[9] The go-ahead for the new university was given by the South Australian Cabinet following Premier Mike Rann's negotiations in Australia and in Cancun, Mexico, with Laureate chairman Douglas Becker and Chancellor Michael Mann.

[13] Adelaide was the first location in the country, opening its first campus in the heritage-listed Torrens Building on Victoria Square/Tarndanyangga, in the CBD, in 2013.

[17] The Fortitude Valley campus is adjacent to the Story Bridge and home to a range of courses and degrees in Design and Creative Technology, Health & Education, and Business & Hospitality, along with the Torrens University Language Centre.

[23] This campus is home to BMIHMS at Torrens University Australia,[24] operated as a joint venture with Suzhou Tourism and Finance Institute.

[25] This campus is in close proximity to Shanghai, and offers training in restaurant service, front office management, guest relations and housekeeping.

Co-designed by environmental scientist Tim Jarvis AM and lecturer James Calvert, it goes behind the scenes of the "Thin Ice" virtual reality production to teach about the creative technologies used to recreate Antarctic locations in realistic 3D.

[47] In 2022, Thin Ice VR won several awards, including Best Virtual Reality Short at the Cannes World Film Festival.

[49] The Australian Government's QILT[a] conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.