A students' union or student union , is a student organization present in many colleges , universities , and high schools . In higher education , the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus , dedicated to social , organizational activities, representation, and academic support of the membership.
149-757: YouX , officially the Adelaide University Union ( AUU ), is a student union at the University of Adelaide in South Australia . It provides academic advocacy, welfare and counselling services to students free of charge, funds the student newspaper On Dit , and owns a number of commercial operations on campus. It also oversees the Student Representative Council (SRC), an organisationally separate body responsible for student political representation . It
298-680: A Gothic Revival architecture style inspired by the ancient universities in Europe. In between it and the Mitchell Building, which both face the terrace, is the Elder Hall which is its oldest great hall on the site. It is a large concert hall that is used by the Elder Conservatorium of Music among others and, along with Bonython Hall, both feature large organs . The campus also includes other venues including
447-928: A student government . The law requires all universities and high schools should have a Student Association. Many universities student association in Taiwan are members of the National Students' Union of Taiwan ( Chinese : 臺灣學生聯合會 ). The role of students' unions in Myanmar were attached with Politics. From 1920, the students' union were outcoming and tried to get the Interdependence of Nation. There were many students boycotts in Myanmar: 1920, 1936, 1962, 1974-75-76, 1988, 1996, 2007 and recently 2015 March. Most of them were connected with political issues. In South Africa student representative councils are
596-711: A 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft) convertible great hall that can be used for both sports or hosting events with up to 2,000 attendees. It was funded largely by alumni, including its namesake Andrew Pridham and his family who donated A$ 5 million toward its construction. Other buildings on the east end include the Kaurna Building, Barbara Hanrahan Building, Yungondi Building, Lewis O’Brien Building, Elton Mayo Building, David Pank Building, Catherine Helen Spence Building, Dorrit Black Building, Way Lee Building, Sir George Kingston Building, Sir Hans Heysen Building, Rowland Rees Building, Liverpool Street Studios and
745-486: A 1896 ceremony at the former Mitchell Building library. The Prosh parade has in modern times included live band performances on flatbed trucks, student club-made floats and booze cruisers transporting inebriated students. Among notable pranks, students suspended a Holden car on Adelaide University Footbridge in 1971 above the River Torrens as part of Operation Bridge-hang . Since 1954, the event has also involved
894-451: A Samsung SMARTSchool and the de Lissa Institute of Early Childhood and Family Studies named after Montessori education pioneer Lillian Daphne de Lissa . The parkland campus includes the heritage-listed Murray House, named after Scottish-born pastoralist Alexander Borthwick Murray . Built in 1884 and later expanded, the stone building incorporates Victorian-era Italianate and Gothic Revival architecture styles. According to legend,
1043-595: A binary system modelled on that of the United Kingdom . It was originally created by the Menzies government following World War II on the advice of a committee led by physicist Leslie H. Martin , during a period of high population growth and corresponding demand for secondary and tertiary education. This sector ceased to exist when, between 1989 and 1992, the Hawke-Keating government implemented
1192-556: A blonde girl or young woman in Victorian-era attire named May supposedly haunts the manor, scaring patrons from the balcony or stairways. The urban myth , one of many supposed Ghosts of Murray Park , are akin to the white lady phenomenon in other parts of the world. The house replaced an earlier home built in 1854. As part of the merger, the entirety of the University of South Australia campus has been sold for housing and commercial re-development. Approximately half of
1341-650: A board dominated by Young Liberals . During this time they cut funding for the Women's Collective and passed a constitutional amendment which gave an "independent committee" final approval rights over editorial content published in student newspaper On Dit . Ong was also the national president of the Council of International Students Australia (CISA), during which time there were at least five disaffiliations from CISA, citing poor governance and communications as well as Ong's conservative leadership. The 2023 election results for
1490-757: A colloquial name used by the University of Adelaide. An application for self-accreditation authority was submitted to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) on 15 January 2024, which was needed for the institution to offer courses that issue qualifications. Following approval on 22 May 2024, students starting studies at the pre-merger institutions from 2025 onwards will be issued degree certificates from Adelaide University. Students enrolled on or prior to 2024 will also be able to opt in adding antecedent institutions' names and logos on their parchments. The combined institution
1639-485: A compromise to the amendment that allowed for a Compulsory Vs Voluntary referendum to be held at every public Tertiary Education Provider. The amendment also allowed for subsequent referendums which could not be held until at least two years had passed since the previous referendum and only if a petition was signed by 10% of the student populace. The first wave of referendums were held in 1999, in which several Polytechnics and two Universities (the University of Waikato and
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#17327986876221788-406: A cultural association, 文化会 (bunka-kai), and a sports association, 体育会 (taiiku-kai), are included within a student body as autonomous organizations. A student belongs to one or more students' organizations, and he or she does extracurricular activities through these students' organizations. However, the extracurricular activities of universities and colleges have been declining since the 1990s . There
1937-534: A group, service or club run by the union, or by becoming an elected officer. Some students' unions are politicized bodies, and often serve as a training ground for aspiring politicians . Students' unions generally have similar aims irrespective of the extent of politicization, usually focusing on providing students with facilities, support, and services. Some students' unions often officially recognize and allocate an annual budget to other organizations on campus. In some institutions, postgraduate students are within
2086-423: A heavy-handed approach towards the merger to reduce students departing to higher-ranking institutions on the east coast and to improve the state's ability to attract international students and researchers. At the time, staff's opinions were evenly divided on the idea of the commission. Following the appointment of merger advocate Peter Høj as University of Adelaide vice-chancellor, both universities announced that
2235-946: A heritage-listed group of buildings including the Union House, the Lady Symon Building named after the wife of Josiah Symon , the George Murray Building, the Cloisters and the Western Annexe. The earlier Georgian-style buildings were designed by the architects Woods, Bagot, Jory and Laybourne-Smith who also designed Bonython Hall, the Mitchell Gates, the Johnson Laboratories, the Barr Smith Library and
2384-448: A merger would once again be considered. The universities began a feasibility study into a potential merger at the end of the year. The invitation to merger negotiations was rejected by Flinders University , the state's third public university. The agreement for the merger was reached on 1 July 2023 by the two universities, which then accounted for approximately two-thirds of the state's public university population, in consultation with
2533-669: A national level; the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations is the umbrella organisation for postgraduate students' unions. Azerbaijan Students Union (ASU) was established by students from Baku on 15 September 2008. ASU is an organization which was established on basis of international experience and it was the first student organization which united students irrespective of gender, race, creed, nationality. During its action period ASU has formed stable structure, presented new suggestions about student policy to appropriate bodies, made close relations with international and regional student organizations, prepared new action plan according to
