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{{Short description|Private university in Australia}}
{{use Australian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Torrens University Australia
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 | latin_name             = Universitas Torrensiana
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 | motto                  = ''Love what you do'' ([[Social:English language|English]])
 | motto_lang             = eng
 | established            = 1961 (oldest college)<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/our-heritage</ref>{{br}}2013 (university status)<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/our-heritage</ref>
 | free_label             = Named after
 | free                   = Sir Robert Richard Torrens {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCMG}}<ref>https://collections.history.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/33488</ref>
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 | accreditation          = [[Organization:Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency|TEQSA]]
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 | type                   = Private research university
 | chancellor             = Jim Varghese {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}}<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/governance-leadership/governing-board</ref>
 | president              = Linda Brown<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/governance-leadership/executive-leadership</ref>
 | vice_chancellor        = Prof Alwyn Louw<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/governance-leadership/executive-leadership</ref>
 | location               = {{wipe|Australia}}, [[Earth:New Zealand|New Zealand]] and {{wipe|China}}<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/campuses</ref>
 | campus                 = [[Engineering:Urban area|Urban]] and [[Earth:Rural area|regional]] with multiple sites<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/campuses</ref>
 | free_label2            = Headquarters
 | free2                  = Sydney, New South Wales, {{wipe|Australia}}<ref>https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/torrens-university-australia-ltd</ref>
 | colours                 = Orange and grey<ref>https://www.brandcolorcode.com/torrens-university</ref>
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 | total_staff            = 1,914 (2022)<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/-/media/project/laureate/shared/pdf/our-impact/be-good/social-impact-report-2023.pdf</ref>
 | students               = {{circa}} 19,600 (2022)<ref>https://www.torrens.edu.au/-/media/project/laureate/shared/pdf/our-impact/be-good/social-impact-report-2023.pdf</ref>
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'''Torrens University''' is an Australian international private, for-profit university and vocational registered training organisation, with campuses in [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]], [[Place:Melbourne|Melbourne]], Brisbane, [[Place:Adelaide|Adelaide]], Blue Mountains, {{wipe|Australia}}, [[Place:Auckland|Auckland, New Zealand]], and Suzhou, China. As of 2022 the university has about 21,000 enrolled students.

Torrens University Australia, along with Think Education and Media Design School, together form Torrens Global Education, which is part of Strategic Education, Inc.  

==History==

An application from Laureate Education Asia to found a private university was approved by the Government of South Australia in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uta.edu.au|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6CtUXgGVK|title=Torrens University Australia|url-status=dead|archivedate=14 December 2012}}</ref>  Upon commission, Torrens University became the 33rd university in Australia and the first new university for 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Torrens University Australia|url=https://www.amecnews.com/en/torrens-university-australia/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=AMEC 英美澳國際有限公司|language=en-US|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125051455/https://www.amecnews.com/en/torrens-university-australia/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The go-ahead for the new university was given by the South Australian Cabinet following Premier Mike Rann's negotiations in Australia and in Cancun, Mexico, with Laureate Chairman Douglas Becker and Chancellor Michael Mann. Honorary Laureate Chancellor and former US President Bill Clinton publicly endorsed the Australian project.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=readJuly 24|first1=Education Reporter Tim Williams2 min|last2=2014 - 1:06pm|date=2014-07-24|title=Clinton in Adelaide — the world according to Bill|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/former-us-president-bill-clinton-gives-speech-on-global-affairs-in-adelaide-while-launching-torrens-university-australia/news-story/48373b1885671743bd7bb61343f2ff7d|access-date=2022-01-25|website=adelaidenow|language=en|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125070520/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/former-us-president-bill-clinton-gives-speech-on-global-affairs-in-adelaide-while-launching-torrens-university-australia/news-story/48373b1885671743bd7bb61343f2ff7d|url-status=live}}</ref>

The founding President and [[Social:Vice-chancellor|Vice-chancellor]] was Fred McDougall, former deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president of the University of Adelaide.<ref name="Fred McDougall">{{Cite web|title=Fred McDougall|url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/fred-mcdougall-3570|access-date=2022-01-25|website=The Conversation|date=5 August 2011 |language=en|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125051458/https://theconversation.com/profiles/fred-mcdougall-3570|url-status=live}}</ref>

Torrens University Australia was accredited by the [[Organization:Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency|Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency]] in 2012. It was originally expected to open in 2013 but commenced teaching in 2014. In September 2019, Torrens University was reaccredited by TEQSA for 5 years until September 2024.  

