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The educational system of Wales is the same as that of England except with respect to the Welsh language. (For the history of Welsh education and modern structure, see United Kingdom: Education.) In 1970 provisions were made for bilingual education, and in many rural areas instruction is given in Welsh, with English taught as a second language. Under the National Curriculum, Welsh constitutes a core subject in Welsh-speaking schools and a foundation subject elsewhere in Wales. Statutory provision has also been made for all pupils in non-Welsh speaking schools to be taught Welsh from age 14 to 16 by July 1999. The principal institution of higher education is the University of Wales (founded 1893). The university is composed of the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth, the University College of North Wales in Bangor, University of Wales College of Cardiff, St David's University College in Lampeter, the University College of Swansea, and the University of Wales College of Medicine in Cardiff. In the early 1990s the University of Wales had annually about 29,500 full-time and sandwich-course students. In 1992 the Polytechnic of Wales in Pontypridd became the country's second university, the University of Glamorgan, with 7,270 students. There are seven other institutions of higher education in the country, with about 13,000 students.