2682-490: A pornographic adult website with the same name. YouX initially declined to process a student's Freedom of Information request for the costing and communication of the rebranding, who then lodged an application to the South Australian Ombudsman . The state ombudsman directed the University of Adelaide to release documents relating to the rebranding. The documents revealed that 93 per cent of students saw
2831-568: A strong history in New Zealand of involvement in political causes, notably the Halt All Racist Tours campaign during the 1981 Springbok Tour . All universities, and most polytechnics and colleges of education have a students association. Since the economic reforms of the 1990s and the introduction of user pays in tertiary education, students associations and the national body have shifted their focus to challenging inequities in
2980-600: A student division of the Labor Union in the different areas. For instance, the teachers' students are organised in the national labor union for teachers and so forth. The Upper-Secondary schools (In Danish , Gymnasier ), It is in Denmark a law that there has to be a student council at the Upper-Secondary schools. The student councils are organized in the following organisations: The central organization of
3129-456: A student union (In Danish , Studenterråd ). Membership is not mandatory. The student unions are funded by the university and the Ministry of Science on the basis of the percentage of votes received every year at the university election. The student union is autonomous, its internal life organized by its by-laws. The student unions are responsible for all representation of the students and elect
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#17327986876223278-432: A student union. The official student union in junior and senior high school is usually called Organisasi Siswa Intra Sekolah (Intra-School Student Organization, abbreviated as OSIS ), is formed by the school. A general election to choose the leader is usually held every year. OSIS organizes the school's extracurricular activities such as music shows and art gallery ( pentas seni/pensi ). The student union in universities
3427-429: A two day campaigning ban on all Progress candidates for the re-election triggered as a result of the voiding. In addition, one candidate from Progress party was banned from standing in any YouX election until 2026, and was referred to the University for further disciplinary action. Similarly, on the 14th of October, the tribunal also published a decision regarding the media election for the editors of On Dit (conducted
3576-710: A variety of social, arts, political, recreational, special interest and sporting clubs and societies. Most also operate specialized support services for female, LGBT , international and indigenous students. Many expressed concerns over the introduction of voluntary student unionism (VSU) in 2006. In 2011, the Government passed legislation to allow universities to charge students a compulsory service fee to fund amenities such as sporting facilities, childcare and counselling, as well as student media and "advocating students' interests". The National Union of Students of Australia represents most undergraduate students' unions at
3725-505: Is a large centre for agricultural research and veterinary sciences . It was the site of the former Roseworthy Agricultural College which was established in 1883 as the first agricultural college in Australia. The Roseworthy College Hall, now the student hub, is the main building on the campus and was built in 1884. Its clock tower features a Swiss precision clock that is synced via GPS with Greenwich Mean Time . The clock tower
3874-500: Is a member of the European Students' Union. The National Youth Council of Armenia was established in 1997 and represents 70 student and youth structures throughout Armenia. In Denmark the higher education system comprises two parallel sectors: universities and university colleges of applied sciences (e.g. nursing and engineering schools or teachers' colleges). Universities are characterised by scientific research and
4023-568: Is a result of a funding agreement with the university. The ultimate existence of the AUU/YouX, and its relationship with the university, is governed by the University of Adelaide Act 1971 . This Act of the South Australian Parliament gives the University of Adelaide Council certain powers over YouX. YouX cannot alter its constitution or rules, or charge a membership fee, without the agreement of University Council, and YouX
4172-645: Is also home to the Adelaide Planetarium and several information technology and engineering laboratories, including a defence research lab and the Future Industries Institute. The campus also has Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 flight and airport simulators and offers pilot training through its aviation academy at the nearby Parafield Airport . It is also neighbours with the Adelaide Technology Park which
4321-691: Is also home to the national headquarters of the Australian Space Agency among other institutions in the fields of science and technology. As part of the merger, its presence in the area will be expanded with the Australian Defence Technologies Academy to be located in the under-construction Innovation Centre , also to be home to the Space Assembly Integration and Testing Facility. The National Wine Centre further along of
4470-495: Is an example of student activism at the university. Former writers of the newspaper include politicians Julia Gillard , Christopher Pyne , Penny Wong , Nick Xenophon and John Bannon . It is the successor to the Varsity Ragge which was founded in 1929. It also published news, poetry and comedic works from various student clubs and societies, including the neighbouring Adelaide Teachers College which later became part of
4619-660: Is bound to provide the council with its financial reports and budget for the coming calendar year prior to 1 December. YouX is governed by a board of management. The board consists of 10 ordinary members, who are not also permanent staff of YouX, five of whom are elected annually on two-year terms by the students of the university. The board then elects several of its members to positions within YouX, such as union president, vice president, student media committee chair and clubs committee chair. Elections are held annually in September, with
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4768-578: Is commonly called Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa (Student Executive Board, abbreviated as BEM ), though the official name could be vary between universities or faculties. Most of BEMs are affiliated with several national unions, such as All-Indonesia BEM (BEM SI) or BEM Nusantara (BEMNUS). In Japan , the student body is called 学生自治会 (gakusei-jichi-kai). In Japanese, the word 学生自治会 (gakusei-jichi-kai) means students' self-government-organizations. The student body in Japan promotes extracurricular activities. Usually,
4917-735: Is expected to become operational by January 2026, with an additional transitional period extending to 2034. It is projected to have 70,000 students at launch, with one-in-four students being international students, and contribute approximately A$ 4.7 billion to the Australian economy annually. The amalgamation has been subject to mixed reactions . The university will inherit seven campuses in South Australia, including its flagship Adelaide City campus. There include: The Adelaide city campus will combine four adjacent campuses located across North Terrace , one of four terraces bounding
5066-547: Is home to the Australian offices of Lockheed Martin , Raytheon , Northrop Grumman , General Dynamics , Saab among other multinational companies in the space and defence technology sectors. As part of the merger, more than half of the campus has been sold for housing and commercial development. It is one of two campuses belonging to the University of South Australia where land was sold. The Waite campus specialises in agricultural science , viticulture , oenology , plant breeding , food research and biotechnology . It
5215-622: Is located in the suburb of Urrbrae in Adelaide's eastern foothills, adjacent to the Urrbrae Agricultural High School , on 184 hectares (450 acres) of which a large amount was donated through the will of Scottish-born pastoralist Peter Waite . Approximately half of the land donated was dedicated for studies in agriculture and the remainder as a public park. The Waite Research Precinct is home to several research centres. The Waite Agricultural Research Institute
