SA Government blasted over breaking 'university city' promise

By Lauren Novak. THE State Government has "walked away" from its vision to make Adelaide a renowned university city and there is no clear strategy to rescue the policy, the visiting head of University College London says.
UCL President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant said the institution was convinced to set up a campus in Adelaide in 2009 by the vision outlined by former Premier Mike Rann and promises of support and easy access to policy makers.
However he had been "disappointed" by the state's progress towards becoming a "university city".
"It seems the state has walked away from its global visionary policy because the local politics got too hard," Professor Grant said.
Speaking at a conference in Adelaide this afternoon, Professor Grant said there was no longer a dedicated unit to support new universities establishing campuses in Adelaide. Read more...