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Uni of Adelaide to train 50 vets per year

New student places and $15 million in funding have been announced for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's vet school, to be based at the Roseworthy Campus.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2007

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has taken a major step forward today in its bid to establish South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s first , which will train up to 50 vets per year and help to prevent a 'brain drain' from the State.

The Federal Government has $15 million in funding and new Commonwealth-supported university places to support the establishment of a vet school, to be based at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s .

"The $15 million in funding and new university places allocated by the Federal Government are a major boost to our plans to establish South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s first veterinary school," says the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Acting Vice-Chancellor and President, .

"We know there is unmet demand nationally for students wanting to . A new school will help to slow the brain drain of students from South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ who are currently leaving to study at vet schools interstate or overseas.

"As well as providing opportunities for young South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns, the school will also become a leader in science, research and innovation for South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s animal health and agricultural industries," Professor McDougall says.

Among the 235 new student places announced for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide this week, 40 places each year from 2008 have been allocated to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s vet school.

These places will be taken up by students studying for the three-year degree. To complete their training, graduates of this degree program will then study for a three-year postgraduate veterinary science degree.

The number of places will rise to 50 per year for the postgraduate degree, which will begin at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide in 2011.

Professor Phil Hynd, Director of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Roseworthy Campus, says the vet school will focus on "emerging areas of national importance, such as aquaculture, biosecurity, production animals and equine health, and will specifically support South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s veterinary industry requirements".

For more information about the new student places announced today for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, .

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