5364-464: Is no nationwide student union in Japan that participates in university administration or university management. Malaysia has 20 public universities. Each of them has one students' representative council ( Malay : Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar, MPP ), the highest student body of such university as stipulated in the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU). The registered students of
5513-602: Is one of the oldest students' unions in Australia. Following the establishment of the student association, three founding sports clubs co-founded the Adelaide University Sports Association in 1896. The sports association was administered by the student union for over 100 years before becoming directly affiliated with the university in 2010. The Adelaide University Sports Association re-named to Adelaide University Sport that same year. As of 2024, there are over 175 clubs and societies under
5662-699: Is the umbrella organization of 14 unions of university students. However, most of these have political affiliations and function as proxies of these political factions. Many unions take an active political role within the university and in the country as a whole. This frequently lead to much clashes between rival students' unions or the authorities. In Taiwan , the student body is called 學生會 ( pinyin : Xuéshēng Hùi ; lit. 'student union or student association') or 學生自治會 ( pinyin : Xuéshēng Zìzhì Hùi ; lit. 'students' self-government-organizations'), these groups are often known as student association and students' union , or less commonly
5811-703: Is the largest library on the site and is notable for its opulent reading room. The Napier and Ligertwood Buildings were built following the demolition of the Jubilee Exhibition Building in 1962. They are named after Mellis Napier and George Ligertwood who were both former chancellors. Some other notable buildings on the east end of the campus include the Ingkarni Wardli Building, Darling Building, Hartley Building, Mawson Building, Playford Building, Basil Hetzel Building, Bonython Jubilee Building, Centenary Building and
5960-467: Is the only students organisation in the country which was actively involved in the Indian freedom struggle, but affiliated with political parties, as in the case of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad , Muslim Students Federation , Students Federation of India , National Students Union of India etc. who compete in elections to control posts in universities and colleges. Examples of activist unions include
6109-715: The Adelaide city centre . On the east end of the terrace, the campus will be co-located with the historical Royal South Australian Society of Arts which included the Art Gallery of South Australia , the South Australian Museum and the State Library of South Australia . Built in the Gothic Revival architecture style in 1882, the Mitchell Building is the oldest building on the campus. It
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6258-589: The Boer Wars . The entrance features a limestone statue of a young soldier "discarding his uniform in readiness to return to the land". The organ of the chapel was donated by the mother of a student that died in New Guinea during World War II. There is a time capsule from 1976 located near the chapel. It is expected to be opened in 2026. In 2021, the A$ 7 million Roseworthy Solar and Energy Storage Project
6407-509: The Cloisters across the lawns down to Victoria Drive, next to the River Torrens . It hosts various social events throughout the year including parties, live bands, DJs and open-air cinema among others. It was created in response to the impact of social distancing restrictions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia , which hit many live music venues . The Barr Smith Library
6556-476: The Elder Conservatorium of Music . Other donors include William Mitchell and Robert Barr Smith , also from Scotland and early leaders of the university. The institution was the third of its kind on the Australian continent after the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne , which then educated solely men. The university, which allowed women to study alongside men since its commencement soon became
6705-473: The French higher education system means that local university bodies have restricted decision-making power. As a consequence, student unions are generally established at national level with local sections in most universities. The largest national student unions have a strong political identity and their actions are generally restricted to the defense of their vision of higher education rather than being focused on
6854-532: The Helen Mayo North and South Buildings. The A$ 100 million Braggs Building, named after two Nobel laureates associated with the university, was built in 2013 and features a large number of cross-disciplinary scientific research facilities. The Adelaide University Footbridge was constructed in 1937 following a decade of delays during the Great Depression . The footbridge, which crosses
7003-483: The Hong Kong Federation of Students . Many secondary schools also have students' unions or the equivalent. Students' unions are called student council and students' association in some secondary schools. Students' unions in secondary schools and universities are elected democratically and universally by the student population, and the cabinet winning a simple majority becomes the new students' union of
7152-590: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union , Delhi University Students Union , Udai pratap college students Union Swaero Student Union . Recently few school administrations had also started including the student government system as co-curricular activities in one form or another. There is one of a kind, non-political independent architectural students body, National Association of Students of Architecture . In Indonesia , every university, college and higher education school has
7301-716: The Limestone Coast , the Mount Gambier campus was established in 2005 and offers studies in commerce , teacher education , nursing , midwifery , social work and human services . It is located in Mount Gambier , the largest regional city in South Australia . The campus also conducts research on forest management . The university is currently governed by the Adelaide University Transition Council established by
7450-536: The Philippines , student unions are referred to as "student government" and "student council." They are vital organizations for student representation and advancing the struggle of the people for their democratic rights and freedoms. At the primary and secondary level, student unions are referred to as pupil government handled by the Department of Education under their Student Government Program . Meanwhile, at
7599-586: The Phoenix in 1935 as a modernist cultural and artistic magazine with literary works including poetry . Following funding cuts in 1940, its editors founded the Angry Penguins which was influential in the then-isolationist Australia as a socially-progressive magazine promoting internationalism . The magazine ceased operations after six years, following the Ern Malley hoax that set back modernism in
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#17327986876227748-403: The River Torrens , features cast iron balustrading that is a popular location for love locks . The Adelaide University Union redevelopment , also known as Union Buildings or Union Building Group, was completed in stages between 1967 and 1975. It created some of the most significant buildings in the complex. The redevelopment was designed by lead architect Robert Dickson and includes
7897-559: The South Australian Government . The rationale for the amalgamation was a larger institutional scale may be needed in order to increase the universities' ranking positions, ability to secure future research income and a net positive impact on the state economy. The two universities argued that by combining their expertise, resources and finances into a single institution, they can be more financially viable, with stronger teaching and research outcomes. Support for
8046-634: The Titanic . The campus is also home to the Waite Arboretum and Conservation Reserve. The Waite Arboretum is a tree museum which is home to over 2,500 tree specimens from over 1,000 taxa, many of which are endangered in the wild. The Waite Conservation Reserve, also co-located on the campus, is home to native plants and wildlife. Located north of the city, the Roseworthy campus comprises 16 km (6.2 sq mi) of farmland and
