Their role focuses on promoting Welsh culture giving Aber students the opportunity to learn, speak and live the language.
The Welsh Culture Officer and UMCA President is responsible for:
- Ensuring adequate representation of Welsh culture and the Welsh language within the Students’ Union as well as promotion of the bilingualism policy.
- Co-ordinating activity and campaigns relating to the interests of Welsh-speakers and learners.
- Representing the needs of members in Welsh-medium Halls of Residence.
- Ensuring that Undeb Aberystwyth is kept aware of local and national issues affecting Welshspeaking students.
- Lobbying NUS to provide adequate Welsh cultural language representation.
- Working with the Chief Executive, Officers and Undeb Aberystwyth’s senior management team to achieve and shape strategic aims and outcomes.
- Attending appropriate University Committees.
- Attending regular meetings with relevant University departments to further the needs of Welsh-speakers and learners.
Below you can find a list of priorities Nanw is working on this year as well as their current progress on them.