In 2020 Strategic Education, Inc. became the new owner of Torrens University Australia. This new alliance created a global network of over 100,000 learners around the world. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrens University Australia, Think Education & Media Design School Boards announce new owner |url=https://www.strategiceducation.com/news/news-releases/sei-news-releases-details/2020/Torrens-University-Australia-Think-Education--Media-Design-School-Boards-announce-new-owner-/default.aspx |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.strategiceducation.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Campuses==
{{as of|2021}}, Torrens University has campuses in and around five cities in Australia, one in New Zealand and one in China.<ref name=campuses>{{cite web|url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/studying-with-us/campuses|website=Torrens University|title=Campuses|access-date=16 November 2019|archive-date=22 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822054957/https://www.torrens.edu.au/campuses|url-status=live}}</ref> There are about 20,000 enrolled students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who we are|url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/who-we-are|access-date=2021-08-31|website=www.torrens.edu.au|language=en|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308171123/https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/who-we-are|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Adelaide===
Adelaide was the first location in the country, opening its first campus in the heritage-listed Torrens Building on Victoria Square/Tarndanyangga, in the CBD, in 2013.<ref name=Torrens-open>{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Sarah|title=Torrens University to open in Adelaide in 2013|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/torrens-university-to-open-in-adelaide-in-2013/story-fn6bqvxz-1226170064925|access-date=16 November 2019|work=The Advertiser|location=Adelaide|date=19 October 2011|archive-date=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408075021/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/torrens-university-to-open-in-adelaide-in-2013/story-fn6bqvxz-1226170064925|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/torrens-university-to-open-in-adelaide-in-2013/news-story/8a0f77e35d74b877b45d7c72fe012648?nk=eac43ea9cd5333b2b7f95fc30789a34e-1539170116|title=Torrens University to open in adelaide in 2013|work=The Advertiser|location=Adelaide}}</ref>

On 3 August 2015 the university opened a new campus just along the road in the old Menz Biscuits factory on Wakefield Street,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/news/torrens-university-launches-new-adelaide-campusTorrens|title=University launches new Adelaide campus|date=3 August 2015|website=Torrens University|access-date=16 November 2019|archive-date=22 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822054958/https://www.torrens.edu.au/404|url-status=live}}</ref> and {{As of|lc=yes|2019}} no longer lists Torrens Building as another campus.<ref name=campuses/> There is another campus in Adelaide on Pulteney Street. This campus is the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School hub in the centre of Adelaide’s CBD, exclusively focused on students studying a Master of International Hotel Management. 

===Brisbane===

There are two campuses in Brisbane, <ref>{{cite web |title=About Torrens University Australia - Brisbane |url=https://www.chiefentrepreneur.qld.gov.au/community/locations/torrens-university-australia-brisbane |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174347/https://www.chiefentrepreneur.qld.gov.au/community/locations/torrens-university-australia-brisbane |archive-date=10 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018 |publisher=Chief Entrepreneur}}</ref> : the Fortitude Valley campus, which is adjacent to the Storey Bridge and home to a range of courses and degrees in Design and Creative Technology, Health & Education, and Business & Hospitality, along with the Torrens University Language Centre; and the Gotha Street campus which delivers a range of Health courses and degrees.<ref name="campuses" />

===Melbourne===

Melbourne plays host to a campus located on Melbourne's Flinders Street and The Practice Wellbeing Centre located in Fitzroy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satac.edu.au/torrens-university-australia|title=Torrens University Australia|publisher=SATAC|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010213453/http://www.satac.edu.au/torrens-university-australia|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Sydney and Blue Mountains===

