The right university can make all the difference

LOOKING FOR A GREAT CAREER?

While stepping straight from high school to university is often expected, there are definitely benefits to starting university later in life, especially if someone is looking to change their career path or upskill in their current career.

If you, or someone you know is considering taking their first step towards their future career, there are a few boxes we think you should tick along the way.

Three attributes of a student-focused university

1. Student-centric thinking

A great university will see your success as their success. At Flinders, we are focused on student success, from our range of more than 500 undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees, to our comprehensive support systems, flexible online study and incredible campuses and facilities. We are constantly re-evaluating our degrees and our teaching methods to ensure our students get the best possible results.

Flinders university has set me up with life skills such as communication, cultural responsiveness, understanding of all different professions within the health force as well as many other skills which will all help guide me through my professional career.

Ben Chapman, Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy

Olayinka Abioye, Nigeria Master of Civil Engineering at Flinders

2. A progressive mindset

It’s a simple truth – things change, which can make the jobs of tomorrow a little hard to understand. New technologies create new careers. New ways of thinking change the ways in which we work, live and learn.

Flinders understands, and we change to ensure that everything we do is preparing our students for their future careers.

Our researchers and lecturers are equipped with up-to-the-minute knowledge based on world-class research and industry collaboration. Our facilities are purpose-built to ensure our students graduate career-ready. And our links to industry ensure we know as much as possible about the future of work.

This progressive mindset has seen us ranked as one of the world’s top universities. And that mindset is something that will not change.

3. A career-minded approach

Most students enrol at university for very practical reasons. They may want to start a new career, shift directions or upskill in their current industries. In short, they want their studies to achieve very specific goals, based around career success.

Plugged into industry trends, with professional placements and practical experiences, teaching at Flinders is designed to take students from learning to earning, delivering the best possible study experience and ensuring graduates are career-ready. We work closely with major industry organisations, and we understand what employers want in a graduate.

Flinders’ Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program gives students the chance to experience real-world projects, and to gain a greater level of understanding what it’s like to work within their chosen industry.

The right university can make all the difference. Flinders is student-centric, progressive and career-minded in its approach to education. Our facilities, our teaching and our industry-informed degrees have one clear focus – helping students graduate ready to step into their future.

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