SIBU: Officials and representatives of the University of Adelaide and Bradford College will be on hand to provide information on their programmes at the ‘Australian Education Fair 2012.’
The fair would in Kuching on July 9 at Pullman Kuching, here on July 10 at RH Hotel and July 11 in Miri at Grand Palace Hotel.
The fair at all the venues would be from 2 to 6pm.
With a total of 135 years of educational experience, the University of Adelaide is one of Australia’s most prestigious universities.
Its programmes are underpinned by innovation and relevance and taught by qualified academicians who are national and international leaders in their fields.
Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia and has developed a reputation of excellence in teaching, learning and research.
As a member of Australia’s prestigious research intensive Group-of-Eight universities, the University of Adelaide is also associated with five Nobel Prize winners. It has also produced 105 Rhodes scholars and 110 Fulbright scholars.
From the start, the university has been one of Australia’s most progressive institutions.
It was the first Australian university to grant degrees in science, the first also to establish a Conservatorium of Music and the first to admit women to academic programmes – in 1881.
With more than 22,000 students and over 3,000 staff, the university is small enough to provide personal interaction with teaching staff, yet large enough to offer a broad range of programmes and student support services.
With more than 6,000 international students from more than 90 countries, the university is a melting-pot of international cultures and studies’ experience.
Having over 150,000 alumni living in 80 countries worldwide, the university has also set an impact in the international cultural, economic and political climate. It has also developed a dedicated pathway into its degree programme for students with SPM, through its Foundation Studies established with Bradford College, which is also located at the heart of the city of Adelaide.
Through this pathway, student at Bradford College being part of the University of Adelaide’s population, study on campus; share the university’s resources and facilities.
And like all other students of the university, they make the most of the university’s experience with access to the student union, its club, and societies.
At the heart of the university’s vision is a belief that the students’ experience is fundamental and that research and high quality teaching have a symbiotic relationship that underpins and characterises the finest universities in the world.
The university is committed to producing graduates recognised worldwide for their creativity, knowledge and skills, as well as their culture and tolerance.