Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia has a record of excellence and innovation in teaching and research. It aims high to inspire achievement by their students and all staff - academic and general - to prepare them to meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities of modern life. .

Flinders is ranked within the first 10 of all Australian universities and has earned an excellent reputation for the quality of the full range of undergraduate and post graduate courses they offer. It is significant to note the university is experiencing a strong demand for its courses in 2010, registering an overall increase in applications of around 15 per cent over last year. The new courses on offer at Flinders have also sparked a strong response from applicants.

Flinders University is a leading Australian university for courses in Health Sciences such as
degrees in medicine, health sciences, medical science, nursing, midwifery and paramedics for which the demand is always high. This year the university will welcome the first intake to several new courses including the Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science)/Master of Optometry, and also the first group of school leavers entering the undergraduate medical course pathway.

There has also been a significant interest in degrees in Teacher training, the generalist Arts and Science , Languages and the new combined Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)/ Bachelor of Technology (Aquaculture). This increase in the competitive demand for places at Flinders and for some courses, has also necessitated increasing the entry scores for both local and international students for courses such as speech pathology, nutrition and dietetics, medical science, paramedics, biomedical and robotic engineering, midwifery, psychology and law.

Direct entry to undergraduate courses require 3 Sri Lanka A/Level passes or 2 London A/Level passes with the appropriate grades or scores specified by the university. Those with lower qualifications can also seek entry to a wide range of undergraduate courses through a variety of entry pathways. Flinders University also offers a Bachelor of Nursing (Registered Nurse entry) course" on completion of which Registered Nurses in Sri Lanka could seek to register and practise as a Nurse in South Australia. Entry to this programme is in July only.

Ms Tanya Clarke of Flinders University will be in Sri Lanka shortly and students interested in applying for the July 2010 intake or wishing to obtain more information could meet her on February 10 between 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m at Edlocate office in Colombo.