Universities of Adelaide and SA revive merger talks, with single uni pitched for 2026

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Despite previous stalled efforts, an amalgamation of the UniSA and the University of Adelaide is now back on the cards, with the institutions clearing hurdles that blocked a merger deal four years ago.

abc.net.au/news/universities-of-adelaide-and-south-australia-move-to-merge/101746396Despite previous stalled efforts, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are now closer to merging than ever before, after reviving talks to amalgamate and rebrand as a single institution within three years.

"It [would] immediately put us as the biggest educator of Australian students in the country, the second biggest educator of students from low [socio-economic] backgrounds and in the top 10 for Aboriginal students going to university." Ms Close said the state government would determine how much money it needed to invest in coming weeks, but did not give a dollar figure.was announced amid public fanfare in June 2018Last year, the ABC revealed that top officials could not agree on what to name the institution and how to choose its leaders — but Ms Close said that, this time round, those hurdles had already been cleared.

"They have agreed on the name, they've agreed on the leadership, and we've been able to sign a document with the South Australian government involved as well. None of those three things have happened before."In a joint statement, University of Adelaide chancellor Catherine Branson and UniSA chancellor Pauline Carr said they were "delighted" by the prospect of joining forces.

 

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