Overview

• Established in 1874 (the third oldest university in Australia)
• Home to 20,000 students, including 4,000 international students from 90 countries
• 1100 Full-time equivalent academic staff
• Group of 8 university with three Nobel Prize winning alumni
• Distinguished international alumni
• Top-ranked, government-funded leading research facility
• Wide choice of undergraduate and postgraduate courses
• Advanced, high-quality teaching and research
• Modern facilities
• Two million volumes in the Barr Smith Library
• Comprehensive student support services
• Reasonably priced, accessible accommodation
• Located in the Adelaide’s central business district

Location

Founded in 1836, Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and is the center of the economic, cultural, political, and social life of the state. It is an attractive, well-planned city of wide streets and boulevards, squares, parklands, and a mixture of historic and modern buildings.

Adelaide has a population of 1.3 million and in terms of distance from other Australian cities, Adelaide is about 875 miles from Melbourne (one hour by air), and 1,490 miles from Perth (three hours by air).

Adelaide is a friendly and safe city
– it is small enough to be friendly and welcoming, yet large enough to provide plenty of attractions and entertainment.

Adelaide enjoys a Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and cool winters.
There are ample recreation activities including cinemas and theatres, mu