Overview
Adelaide University is a future-focused university that combines the strengths of the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide to deliver nation-leading curriculum and student experience, greater access to education, and world-class research excellence. It will drive the innovation and scale needed to make transformational investments for South Australia and beyond.
We are shaping a contemporary university that is connected to priority industries and produces graduates that are highly sought after around the world. A new university of global standing sustainably ranked in the top 1% worldwide.
Adelaide University has received the necessary registration from the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) as a new Australian University higher education provider, and for the maximum possible period of seven years. The next step in the regulatory process is to work with the Commonwealth on the required amendments to the Higher Education Support Act (HESA) for Adelaide University to receive status as a Table A Australian Public University.
Co-creation is at the heart of our transition to Adelaide University. Talented academic and professional staff from every area of both the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia have been fundamental in progressing us to this point, as has feedback from our diverse communities.
We are focused on continuing to advance detailed transition planning and implementation, including further engagement with our communities to help design and co-create the new institution with a target launch date of 1 January 2026.