There are three campuses in the [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]] region. These campuses include the Ultimo campus and Surry Hills, and the Blue Mountains campus on the outskirts of metropolitan Sydney.<ref name=campuses/><ref name="VTAC">{{cite web|url=http://www.vtac.edu.au/courses-inst/institutions/bmihms.html|title=Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School|publisher=VTAC|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=17 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617083948/http://vtac.edu.au/courses-inst/institutions/bmihms.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Blue Mountains campus is located in the suburb of Leura,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aahs.com.au/members/blue-mountains-international-hotel-management-school-torrens-university/|title=Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School at Torrens University|publisher=AAHS|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174633/http://aahs.com.au/members/blue-mountains-international-hotel-management-school-torrens-university/|url-status=live}}</ref> adjacent to Katoomba. The campus is home to Torrens University's Practical Learning Centre,<ref name="VTAC"/> simulated hotel environment where students learn hotel management as part of their practical development. The Ultimo campus is a home for the Design & Creative Technology students, while its newest campus, Surry Hills Campus, is home to students from all other faculties, as well as the Torrens University Language Centre, and just minutes away from Sydney’s Central Train Station.  <ref>{{Cite web |title=Surry Hills Sydney |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/campuses/sydney/surry-hills-sydney |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704013839/https://www.torrens.edu.au/campuses/sydney/surry-hills-sydney |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Auckland, New Zealand===
Media Design School offers a range of courses in design and creative technology.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Madden|url=https://warrenandmahoney.com/portfolio/10-madden|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Warren & Mahoney|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901012813/https://warrenandmahoney.com/portfolio/10-madden|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Suzhou, China ===
This campus is home to BMIHMS at Torrens University Australia,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suzhou China|url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/campuses/china/suzhou-china|access-date=2021-08-31|website=www.torrens.edu.au|language=en|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831054848/https://www.torrens.edu.au/campuses/china/suzhou-china|url-status=live}}</ref> operated as a joint venture with Suzhou Tourism and Finance Institute.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Suzhou Tourism & Finance Institute |url=https://www.stfi.cn/dep-ywz.html |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.stfi.cn}}</ref> This campus is in close proximity to Shanghai, and offers training in restaurant service, front office management, guest relations and housekeeping.

==Organisation and academics==

===Schools===
* APM College of Business and Communication - APM was established over 25 years ago<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edarabia.com/27210/apm-college-of-business-communications/|title=APM College of Business Communications|publisher=Edarabia|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=25 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625112415/http://www.edarabia.com/27210/apm-college-of-business-communications/|url-status=live}}</ref> and offers business degrees and vocational diplomas, and the opportunity to pathway into a master's degree.
* Billy Blue College of Design - Billy Blue College<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myskills.gov.au/RegisteredTrainers/Campus?id=16684|title=Billy Blue College of Design|publisher=MySkills|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174524/https://www.myskills.gov.au/RegisteredTrainers/Campus?id=16684|url-status=live}}</ref> was created by designers for designers, offering appropriate courses for aspiring design professionals. The college started off as a magazine and later moved into a design agency. It then went on to develop into a school and now finally, a university.
* Chifley Business School - For over two decades, Chifley<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myskills.gov.au/RegisteredTrainers/Details?rtocode=41343|title=Chifley Business School at Torrens University Australia|publisher=MySkills|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174542/https://www.myskills.gov.au/RegisteredTrainers/Details?rtocode=41343|url-status=live}}</ref> has provided business education across Australia and internationally through a range of postgraduate courses for those looking to pursue careers in resources, engineering, and information technology.
* Media Design School - Media Design School was founded to provide trained graduates for digital and technological companies.
* Real Madrid Graduate School (Universidad Europea) - The Real Madrid Graduate School was launched in 2006 to train in all disciplines related to sport.
* Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (or BMIHMS) - was opened in 1991 and focuses on hotel management education. It is number 1 in Oceania by subject 2019 according to QS World University rankings Hospitality and Leisure Management,<ref>{{Cite web|title=QS World University Rankings for Hospitality & Leisure Management 2019 {{!}} Top Universities|url=https://www.qschina.cn/en/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2019/hospitality-leisure-management|access-date=2021-09-01|website=www.qschina.cn|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901012813/https://www.qschina.cn/en/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2019/hospitality-leisure-management|url-status=live}}</ref> and number 1 Hotel Management School in Australia and Asia-Pacific's in 2020 according to Kantar.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-27|title=Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School Ranking, Programs, Admission Process, Cost of Attendance & Scholarships|url=https://collegedunia.com/australia/college/2372-blue-mountains-international-hotel-management-school-sydney|access-date=2021-09-01|website=collegedunia.com|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901012813/https://collegedunia.com/australia/college/2372-blue-mountains-international-hotel-management-school-sydney|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Torrens University Language Centre (TULC) - The Torrens University Language Centre<ref>{{cite web|url=https://studyadelaide.com/study/providers/the-university-of-adelaides-english-language-centre/|title=The University of Adelaide's English Language Centre|publisher=Study Adelaide|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174513/https://studyadelaide.com/study/providers/the-university-of-adelaides-english-language-centre/|url-status=live}}</ref> has been delivering English language programs in Australia for more than 20 years. Founded in 1995, the centre offers academic and general English courses to students from around the world.
* William Blue College of Hospitality Management - private hospitality college offering bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and diploma courses that specialise in tourism and hospitality management including work placement with industry partners.

