Flinders staff and graduates recognised in 2015 Australia Day honours
Flinders University staff and alumni have once again been recognised for their major contribution to Australian society in this year’s Australia Day awards and honours.
Flinders University staff and alumni have once again been recognised for their major contribution to Australian society in this year’s Australia Day awards and honours.
Undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses at Flinders University have experienced strong demand in 2015. The University has responded by making a total of 7,016 offers to date.
Purple has long been the colour of kings, so when perceived underdogs deck themselves out in it, then step boldly forward, it’s worth paying close attention to what happens next.
There’s something particularly satisfying about seeing one of society’s unsung heroes finally receiving public recognition for decades of service.
With students ranging from 15 to 73 years old and a can-do approach to achievement, it’s not hard to see how Naracoorte High School’s Independent Learning Centre (ILC) won a Flinders University sponsored Brand South Australia Education Award.
“If a developing country like Cuba can train more doctors and nurses than they need so they can contribute to the health care needs of other countries around the world – why can’t Australia do the same?”
A medical scientist from Namibia has become the first international student to undertake a Graduate Certificate at Flinders University’s International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing.
Eight villages, nine days and some 6,200 eye examinations; no wonder Flinders University Optometrist Jason Booth was admittedly exhausted on his recent return from Nepal.
Promoting entrepreneurship is crucial for SA’s economic future, the chair of the New Venture Institute’s Advisory Council told guests at a Government House function this week.