International Scholarships at Torrens University Australia, 2018

The Torrens University Australia is pleased to announce Chancellors Awards to pursue an undergraduate and postgraduate programme in the field of Business, Health, Design and Hospitality. All new international students are eligible to apply at Torrens University Australia for the academic year 2018-2019.

Torrens University Australia is a private university with locations in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It is part of the Laureate International Universities network and is Australia’s third private university.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate programme.

Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded in the field of Business, Health, Design and Hospitality.

Scholarship Award:

Business

15%: Latin America / Europe / Middle East students Undergraduate & Postgraduate
20%: Vietnam Undergraduate – 1st year of study scholarship only, limited scholarships available.
25%: Vietnam Postgraduate – Limited Scholarships available.
10%: Asian Undergraduate & Postgraduate scholarships. Limited Scholarships available.
5%: Asian Undergraduate & Postgraduate scholarships: Limited Scholarships available.

Health

15%: Latin America / Europe / Middle East Undergraduate & Postgraduate
AUD 2,750: Diploma of Nursing applicants starting 7 February 2018. One-off scholarship.

Design: 15%: Latin America / Europe / Middle East Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Hospitality

15% Latin America / Europe / Middle East Undergraduate and Postgraduate
25%: Alumni Scholarship – Limited Scholarships available.
15%: Family Scholarship – Limited Scholarships available.
10%: Industry Scholarship – Limited Scholarships available.

Trimester 2 2018

Business: 15%: Latin / Europe / Middle East Undergraduate & Postgraduate
Health: 15%: Latin America / Europe / Middle East Undergraduate & Postgraduate
Design: 15%: Latin America / Europe / Middle East Undergraduate & Postgraduate

Scholarship can be taken in Australia

Eligibility: New international students are privy to a scholarship depending on which intake that they commence in, their country of citizenship and the course that they are applying for. From time to time University launch new courses where all new international students are provided an automatic scholarship.

Nationality: Citizens of Latin America / Europe / Middle East, Vietnam and Asia are eligible to apply.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Applicants must have previous degree.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirement: Students need to demonstrate that they have a good level of written and spoken English.

How to Apply: You can apply for a scholarship when you speak of a Course and Career Advisor or by indicating that you wish to be considered for a scholarship in your application form.

Application Deadline: The application deadline is December 15, 2017.

Scholarship Link

About the Author

Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Prof. Mahfouz A. Adedimeji is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual. He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he was a Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics) before his appointment as Vice Chancellor as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ahman Patigi, Nigeria, in February 2021. He started his academic career in 2000 at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, shortly after which he joined the services of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin. A man of eclectic academic background, Prof. Adedimeji was educated in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Markaz Shabaabil Islam, Iwo, Osun State and Markaz Ta’aleemil Araby, Agege, Lagos. He obtained advanced training in Education, Political Science, Communication and Media, Research and Peace Studies at the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Virtual Institute for Higher Education Pedagogy (VIHEP); the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa (VIHEAF); Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, USA; University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA. Apart from serving as a cultural ambassador to the US under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York, Prof. Adedimeji had won or co-won the research and conference awards/grants of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of the National Research Council, Nigeria, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). He has written extensively for a wide range of newspapers and periodicals including “Unilorin Bulletin”, “Unilorin Watch”, “DeLight”, “National Pilot”, “Daily Independent”, “Daily Newswatch”, “New York Parrot” and “New Telegraph”, among others. A versatile academic and award-winning scholar, Prof. Adedimeji has attended academic conferences and undertaken research in several universities across Nigeria as well as in Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Australia, France and United States of America, among others. His hundreds of academic, Islamic and general/opinion articles have been published across outlets in Nigeria and beyond. He has also facilitated and participated in seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally. A former Head of the Directorate of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adedimeji was the Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, between 2013 and 2017. Apart from serving as Rapporteur-General to the Presidential Committee that organised the 2017 Federal Executive Council’s Retreat on Education in Nigeria, he has consulted for the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). For years, he was a Coordinator and Facilitator of the Executive Management Course of the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) and Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Peace, Security and Development”, University of Ilorin. He has also served as a resource person to agencies like the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Institute for Security Studies as well as a number of Civil Society Organisations. He is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the International Chartered World Learned Society, American Biographical Institute, National Congress of Nigerian Students (NACONS), Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin, the Nigerian Army Education Corps, Postgraduate Students Association, UNILORIN, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), UNILORIN, Students’ Union, UNILORIN, and National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), just to mention a few. A Fellow of bodies like the International Association of Research Scholars and Administrators (FIARSA), Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, (FICAN), Society for Peace Studies and Practice (fspsp) and World Institute for Peace (FWIP) , Prof. Adedimeji is a former Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and until recently a Member of the Executive Council of the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He is a member of the Editorial Boards of Research in Pragmatics, journal of the Pragmatics Association of Nigeria (PrAN) and ANUJAT, an international multidisciplinary journal of the All Nations University, Koforidua, Ghana. He has about 15 books to his credit as author, co-author, editor and co-editor.