Thank you for your email. We will aim to reply to your requests in due
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Dear Berry,

I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 23rd May 2020.

Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI20-168 which should be quoted in all correspondence. We will respond to your request within 20 working days starting the next working day after receipt, therefore you can expect to receive a response no later than 22nd June 2020.

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Assurance Services
Strategic Planning & Governance

Gwasanaethau Sicrwydd
Adran Gynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu
Cardiff University

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Dear Berry,

In order for us to process your request we need to understand more clearly
the information you are seeking, and I should be grateful if you could
clarify the following:

As we have 24 schools and many Education courses, please could you clarify
which school and courses you are interested in? I have enclosed a link to
help you.
[1]https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgrad...

Please be aware that the legal response time of 20 working days for
responding to your request will not begin until we receive this
clarification from you.

Yours sincerely,

Assurance Services   Gwasanaethau Sicrwydd

Strategic Planning & Governance Adran Gynllunio Strategol a
Llywodraethu
Cardiff University   Prifysgol Caerdydd
2nd Floor, Friary House   Llawr 2, Friary House
Greyfriars Road   Heol y Brodyr Llwydion

Cardiff Caerdydd
CF10 3AE   CF10 3AE
     
E-mail: [2][email address]   E-bost:
[3][email address]
 
 
We welcome correspondence in Welsh
or English. Corresponding in Welsh Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth trwy’r
will not lead to any delay. Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg. Ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw
oedi.

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Dear Berry,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 22nd
May 2020.

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.

I was wondering if it would be possible to produce a breakdown of
admissions statistics for the School's postgraduate courses related to
education in the 2018-2020 entry years. I hope that the School would
provide the latest statistics for the postgraduate courses related to
education admissions. If the data for the 2020 entry year is yet
unavailable, I'd wish for a document of the 2018-2019 entry statistics.

Academic Year of Applications Offers Made Enrolments
Course Name Entry
MSc Education, Policy 2018/9 239 90 21
and Society 2019/0 361 245 43

Please note that the Education MSc is a new programme which is due to
start in September 2020. The admissions cycle for 2020 entry is still in
progress. The University is unable to release information on the current
cycle of applications in light of Section 43 of the Freedom of Information
Act. The University operates in a competitive environment for students and
feels that to release such information at this stage may impact on its
ability to attract students.

In applying the Section 43 exemption the University has taken account of
the public interest as required by the Act. The University has reviewed
the arguments in favour of disclosing the information (openness and
transparency in public life) and found them to be outweighed by the
greater general public interest in protection of the University's
competitive edge and market positioning.

Furthermore, I'd also like to know about the postgraduate admission
statistics for Chinese students (Chinese mainland) in 2018-2020, including
the number of applicants and the number of offers made in general.

Academic Year of Entry Applications Offers Made Enrolments
2018/9 13715 10639 1650
2019/0 18977 14504 2036

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry. The University has a
Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure should you feel dissatisfied
with this response or the way in which your request was handled.
Complaints must be made in writing and must set out why you believe the
University has not met its obligations under the Freedom of Information
Act. You may email your complaint to [1][email address] where it
will be forwarded to the Director of Strategic Planning and Governance who
will be responsible for overseeing the review.

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your complaint, you
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for
consideration. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the
following address: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance please feel free to
contact me.

Yours sincerely

Assurance Services   Gwasanaethau Sicrwydd

Strategic Planning & Governance Adran Gynllunio Strategol a
Llywodraethu
Cardiff University   Prifysgol Caerdydd
2nd Floor, Friary House   Llawr 2, Friary House
Greyfriars Road   Heol y Brodyr Llwydion

Cardiff Caerdydd
CF10 3AE   CF10 3AE
     
E-mail: [2][email address]   E-bost:
[3][email address]
 
 
We welcome correspondence in Welsh
or English. Corresponding in Welsh Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth trwy’r
will not lead to any delay. Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg. Ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw
oedi.

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