===Research institutes and centres===

* '''The Centre of Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimisation (AIRO)''' focuses on research in two areas of science: Artificial Intelligence and Optimisation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research & Optimisation (AIRO) |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-institutes/airo |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>
* '''The Centre for Organisational Change and Agility (COCA)''' spans research topics from accounting, finance, global project management, global supply and value, leadership, business systems, commercial services, tourism, strategy, management and organisational behaviour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Organisational Change and Agility (COCA)|url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-institutes/coca |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>
* '''The Centre for Healthy Futures (CHEF)''' aims for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and the improvement of individual wellbeing. Through research on environmental, lifestyle and economic factors that impact health and quality of life, and with a particular focus on health and wellbeing throughout the lifespan, this research also contributes to better understanding healthcare systems and developing technology for both individual and whole of population health.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Health Futures (CHEF) |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-institutes/chef |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>
* '''The Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing (PHEHF)'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing (PHEHF) |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-institutes/phehf |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref> conducts transdisciplinary research to tackle complex and critical public health issues of our time. 
* '''The Centre for Healthy Sustainable Development (CHSD)'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Healthy Sustainable Development (CHSD) |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-institutes/chsd |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref> conducts cross-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary research to tackle complex and important policy issues of our time, which are aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 
* '''Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU)''' – Since its establishment with funding from the Australian Government in 1999, the PHIDU has been committed to providing information on a broad range of health and other determinants across the lifespan. Located at Torrens University Australia since November 2015, the emphasis continues to be on the publication of small area statistics. Since 2008, PHIDU has offered free online access to a range of data for researchers to reference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-institutes/phidu |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>

===Initiatives===
On 2 April 2018, Torrens University Australia launched a free online course called "the Voices of Autism"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://healthtimes.com.au/hub/autism-spectrum/63/news/nc1/free-online-course-about-autism-codesigned-and-delivered-by-people-with-autism/3261/|title=Free online course about autism, co-designed and delivered by people with autism|publisher=HealthTimes|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010213547/https://healthtimes.com.au/hub/autism-spectrum/63/news/nc1/free-online-course-about-autism-codesigned-and-delivered-by-people-with-autism/3261/|url-status=live}}</ref> to celebrate [[Medicine:World Autism Awareness Day|World Autism Awareness Day]].

In July 2021, Torrens University Australia launched another free online course, the Thin Ice VR short course. Co-designed by environmental scientist Tim Jarvis AM and lecturer James Calvert, it goes behind the scenes of the "Thin Ice" [[Virtual reality|virtual reality]] production to teach about the creative technologies used to recreate Antarctic locations in realistic 3D.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Free short course takes you on a journey of discovery through Thin Ice VR|url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/free-short-course-takes-you-on-a-journey-of-discovery-through-thin-ice|access-date=2021-08-31|website=www.torrens.edu.au|language=en|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831054845/https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/free-short-course-takes-you-on-a-journey-of-discovery-through-thin-ice|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Thin Ice VR won several awards, including Best Virtual Reality Short at the Cannes World Film Festival. 