8195-514: The University of Auckland ) elected to become voluntary. In 2002 a second referendum was held at the University of Waikato and students choose to return to compulsory student membership. Similar referendums at Auckland University in 2001, 2003 and 2005 have all elected to retain voluntary student membership. Most of New Zealand Tertiary students' associations are confederated under the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations . In
8344-491: The military tank , Wi-Fi , polymer banknotes and X-ray crystallography , and the study of viticulture and oenology . The history of the University of Adelaide dates back to the Union College established in 1872 to provide education to aspiring Protestant ministers who were previously required to travel to the United Kingdom . The college approached Scottish-born pastoralist Walter Watson Hughes with
8493-516: The student cockade Adelaide University Adelaide University is a planned public research university based in Adelaide , South Australia . Established in 2024, it will combine the University of Adelaide , the third-oldest university in Australia, and the University of South Australia (UniSA) which has an antecedent history dating back to 1856. It will be adjacent to the Australian Space Agency in Lot Fourteen , form part of
8642-513: The sweeping reforms of Education Minister John Dawkins that dismantled the binary system. The states, eager for increased education funding, merged the colleges either with existing universities or with each other to form new universities. Following its expansion and increasing autonomy from the university, the South Australian Institute of Technology was given the option to merge with either TAFE South Australia or
8791-602: The 2024 SRC president were declared void, and Georgia Thomas remained caretaker student president until another election could be held. As of 2024 the SRC president is Aiden Zeyang Wang, and Merlin Wang is YouX board president. On Dit (pronounced on-dee ), the second-oldest student-run print media in Australia, was established by the student union in 1932. It is named after the French expression "we say" and operates independently of
8940-647: The 26th to the 30th of August. The decision followed allegations that members of the Progress party took phones from students and cast votes on their behalf, and that a social event hosted by the Chinese Student's Association required students to hand over their phones to have votes cast before being allowed to participate. In its decision, the Tribunal declared all positions won by Progress candidates void, except those elected unopposed. The tribunal also imposed
9089-417: The A$ 9.2 million Plant Genomics Centre at the campus. In 2010, he opened The Plant Accelerator, a A$ 30 million research facility which is the largest and most advanced of its kind in the world. A number of other organisations are co-located in the precinct including the South Australian Research and Development Institute (or SARDI , part of Primary Industries and Regions SA which is also headquartered at
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#17327986876229238-405: The Adelaide BioMed City research precinct and will have a presence in the Adelaide Technology Park. It is expected to operate concurrently with the two neighbouring universities during a transition period with the merged university formally opening on January 2026. The two antecedent universities' histories date back to the former Royal South Australian Society of Arts . The University of Adelaide
9387-417: The Allan Scott Auditorium with a seating capacity of 400 seats and the Bradley Forum with 150 seats. Pridham Hall is a gymnasium and multi-sport facility constructed in 2018. It was designed as a collaboration between Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta , JPE Design Studio and JamFactory . It features a 25 metres (82 ft) heated swimming pool, gymnasium, dance studio, a sloping roof amphitheatre and
9536-423: The Benham Laboratories. The Adelaide University Union Cloisters were built in 1929 as a war memorial to the 470 University of Adelaide members who served during World War I , of which 64 had died during the war. There are three plaques on the site, with the latest added in 2015 to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landing . The campus also incorporates part of the adjacent Lot Fourteen precinct, that
9685-439: The Enterprise Hub. The Magill campus was established in 1973 and is located on St Bernards Road in the eastern Adelaide suburb of Magill . The campus specialises in the social sciences , psychology , neuroscience , teacher education , sports science , journalism , creative industries , human services , social work , media and communication . It also hosts several media studios, research laboratories, health clinics,
9834-420: The Joint Committee. It established the Transitional Academic Board, which will be responsible for academic operations. Research and teaching is currently divided between the two universities. The University of Adelaide has three faculties divided into 25 constituent schools and the University of South Australia is divided into seven academic units. The establishment of faculties and academic departments of
9983-496: The Left Action party was also disqualified from the SRC election and banned from standing in any YouX election until 2026 following allegations that he told another candidate "do me a favour, go home and hang yourself", and that he also physically intimidated a different candidate. The Adelaide University Union is a statutory corporation under Section 21 of The University of Adelaide Act (1971) , unlike other South Australian universities with their governing legislation. This influenced
10132-440: The Ministry of Education, and the Art Schools belong under the Ministry of Culture. There are 12 universities at the moment, but in 2006 there is a major merger process going on to make fewer, bigger institutions. The student unions at universities (and some of the art schools' student unions) are generally members of the National Union of Students in Denmark which represents these students on the national level. Every university has
10281-425: The Prosh Ball. Students%27 union In the United States, student union often only refers to a physical building owned by the university with the purpose of providing services for students without a governing body. This building is also referred to as a student activity center , although the Association of College Unions International (largely US-based) has hundreds of campus organizational members. Outside
10430-407: The SACAE, and maintained their historical presence next to the University of Adelaide , in the suburbs of Mawson Lakes and Magill and in the regional city of Whyalla . Its expansion over the next few decades, including to sites on the west end of North Terrace , and broadening fields of studies contributed to its status as the state's largest university by student population. It also became
10579-443: The Scott Theatre, Little Theatre and the College Green. The Scott Theatre is the largest lecture theatre on site and is often hired out for performances of various kinds such as the Adelaide Fringe events. It features two revolving stages and a seating capacity of 635 people. The Little Theatre is located in the Cloisters and is primarily used for dramatic performances by the Theatre Guild . The College Green stretches from
10728-505: The South Australian College of Advanced Education. It chose to merge with the latter advanced college resulting in the establishment of the University of South Australia , which continues to remain neighbours with the University of Adelaide. The University of South Australia became the state's third public university, a continuation of the former South Australian Institute of Technology that merged with most of
10877-546: The US, student union and students' union more often refer to a representative body, as distinct from a student activity centre building, and may also refer to a building run by that representative body. Depending on the country, the purpose, assembly, method, and implementation of the group might vary. Universally, the purpose of students' union or student government is to represent fellow students in some fashion. In some cases, students' unions are run by students, independent of
11026-560: The Union Générale des Étudiants de Tunisie founded in 1952, and Union Générale Tunisienne des Étudiants founded in 1985. While each students' union varies by countries the European Students' Union is an umbrella organization of 45 national unions of students from 36 European countries. The Armenian National Students Association was established in September 2003 and represents 90 thousand students across Armenia . It
