Cardiff Metropolitan University: Overview Cardiff Metropolitan University, known in Welsh as Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd, is based in Cardiff, Wales. It was previously called the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), also referred to in Welsh as Prifysgol Athrofâu Cymru, Caerdydd (PACC). Cardiff School of Art & Design (CSAD) Founded in 1865 as the Cardiff School of Art, making it the …