On 25 January 2022, Torrens University Australia launched a 9-part podcast series featuring researchers from Torrens University, who are working towards solving complex global problems and propelling innovation. The podcast was recorded across Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Research that Matters podcast|url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-that-matters-podcast|access-date=2022-01-25|website=www.torrens.edu.au|language=en|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125032615/https://www.torrens.edu.au/research/research-that-matters-podcast|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Rankings==
* Top 10 for teaching quality<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Experience Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/student-experience-survey-(ses) |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=QILT |language=en}}</ref>
* Top 10 for education experience<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Experience Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/student-experience-survey-(ses) |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=QILT |language=en}}</ref>
* Global Online MBA Rankings (CEO Magazine<sup>25</sup>) Tier One status three years in a row   
* Recognised as one of Australia's Most Innovative Companies three years in a row (2020 and 2021) (AFR)  
* BMIHMS in Suzhou named the Most Respected Hotel School of China 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=BMIHMS Suzhou recognized as top hotel management school in China |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/bmihms-suzhou-named-top-hotel-management-school-in-china |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>  
* Recognised by [https://ceoworld.biz/2021/12/28/top-institutes-to-study-cloud-computing-in-australia/ CEOWORLD Magazine] as one of the top universities in Australia to study Software Engineering in 2021.  
* Ranked 2<sup>nd</sup> in overall employment for undergraduate international graduates in Australia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graduate Outcomes Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos) |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=QILT |language=en}}</ref>
* Ranked 4<sup>th</sup> in full time employment for undergraduate international graduates 
* Postgraduates earn a salary within the top 20% in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrens University Australia Postgraduate Rankings |url=https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/course-provider/torrens-university-australia/ratings-rankings/postgraduate |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
* Media Design School ranked #1 in New Zealand and #2 in Australasia, with Billy Blue at #7 in Animation Career Review's 2020 Global College Ranking.  
* Media Design School ranked #1 Creative Tech School in the Southern Hemisphere – The Rookies 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Design School Auckland {{!}} Media Design School |url=https://www.mediadesignschool.com/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.mediadesignschool.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Ranked in of the Top 12 Animation School in the world – Animation Career Review 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-26 |title=Top 10 Animation Schools in Australia & New Zealand - 2021 College Rankings |url=https://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/top-10-animation-schools-australia-new-zealand-2021-college-rankings |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Animation Career Review |language=en}}</ref>

== Awards and accolades ==

* 2022 ASCILITE Award for Innovation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrens University's virtual fashion studio wins 3rd award in 2022 |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/torrens-universitys-virtual-fashion-studio-wins |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref> - virtual design studio 
* Professor Seyedali Mirjalili named The Australian Research 2023 Magazine’s number 1 artificial intelligence researcher in the world<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrens University researcher recognised as the world's best AI expert |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/torrens-university-researcher-recognised-as-world-best-ai-expert |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref> 
* 2022 Catalyst Award in the Teaching and Learning category - virtual design studio<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrens University wins International award for virtual fashion studio |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/torrens-university-wins-international-award-for-virtual-fashion-studio |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>
* Linda Brown, Torrens University CEO and President | EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ Australia 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrens University CEO Linda Brown is the EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ Australia 2021 |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/linda-brown-named-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>

* MBA ranked by CEO Magazine as a Tier 1 MBA for 3 years in a row (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global MBA Rankings Archives |url=https://ceo-mag.com/rankings-category/global-mba-rankings/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=CEO Magazine |language=en}}</ref> 

==Notable people==
===Vice-chancellors===
* Alwyn Louw (2020–present)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alwyn Louw|url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/alwyn-louw-1163468|access-date=2021-09-01|website=The Conversation|date=5 October 2020 |language=en|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901233106/https://theconversation.com/profiles/alwyn-louw-1163468|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Justin Beilby (2015–2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Torrens University Australia Appoints New Vice Chancellor, Professor Justin Beilby|date=19 January 2015 |url=http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/torrens-university-australia-appoints-new-vice-chancellor-professor-justin-beilby/|publisher=Glam Adelaide|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205123540/https://glamadelaide.com.au/torrens-university-australia-appoints-new-vice-chancellor-professor-justin-beilby/|url-status=live}}</ref>)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Justin Beilby|url=https://research.torrens.edu.au/en/persons/justin-beilby|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Torrens University Australia|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901233111/https://research.torrens.edu.au/en/persons/justin-beilby|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Fred McDougall (2012–2015)<ref name="Fred McDougall"/>

===Chancellors===
* Jim Varghese AM (2022–present)<ref name=Chancellor>{{cite web | title= Torrens University Australia announces Jim Varghese AM as second Chancellor | website= Torrens University | date= 30 November 2021 | url= https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/torrens-university-australia-announces-jim-varghese-am-as-second-chancellor#.YavdIC_ZUgo | access-date= 30 November 2021 | archive-date= 2 December 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211202050808/https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/torrens-university-australia-announces-jim-varghese-am-as-second-chancellor#.YavdIC_ZUgo | url-status= live }}</ref>
* Michael Mann AM (2012–2021)<ref name=board>{{cite web | title=Governing board | website=Torrens University | date=18 June 2020 | url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/governance-leadership/governing-board | access-date=16 October 2021 | archive-date=16 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016084140/https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/governance-leadership/governing-board | url-status=live }}</ref>