11175-495: The University of Adelaide Council, alleged that the merger talks failed due to disagreement on which vice-chancellor would replace the other following their amalgamation. In early 2022, the topic of a merger was raised again by the new state government led by premier Peter Malinauskas , which proposed setting up an independent commission to investigate the possibility of a merger between the state's three public universities should they decline. He had made an election promise to take
11324-612: The University of Adelaide campus until 1900, students from the institution attended university lectures since at least 1878. In 1921, it renamed to the Adelaide Teachers College, in line with other interstate teachers colleges. Despite offers from the university to take control of the college, which was heavily integrated into the university, the Education Department retained administrative authority throughout its early history. The Hartley Building
11473-427: The University of Adelaide with which it maintained joint teaching, facilities and committees. The campus merged with the university in 1991. Stronger demand for advanced college places throughout the country resulted from a broadening appeal of higher education beyond the traditionally elite education provided by the universities. Advanced colleges were originally designed to complement universities, forming
11622-729: The University, other than external students, shall together constitute a body to be known as the Students' Union of the University, and the Union shall elect a Students' Representative Council. (Article 48 Section 1-2, Universities and University Colleges Act) A general election is held every year, usually in November (With the exception of University of Malaya in July), to elect representatives to MPP. The percentage of voter turn-outs are usually high (70 to 95 percent) largely due to enforcements from
11771-592: The Vietnam War , apartheid , nuclear warfare , Aboriginal rights and the general administration of the university. Following the end of free university education, the event has toned down in more recent times as a result of increased work commitments by students and the rise of social media for activism . Prosh week winds up with the Prosh After Dark social event in the UniBar which has its origins from
11920-496: The annual Prosh week events inspired by the medieval tradition of ragging or "an extensive display of noisy disorderly conduct, carried on in defiance of authority or discipline". The annual Procesh procession began in 1905 as a means for students to poke fun at established South Australian institutions, though ragging at the university dates back to the late 19th century. In one example, multiple alarm clocks set and hid by students behind books made constant interruptions during
12069-477: The autonomy of the MPP, since executive decisions were depending upon the advice of the Students' Affairs Department ( Malay : Jabatan Hal Ehwal Pelajar ), especially among several students' rights activists, who insists that the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU) to be abolished and replaced with a new act to 'revive' students' autonomy on administration as in the 1960s'. Students associations have
12218-450: The board-elect and officer bearers taking their positions on 1 December. Notable past presidents include former South Australian Premier John Bannon , former South Australia Attorney-General Chris Sumner , Australia's first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard (1981–1982), and former South Australian Supreme Court judges Elliott Johnston and Samuel Jacobs . Oscar Zi Shao Ong was president of YouX between 2021 and 2022, presiding over
12367-714: The buildings on the site are considerably newer than on the east. The Bradley Building and the Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building, which are home to various clinical and simulation facilities in the fields of healthcare and medicine, form part of the Adelaide BioMed City Precinct which also includes the affiliated Royal Adelaide Hospital and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute . The Jeffrey Smart Building, named after artist Jeffrey Smart ,
12516-403: The campus is currently leased back to the university for a period of up to 10 years. The Mawson Lakes campus, established in 1972 as The Levels , is located in the northern Adelaide suburb of Mawson Lakes along 144 hectares (360 acres) of wetlands. It specialises in fields of science , engineering , computer science , environmental sciences , civil aviation and teacher education . It
12665-697: The campus until 1962 when the building was demolished to make way for several university buildings. The Jubilee Exhibition Building was also the birthplace of the South Australian Institute of Technology which was established in 1889 as the SA School of Mines and Industries. It moved to the neighbouring Brookman Building in 1903, named after the Scottish-born businessman George Brookman who contributed £15,000 towards its construction. The institute maintained strong ties with
12814-431: The campus until 2020. The SA School of Art , the earliest antecedent institution of the University of South Australia , was established in 1856 at the former Royal South Australian Society of Arts . The independent art school, which went through many name changes, resided for most of its history at the Jubilee Exhibition Building which was later transferred to the University of Adelaide in 1929. It remained on
12963-555: The campus), Australian Grain Technologies, Australian Wine Research Institute and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The Urrbrae House built in 1891, now a museum, served as the home of Peter and Matilda Waite who purchased the land with support from Thomas Elder . Its interior is designed by Aldam Heaton & Co, who was also responsible for designing interiors for
13112-580: The centre for teaching, research and diagnostics. In 2013, the veterinary science facilities were expanded with the opening of the Equine Health and Performance Centre, a specialised facility for equine surgery, internal medicine, sports medicine and reproduction. The Memorial Chapel is a notable building on the Roseworthy campus. It was built in 1955 to memorialise students from the former college who died during World War I , World War II and
13261-684: The centre-right National party proposed the Voluntary Student Membership amendment to the Education act which would have made membership of Students' Associations voluntary at all Tertiary Education Providers. However the National Party relied on support from the centrist New Zealand First party to pass legislation. The New Zealand First party preferred that Tertiary Students themselves choose whether their provider should be voluntary or compulsory and pushed through
13410-787: The city centre. These included the Waite and Roseworthy campuses, though the university operated at the Waite site since at least 1924 as the Waite Agricultural Research Institute. The Roseworthy campus was the former Roseworthy Agricultural College which, although affiliated with the university since 1905, was an independent institution prior to their merger. Additionally, the university previously operated research facilities across 5 hectares (12 acres) in Thebarton approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) north of
13559-506: The cost being the development of the new logo, at A$ 79,972. During the 2022 student union election, candidates were told by YouX not to criticise the rebranding, warning that breaches would result in sanctions. On the 15th of October, 2024, the YouX Election Tribunal published a decision regarding allegations of misconduct by the incumbent Progress party during the 2024 student representative council election, conducted from
13708-553: The country. The magazine was later revived on-and-off the following years as the Phoenix but published its final issue in 1949. Later attempts by the student union in the 1950s to revive the Adelaide University Magazine as a staff and graduate magazine, rather than one focussed on artistic and literary works, failed. Adelaide University Student Radio was established in 1975 and was the oldest student-run radio program in Australia. The student union organises
