page_title: University of South Australia
section_title: SAIT
hierarchical_section_title: University of South Australia / History / SAIT
caption_attribution_description: English: Layout of buildings in the area bounded by North Terrace, Frome Road, Victoria Drive and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide. Includes University, School of Mines, Museum, Art Gallery.
context_page_description: The University of South Australia is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australia with approximately 32,000 students.
  The university was founded in its current form in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and the South Australian College of Advanced Education. The legislation to establish and name the new University of South Australia was introduced by the Hon Mike Rann MP, Minister of Employment and Further Education. Under the University's Act, its original mission was "to preserve, extend and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, scholarship and consultancy, and to provide educational programs that will enhance the diverse cultural life of the wider community".
  UniSA is among the world's top universities, ranked in the World's Top 50 Under 50 by both the Quacarelli Symonds World University Ranking and Times Higher Education. It has two Adelaide city centre campuses, two Adelaide metropolitan campuses, and two South Australian regional campuses.
context_section_description: The South Australian Institute of Technology traced its origins back to 1889 when the South Australian School of Mines and Industries established on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road between the University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The building, towards which Sir George Brookman was a significant contributor, was from 1918 to 1960 the home of Adelaide Technical High School. In 1960 it became the South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Adelaide Technical High School moved to Glenunga to become Glenunga High. The SAIT was made up of three campuses, all of which remain a part of the University of South Australia. In 1965 SAIT was designated a college of advanced education resulting in a broadening in the range of courses offered, particularly at the professional level. Under a government reform to education in 1991 it was given the option of merging with the newly formed TAFE SA or the SACAE to form the University of South Australia. SAIT was an educational institution with 3 campuses in suburban Adelaide, and had a broad range of topics making it a clear fit with neither institution, though SACAE was chosen in the end.
caption: North Terrace institutions in 1926. School of Mines building is at far right.
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