submit questions to be answered by presenters.
Attendees are reminded to ensure all questions and responses to exhibitors are polite and courteous.
For details regarding personal data please see privacy policies listed above. Personal data usage is fully GDPR compliant.