13857-434: The educational facility. The purpose of these organizations is to represent students both within the institution and externally, including on local and national issues. Students' unions are also responsible for providing a variety of services to students. Depending on the organization's makeup, students can get involved in the union by becoming active in a committee, by attending councils and general meetings, volunteering within
14006-594: The executive and plenary body of student governance and charters and provides most of the funding for other student groups, and represents students' interests when dealing with the administration. In several instances representatives of these bodies are members of the university's Senate. In 2012 the first student union in Libya , after 42 years of suppression, was founded. Students from Al Mimona Ebem Alharth school public school in Tripoli-Libya successfully established
14155-402: The first person in Australia to receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1885. The university also graduated Australia's first female surgeon Laura Margaret Fowler in 1891. Ruby Claudia Davy was the first Australian woman to receive a doctorate in music in 1918. Other notable firsts also include Winifred Kiek , Margaret Reid and Janine Haines . In 1914, the university was also
14304-496: The first student parliament established and the oldest of its kind in Malaysia, to involve participation of more student leaders in decision and policy making as well as to establish a legislative branch in its Students' Union system instead of having the only executive branch. A university student parliament is composed of MPP members and other elected or appointed student leaders representing their respective student body, along with
14453-611: The first to elect a woman, Helen Mayo , to a university council in Australia. It is also the alma mater of Roma Mitchell who was Australia's first female judge, the first woman to be a Queen's Counsel , a chancellor of an Australian university and the governor of an Australian state . Australia's first female prime minister Julia Gillard had also studied at the university and the first Aboriginal Rhodes Scholar Rebecca Richards in 2010. In 1991, it formally opened two additional campuses in Greater Adelaide outside of
14602-439: The general students' unions, whereas in others they have their own postgraduate representative body . In some cases, graduate students lack formal representation in student government. As mentioned before universally the purpose of students' union or student government is to represent fellow students. Many times students' unions usually focusing on providing students with facilities, support, and services. Simple variations on just
14751-401: The highest education based thereon. University colleges of applied sciences are oriented towards working life and base their operations on the high vocational skill requirements set by it. These vocational institutions offer 3-4 year 'professional bachelor's degrees'. Besides that there are a number of art schools. Universities belong under the Ministry of Science, University Colleges belong under
14900-567: The inclusion of a similar section in Adelaide University Act (2023) for the merger of Adelaide University with the student unions of both universities fighting for the inclusion, and in addition, the "Western Australian model" of legislated 50% of SSAF to the student union. Since 2008, the Adelaide University Union/YouX has relied on the University of Adelaide for the majority of its funding. This
15049-466: The leadership of Communist Youth League of China , which to a large extent limit its function as an organization purely belonging to students themselves. All universities in Hong Kong had students' unions until the Hong Kong national security law came into effect in 2020, when the many students' unions were forced to disband under political pressure. Most of these students' unions were members of
15198-410: The merged Adelaide University will formally be the responsibility of its University Council. The main governing body of the institution will be its Council. It will be the executive committee responsible for managing operations, setting policies and appointing the chancellor and vice-chancellor. The Council will comprise of the chancellor, vice-chancellor, a member of the academic staff, a member of
15347-525: The merger among existing staff were mixed, with a National Tertiary Education Union SA survey showing that only a quarter were in favour of the amalgamation. Warren Bebbington , who previously served as vice-chancellor at the University of Adelaide, described the proposed institution as a "lumbering dinosaur" in reference to its timing during an ongoing federal review of the higher education sector. Vice-chancellor Colin Stirling described plans to provide
15496-465: The merger was called off in October 2018 by the University of South Australia, which was less keen. Vice-chancellor David Lloyd , in an email to University of South Australia staff, claimed that the amalgamation lacked a compelling case. This statement was contradicted by the University of Adelaide's chancellor who said that the merger continues to be in the state's best interests and a spokesperson for
15645-535: The merger, the campus expanded its focus in dryland agriculture , natural resource management and animal production by the mid-1990s. The campus is also now home to South Australia's first veterinary science training program, which commenced in 2008. The Veterinary Science Centre houses teaching facilities including a surgical skills suite, a public veterinary clinic offering general practice as well as emergency and specialist veterinary services for pet animals. There are also specialised pathology laboratories at
15794-667: The modern foundations of student unionism in France in 1946 when it adopted the Charter of Grenoble . There are also class-struggle student unions such as the Solidaires Étudiant-e-s (formed in January 2013 through the fusion of the former organizations SUD Étudiant and Féderation syndicale étudiante (FSE)) which refuse to cooperate with the universities' direction and work to organize students. Or radical-right student organizations like
15943-599: The name include the name differences between the United States (student government) and other countries (students' union or student association). Depending on the country there are different methods of representation compulsory education to Higher education or tertiary. In Australia , all universities have one or more student organizations. Australian student unions typically provide such services as eateries, small retail outlets (e.g., news agencies), student media (e.g., campus newspapers), advocacy, and support for
16092-547: The neighbouring University of Adelaide that included the co-ordination of teaching, laboratories and examinations across fields of engineering and sciences. Despite the university later establishing its own faculty of engineering in 1937, the reciprocal relationship remained intertwined to the University Council and studies completed at the institute were recognised as equivalent studies eligible for credit towards university courses. The institute later expanded to
16241-461: The new institution with A$ 300 million in research funding and scholarships as "unfair" to students who choose to study at Flinders University. The combined figure was later revised to A$ 464.5 million to include land purchases, with an additional A$ 40 million research fund set up for Flinders University. In November 2023, legislation passed state parliament enabling the creation of the new university to be named Adelaide University , previously
16390-633: The other hand, these student unions are also connected throughout the country via an alliance or network such as the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), which serves as a nationwide alliance of student councils/governments/unions committed to the advancement of the students' democratic rights and welfare since its establishment in 1957. In Sri Lanka , each state university has several Students' unions with formal links to respective faculties. Inter University Students' Federation
16539-410: The particular interests of the membership of a single university. Union membership is regarded as an essentially political decision, without any particular advantage for students. The strength of unions is often measured by their effectiveness in national protests rather than by membership figures. The National Union of Students of France (UNEF) is the oldest French student union created in 1907. It laid
16688-466: The passage of its founding legislation through the South Australian parliament . The parliament also provided a 2 hectare (5 acre) land grant for a campus. Its early benefactors, many of whom Scottish immigrants , made large donations to develop the university. The university has produced some of the Australia's earliest businesspeople, lawyers, medical professionals and politicians. It
