INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENT

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1 INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENT

2 Established in 1966, we are building on 50 years of achievement with a vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia s most enterprising graduates. With core values of integrity, courage, innovation and excellence, and an underlying ethos of being student centred, Flinders University has a bold mission of Changing lives and changing the world. Flinders University was named after the famed navigator Matthew Flinders who, in an 1804 letter, explained why he was embarking on his adventurous life of discovery: I HAVE TOO MUCH AMBITION TO REST IN THE UNNOTICED MIDDLE ORDER OF MANKIND. SINCE NEITHER BIRTH NOR FORTUNE HAVE FAVOURED ME, MY ACTIONS SHALL SPEAK TO THE WORLD. Cover: Flinders Student Hub and Plaza

3 GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT Headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, we offer exceptional teaching on campus and online, with a physical presence extending across multiple locations from regional Victoria to the Northern Territory. ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA VICTORIA NORTHERN TERRITORY WE ARE ON KAURNA LAND AND recognise that Flinders University operates on Indigenous peoples traditional lands and waters, and acknowledge their continued responsibility to care for country at the University s various teaching locations, including the lands and waters of the following peoples: Kaurna (main campus at Bedford Park), Arrernte, Boandik, Bungarla, Gunditjmara, Jawoyn, Larrakia, Nauo, Ngarrindjeri, Peramangk, Ramindieri, Wurundjeri, Yolgnu. BEDFORD PARK TONSLEY VICTORIA SQUARE BROOKLYN PARK Adelaide College of Divinity NOARLUNGA Flinders Information Centre Psychology Clinic Onkaparinga Clinical Education Program BAROSSA PORT LINCOLN Lincoln Marine Science Centre MOUNT GAMBIER Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health MURRAY BRIDGE VICTOR HARBOR RENMARK WARRNAMBOOL Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health HAMILTON Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health BURWOOD, MELBOURNE Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health DARWIN, ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL AND CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS KATHERINE NHULUNBUY TENNANT CREEK ALICE SPRINGS Centre for Remote Health Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Well-Being TODAY ALMOST 300 ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN COURSES AT FLINDERS UNIVERSITY.

4 OUR SIX COLLEGE STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE, AND STUDENT SUCCESS. FLINDERS FACTS 20,514 4,666 3,023 1,643 25,180 Australian Students International Students Onshore Offshore Total Students College of Business, Government and Law College of Education, Psychology and Social Work College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences College of Medicine and Public Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences College of Science and Engineering STUDENTS 20,514 4,666 3,023 1,643 25,180 STUDENTS Australian Students International Students Onshore Offshore Total Students 2016: 2,693 staff, 24,708 students 4,500: international students from more than 90 countries HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH ENROLMENTS Alumni: 88,852 in 118 countries 93 4,666 3, ,958 2,802 Masters by Research PhD Total STAFF Academic Non-Academic Total December 2016

5 RESEARCH EXCELLENCE OVER 90 PER CENT OF OUR RESEARCH IS RATED WORLD- STANDARD OR ABOVE* Research is a fundamental cornerstone of our mission as a University. Through research and research-led teaching, we build and develop the knowledge and capabilities that improve lives and enhance society as a whole. SA SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR EXPERIMENT AND EXPERIMENT BRAVELY. Flinders University Founding Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Karmel Major research areas include: Autonomous vehicles Clean technology Energetic materials Health and medical Labour and industry transformation studies Marine and maritime research Medical devices Nanotech and analytical chemistry Psychology and neuroscience Water and the environment. Research and creative endeavour have been at the core of Flinders University s identity since its inception, and with more than 45 Research Centres and Institutes, we aim to triple our research income by * Australian Federal Government s Excellence in Research for Australia (2015)

6 CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KAREN BURKE DA SILVA 2016 AUSTRALIAN TEACHER OF THE YEAR WE RECOGNISE THAT CAREERS ARE EVOLVING AND THE WORKPLACES AND INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM TODAY. That is why we are giving our students the edge with the opportunity to learn innovation and enterprise skills in preparation for the careers of tomorrow. Powered by the Fox School of Business, a US top ten business school for entrepreneurship* and our very own New Venture Institute, we re enabling students from across the University to develop vital skills in personal enterprise. In an era of disruptive technology, these are the skills employers are looking for, from critical thinking to problem solving and creativity. * The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine $4.2 MILLION WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED IN 2016 JORDAN GIFFORD-MOORE 2017 RHODES SCHOLAR

7 CELEBRATING OUR PEOPLE Professor Rod Brooks WE DELIGHT IN THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ALL OUR ALUMNI. We know transformation is borne of the daily hum, steady progress, and the silent enthusiasm of those who quietly go about reshaping the world with their ideas, passion and energy. December 2016 FLINDERS IS HONOURED TO COUNT AS ITS ALUMNI: Maree Meredith Mem Fox

8 INTERNATIONALLY ENGAGED Rated no. 1 in Australia across 9 categories for international student experience* Over 4,600 international students from more than 90 countries Over 100 partner institutions across 33 countries Total international students at June 2016 Onshore 2,776 Offshore 1,818 SA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2016 In 2016 Flinders achieved 15% growth in onshore international commencing students^ and established in-country representatives in India, China and Vietnam. Nine offshore programs: India, Japan, Vietnam, China, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Indonesia. *International Student Barometer 2016 ^Excludes student exchange and non-award programs

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