The University of South Australia (UniSA), also known as the University of Enterprise, is an Australian university with a focus on practical skills and industry partnerships, and a strong reputation for innovation and graduate employability. It is known for its agile approach, relevance to global challenges, and commitment to social equity.
| Acronym | UniSA |
| Nickname | UniSA |
| Motto / Slogan | Australia's University of Enterprise |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Address | University of South Australia, Level 1, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia |
To be integral to the development and sustainability of rural communities by facilitating evidence based, targeted learning experiences for the current and future workforce.
UniSA will be a leading contributor to Australia having the best higher education system in the world, supporting the world's best educated and most innovative, cohesive and sustainable society.
The University of South Australia's (UniSA) objectives are to educate professionals and citizens, create and disseminate knowledge, and engage with communities to address major issues.
UniSA is known as Australia’s University of Enterprise. Courses are designed with industry input and work-integrated learning. Internships, placements, and real-world projects. Graduates are highly employable.
Ranked among the top young universities worldwide. Strong global reputation, especially in business, engineering, health sciences, IT, education, and design.
World-class research in health, engineering, environmental science, AI, and defence. Partnerships with global organisations and government agencies. Research directly solves real-world problems.
Flexible study options, including online and evening classes. Modern campuses with state-of-the-art facilities and technology. High student satisfaction and a supportive, accessible environment.
Admission requirements vary by program and courses. You can view the course page for full entry requirements.
Admission requirements vary by program and courses. You can view the course page for full entry requirements.
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Phone : +61-8-8302-2376, +61-8-8302-0114
A Dublin-born and educated chemist with a specialisation in computer-aided drug design, Prof Lloyd has positioned UniSA as Australia's university of enterprise, reshaping the institution’s activities to better meet the challenges of today’s lear... read more
Program Director of Master of Quantity Surveying, Senior Lecturer of Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics (with Hons)
Peter’s own research encompasses the engineering of surfaces and extends to applications in the optical, automotive, aerospace, defence, mining and renewable energy industry sectors. He has won more than $25 million of research grant funding and was awarded the 2016 ATSE Clunies Ross Award for Innovation for his work in the development of the world’s first plastic, external automotive rear-view mirror.
A graduate of the Universities of Tasmania and Oxford, Marnie has a global profile as a philosopher and as an historian. Her current work looks at how machines write histories, and the nature of AI as an historical discipline. Her writing has been translated into five languages, over 26,000 copies of her books have been sold, and her theories are taught across the world. She has led or been an investigator on a total of $18 million in grants. Her most recent books are History from Loss (edited with Daniel Woolf, 2023) and The Routledge Companion to History and the Moving Image (edited with Kim Nelson and Mia Treacey, 2023) and she is co-secretary general of the International Commission for the History and Theory of History.
The forerunners of today’s UniSA were the South Australian School of Art, founded in 1856, the first of several Teacher Training Colleges formed in 1876, and the School of Mines and Industries which was established in 1889. These schools were renowned for providing quality education and for responding to the needs of the nascent colony of South Australia.
Under the University's Act, our mission was "to preserve, extend and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, scholarship and consultancy, and to provide educational programs that wil... read more
A faculty structure was adopted in 1992, and in 1993 UniSA established the Australian Technology Network (ATN) with the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Curtin University of Technology in Perth, RMIT University in Melbourne and the University of Technology, Sydney.