16837-545: The presence of the management's and students' representative as observers. In 2020, Universiti Utara Malaysia revived the Students' Parliament ( Malay : Parlimen Mahasiswa ) as the legislative branch in its Students' Union system which was left dormant since its last meeting at 2013 and the next meeting since its revival was held in April 2021. As at May 2021, 8 public universities in Malaysia had their student parliament established. However, there were several disputes regarding
16986-518: The professional staff, an undergraduate student, a postgraduate student, at least one member with a commercial background, two members with prior experience in financial management and other members appointed by the selection committee. The selection committee, which will comprise the chancellor and six other appointed members, can appoint members to the Council to serve for between 2 and 4 years. This excludes elected staff and student members, which have
17135-404: The proposal for a South Australian university with a request for endowment towards its creation. Following an agreement, a university association was established by the Union College on 23 September 1872 to manage the creation of the university. The University of Adelaide, which is named after its founding city namesake to Queen Adelaide , was formally established on 6 November 1874 following
17284-399: The regional city of Whyalla in 1962 and to the Adelaide suburb of Mawson Lakes in 1972 as The Levels . In 1965, it was designated an advanced college which initiated an expansion in the variety of courses available. The Adelaide Teachers College, which changed names and shifted locations multiple times throughout its existence, was established in 1876. Despite not being located at
17433-542: The sale of satirical newspapers in public settings. The Prosh Rag , later an annual issue of the On Dit student magazine, contains humorous references to various well-known persons of the day. It has been sold on city streets by students to raise funds for charity as an attempt to legitimise the event following attempts to ban it in the early 1950s. Since at least the 1960s, the event and magazine has often been involved in controversial topics including Australia's involvement in
17582-542: The second university in the English-speaking world following the University of London in 1878 to formally admit women on equal terms as men in 1881. This was following a royal charter granted by Queen Victoria that year, which allowed for women to be conferred degrees. This has contributed to a number of firsts in the history of women's education in Australia. Notable women include its first female graduate Edith Emily Dornwell who concurrently became
17731-433: The second-largest university nationally by number of online students, either in the state or from other parts of the country, and expanded to Mount Gambier in 2005. In June 2018, the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia began discussions regarding the possibility of a merger. The proposition was dubbed a "super uni" by then South Australian premier, Steven Marshall , and Simon Birmingham , but
17880-787: The society. The two universities, which account for approximately three-quarters of the state's public university population, agreed to merge as Adelaide University in mid-2023. The university will inherit seven campuses including the combined flagship Adelaide City campus in North Terrace , a tech-oriented campus in Mawson Lakes , the Magill campus specialising in social sciences , the Waite campus in Urrbrae and three regional campuses in Roseworthy , Mount Gambier and Whyalla . Its academic activities are currently divided between
18029-441: The student body is usually referred to as 学生会 ( pinyin : xuéshēng hùi ; lit. 'student union') or 学生联合会 ( pinyin : xuéshēng liánhé hùi ; lit. 'student league'). Membership in different universities has different functions. Some universities may give the membership a task of recording the students' attendance and the complex grades. Student associations of Chinese universities are mostly under
18178-499: The student loan scheme and high levels of student debt. Part-time work alongside the introduction of internal assessment and the change of semester structure has been attributed to the declining involvement in extracurricular activities and a shift in focus of the student movement from mass protest to lobbying. Previous to 1998 membership of Students' Associations (pep) was compulsory at all public Tertiary Education providers (universities, polytechnics and colleges of education). In 1997
18327-456: The student members of different administrative organs. They usually coordinate and finance the activities of smaller, more specialized student organizations. For the financing of their activities, some student unions exact a membership fee and/or engage in different businesses. In the Ministry of Culture institutions there are also local student organisations. In the Ministry of Education institutions, The student activities are very much related to
18476-401: The term AUU as positive or neutral, while 19% saw the term as negative. The rebrand was based on the perception that a decline in student members might be reversed if the word "union" was dropped from the name, although focus groups had found that the preferred name (out of the three options AUU, Adelaide University Union, and YouX), was AUU. The cost of the rebranding was A$ 80,000 , with most of
18625-507: The terrace and adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Garden forms the easternmost extent of the city campus. Although both universities had a major presence in the east end, its sites on the west end are primarily occupied by the University of South Australia with the exception of the Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building. As the university had expanded to the west over several decades following its establishment,
18774-504: The terrace. Bonython Hall , a great hall of the university, was built in 1936 following a donation of over £50,000 from the owner of The Advertiser newspaper, John Langdon Bonython , who was inspired following his visit to the Great Hall of the University of Sydney . The hall, which has been used during graduation ceremonies among other events, was designed by architect Louis Laybourne-Smith based on medieval great halls in
18923-529: The tertiary level, private and state colleges and universities have their own student councils. A university may further be subdivided into colleges with their own specializations (e.g., College of Law, College of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, etc.); in this case, the highest student representation will usually be referred to as the university student council while the student representation of these colleges will be called college student council(s). Aside from student unions, students are further represented in
19072-668: The through the student regent (e.g., UP Office of the Student Regent for the students of the University of the Philippines System ). The student regent is a consequence of tireless and continuous struggle of the students to be represented in the highest policy-making body of their respective universities such as the school board where the student regent has voting powers, among others. Student regents are very common for universities with campuses in different locations and most especially in state universities and colleges. On
19221-422: The two antecedent universities, include the first female prime minister of Australia, two presidents of Singapore , the first astronaut born in Australia and the first demonstrator of nuclear fusion . The two universities have also produced a combined 116 Rhodes scholars , 169 Fulbright scholars and three Nobel laureates . Its history involve the development of penicillin , space exploration , sunscreen ,
19370-559: The two universities, which had a combined revenue of A$ 1.85 billion in 2023. It will also manage several museums and exhibitions in a range of fields, including the Samstag Museum and Adelaide Planetarium. It has been invited to join the Group of Eight , an association of research-intensive universities in Australia, and will play roles in the Australian space and defence sectors. Adelaide University alumni, which will include those of