===President===
* Linda Brown (2014–present)<ref name=board/>

=== Notable staff ===

* Darren Peters
* Victoria Pendergast

=== Notable Faculty ===

* Craig Foster
* [[Biography:Stephanie Kelton|Stephanie Kelton]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrens University welcomes chief economist Stephanie Kelton {{!}} Torrens University |url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/torrens-university-welcomes-chief-economist-stephanie-kelton |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.torrens.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>
* Sedeyali (Ali) Mirjalili<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mirjalili |first=Seyedali |title=uCity |url=https://seyedalimirjalili.com/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=uCity |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Andy Blood<ref>{{Cite web |title=Media Design School appoints Andy Blood, ex-Facebook Creative Strategist as Industry Fellow to lead its way forward into Web 3.0 {{!}} Media Design School |url=https://www.mediadesignschool.com/news/media-design-school-appoints-andy-blood-ex-facebook-creative-strategist-industry-fellow-lead |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.mediadesignschool.com |date=September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

== Notable Alumni ==

=== Torrens University ===

* Golgol Mebrahtu, professional footballer <ref group="Alumni">{{Cite web |title=Golgol MEBRAHTU {{!}} Torrens University Australia, Adelaide {{!}} Department of Business Administration {{!}} Research profile |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Golgol-Mebrahtu |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Company:ResearchGate|ResearchGate]]}}</ref>
* Alex Wilkinson, professional footballer<ref group="Alumni">{{cite web | url=https://pfa.net.au/player-development/pfa-members-advance-off-field-learning-through-torrens-university-scholarships-and-education-grants/ | title=PFA members advance off field learning through Torrens University scholarships and education grants | date=11 May 2022 }}</ref> 
* Jonathon Giles, professional AFL player <ref group="Alumni">{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Giles |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-giles-932766ba/?originalSubdomain=au |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Company:LinkedIn|LinkedIn]]}}</ref>
* Oscar McInerney, professional AFL player <ref group="Alumni">{{Cite web |title=Oscar McInerney |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-mcinerney-997425162/?originalSubdomain=au |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Company:LinkedIn|LinkedIn]]}}</ref>
* Paul Seedsman, professional AFL player <ref group="Alumni">{{Cite web |title=Torrens University vs Kaplan Business School |url=https://collegedunia.com/comparison/2388-torrens-university-australia-vs-2382-kaplan-business-school |archive-date= |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=collegedunia.com}}</ref>
* Daniel Menzel, professional AFL player<ref group="Alumni">{{Cite web |title=Daniel Menzel |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-menzel-966286147/?originalSubdomain=au |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Company:LinkedIn|LinkedIn]]}}</ref>
* Mackenzie Arnold, professional soccer player<ref group="Alumni">{{cite web | url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/matildas-caitlin-foord-and-mackenzie-arnold-on-studying-nutrition | title=Matildas' Caitlin Foord & Mackenzie Arnold on studying Nutrition }}</ref>
* Caitlin Foord, Arsenal soccer player<ref group="Alumni">{{cite web | url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/matildas-caitlin-foord-and-mackenzie-arnold-on-studying-nutrition | title=Matildas' Caitlin Foord & Mackenzie Arnold on studying Nutrition }}</ref>
* Reilly O'Brien, professional AFL player<ref group="Alumni">{{cite web | url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/afl-star-reilly-obrien-discusses-his-career-study-and-hopes-for-the-future | title=How one Sports Management Student went from Internship to Dream Job at the Penrith Panthers }}</ref>
* Leah Kaslar, professional AFL player<ref group="Alumni">{{cite web | url=https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog/triple-threat | title=Triple threat. Equally passionate about the environment, footy and education }}</ref> 

==See also==
*APM College of Business and Communication
*Billy Blue College of Design
*Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
*Chifley Business School
*Jansen Newman Institute
*Media Design School
*Southern School of Natural Therapies 
*William Blue College of Hospitality Management
*[[Organization:List of universities in Australia|List of universities in Australia]]

== References ==
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