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University of South Australia

Adelaide, Italy

University of South Australia

The University of South Australia (UniSA) was a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1991, it was the successor of the former South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT). In mid-2023, it agreed to merge with the neighbouring University of Adelaide to form

Adelaide University. The merger began in 2024, with the merged university formally opening in January 2026. The existing institutions were formally disestablished after 31 March 2026, when the University of Adelaide Act 1971 and University of South Australia Act 1990 were repealed. UniSA's earliest antecedent institutions were both founded in the Jubilee Exhibition Building of the former Royal South Australian Society of Arts. SAIT was founded in 1889 as the School of Mines and Industries, and the South Australian College of Advanced Education dates back to the School of Art in 1856. The institute gained university status following their merger in 1991. Its expansion over three decades, including to sites on the west end of North Terrace, along with broadening its fields of studies, contributed to its status as the state's largest university, with 34,878 students in 2023. The university...

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