Friday, January 04, 2008

Flinders University - Australia

Flinders University, or The Flinders University of South Australia, is a public university in Adelaide, Australia. Flinders University was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, on March 25, 1966, as the Bedford Park campus of the University of Adelaide. Just 18 days earlier, however, the South Australian Parliament had passed legislation to create an independent institution and the State's second university officially came into being on July 1. There were 90 staff, four schools and just over 400 students. Professor Peter Karmel was the first Vice-Chancellor and Sir Mark Mitchell the first Chancellor.The campus land has been owned by the State or Federal Government since 1915.It is named in honour of navigator and explorer Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early nineteenth century. The university has established a reputation as a leading research institution with a devotion to innovation. It is a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia and ranks among the leading universities in Australia. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-diciplinary approach to education and has respected faculties in medicine, law, the sciences and humanities. The university is ranked 10th in Australia and among the top universities in Asia Pacific.

2007 THES Ranking - Number 353

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