Torrens University Australia Torrens University Australia Torrens University is a private university in Australia. It is part of the Laureate International Universities network with campus in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane . Upon commission, Torrens University became the 40th university in Australia and the first new university for 20 years. The university currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Business Administration, Commerce, Education, Global Project Management, Public Health, Design and Digital Media as well as Higher Degrees by Research. As of April 2018, Torrens University has a total of 10,300 enrolled students. An application from Laureate Education Asia to found a private university
Henry Torrens Henry Torrens Lieutenant General Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens (24 February 1823 – 1 December 1889) was a British army officer and colonial governor. He was born in Meerut, India, the son of Henry Whitelock Torrens and Eliza Mary Roberts and died in London. Torrens was commissioned as a second Lieutenant in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1849. His rise through the ranks was very rapid, reaching the rank of Colonel in 1864. He served in the Crimean War at the major battles, for which he was awarded the Légion d'honneur, followed by service in India during the Indian Mutiny in