19519-675: The umbrella of the union. These include the Adelaide University Sciences Association (the oldest society at the union not related to sports), the Adelaide Medical Students' Society established in 1889 and the former Adelaide University Sports Association . A decision in November 2021 led to the AUU being rebranded as YouX in 2022, which led to protests from many students, who called it thoughtless and rushed, with students being directed to
19668-472: The union and promoted for other schools around the country to do the same. The founder Alaa Amed received local media attention for this achievement. While higher education and student activism might vary depending on the country the National Association of Nigerian Students' is an organization with well over 50 university union across the nation. Tunisia has many students unions including
19817-935: The universities' management which, at the same time, acts as the Election Committee. Amendments on the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 in 2019 allows students to be fully in-charge of the Election Committee. Every year, the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education would set meetings and arrange programmes with all MPPs. Nevertheless, each MPP has their own autonomous right to govern their own membership. The size of MPP differs from each university, from as little as 12 to as many as 50, which may include non-associate members from student leaders representing their respective student body. All MPP members are part-time and unpaid officers. In 2011, Universiti Sains Malaysia established Students' Consultative Assembly ( Malay : Dewan Perundingan Pelajar, DPP ),
19966-602: The universities-students-companies' relations in Azerbaijan. ASU considered international relations very important. For the first time ASU's delegates were participants of the First Asia IAESTE Forum in Shanghai during 12–15 November 2009. After that forum ASU established close relations with IAESTE which is one of the biggest student exchange organizations. As a result of relations on 21 January 2010 ASU
20115-409: The university added that it was still open to future talks. Following the release of several internal FOI documents retrieved by ABC News , it was later revealed that the merger talks failed due to disagreements on the post-merger institution's leadership structure. The name Adelaide University of South Australia was agreed upon by both universities and Chris Schacht , who previously served on
20264-480: The university campus. According to On Dit, the original newspaper failed due to student apathy. The oldest student-run newspaper dates back to 1889 as the Review , which was previously ran by the Adelaide Medical Students' Society. The Adelaide University Magazine was another student-run magazine that began printing in 1918. Following the establishment of On Dit as the official organ of the student union, it renamed to
20413-592: The university. It also occasionally uses the name "Hearsay" as a creative writing edition of the magazine that dates back to 1972 when the then-newspaper changed its name to "Heresay" in Volume 14 as part of a protest against nuclear testing in the Pacific by France . The Prosh Rag , which contains satirical content, is another special issue that is sold by students to the public to raise funds for charities. On Dit often publishes content on national and global politics and
20562-414: The week after the student election) following allegations of misconduct by the Progress party. The decision found that Progress candidates used unauthorised materials while campaigning, and that unauthorised personnel campaigned for the party. The results of the election were voided, a re-election called, and the Progress candidates banned from campaigning for one day. Unrelated to Progress, one student from
20711-543: The year. Students' union maintain quite a hierarchical structure. India has developed a complex tradition of student politics dating from the era of Indian National Congress movement domination. Student unions are organised both within universities, like the Student Council of IISc and across universities, All India Students Federation (AISF) is the oldest student organisation in India founded on August 12, 1936. AISF
20860-512: Was accepted a member of IAESTE. The union gained right to represent Azerbaijan students in IAESTE. That membership was the union's first success on international level. During 20–27 January Azerbaijan Students Union was accepted as associative member of IAESTE in 64th Annual Conference in Thailand. Azerbaijan Students Union has been a full member of European Students' Union until 2015. In China ,
21009-624: Was built as its permanent home in 1927. The college eventually renamed to the Adelaide College of the Arts and Education. It also established additional teachers colleges in other parts of the city including Magill . Following a series of mergers, the colleges expanded to become advanced colleges which all later amalgamated with the original mother college to become the South Australian College of Advanced Education in 1982. The combined institution continued its presence alongside
21158-480: Was called the University Building until 1961 when it was renamed after William Mitchell . The Brookman Building, constructed in 1903 and named after its benefactor George Brookman , formed part of the original School of Mines and Industries later renamed to the South Australian Institute of Technology . It was inherited by the University of South Australia , which later expanded to the west end of
21307-495: Was constructed in 2014. It is a student hub that comprises "open plan" teaching and learning spaces, the main library on the east end and a central green common area with an outdoor cinema . The adjacent Hawke Building is named after former prime minister Bob Hawke and was constructed in 2007. It is home to the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Samstag Museum,
21456-555: Was established in 1924. Its first director was Arnold E. V. Richardson . Later renamed to the Waite Research Institute, it produces approximately 70% of Australia's research output in viticulture and oenology and around 80% of cereal varieties used in southern Australia were created there. A Soil Research Centre was founded in 1929 with a donation of £10,000 from Harold Darling of J. Darling and Son , grain merchants. In 2004, State Premier Mike Rann opened
21605-608: Was founded in 1874 by the Union College with studies initially conducted at its Institute Building . The society was also the birthplace of the South Australian Institute of Technology founded in 1889 as the School of Mines and Industries. The institute later became the University of South Australia during the Dawkins Revolution following a merger with amalgamated colleges dating back to the School of Art , also founded at
21754-399: Was founded in 1895 and since 1971 is recognised as a statutory corporation under the legislation governing the University of Adelaide. As of 2024, there are over 175 clubs and societies under the umbrella of the union. In September 2024, YouX and the University of South Australia Student Association announced their intention to merge. The Adelaide University Union was founded in 1895 and
21903-601: Was founded with the backing of its first benefactor Walter Hughes and Thomas Elder , also a Scottish-born pastoralist and another founder of the university, who each donated £20,000 towards the association. The university initially occupied the South Australian Institute Building prior to the construction of the University Building which housed the entire campus at the time. Elder also bequeathed an additional £65,000 in his will following his death in 1897 of which £20,000 were allocated to set up
22052-451: Was missing a clock for more than 120 years until 2003, when the mechanism was finally added following a donation. The colleges' teaching and research in oenology and viticulture were transferred to the Waite campus, along with the bulk of its work in plant breeding . Before studies in oenology were transferred to the Waite campus, the college had produced a number of highly regarded and awarded winemakers and wine critics. Following
22201-612: Was opened on the campus. It included a solar farm with an output of 1.2MW with a 420/1200kWh hybrid battery. Its 3,200 solar panels are estimated to produce 42% of the campus' energy requirements. The Whyalla campus was established in 1962 and is the largest regional campus in South Australia . Located in city of Whyalla in the Eyre Peninsula , it is set on 22 hectares (54 acres) and offers studies in teacher education , nursing , midwifery , physiotherapy , occupational therapy , social work and human services . Based in
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