Deakin University is an innovative and award-winning public university in Melbourne, Australia. We excel in both education and research, and value both excellence and equity. When you join Deakin, you join one of the top universities in Australia. We are proud to have received consistently high ranking from the prestigious QS World University Rankings and high rating of experience from students. With a universal perspective and a focus on Australia’s role in the global context, we prepare you to be internationally savvy, culturally aware and job ready.

The Faculty of Arts and Education includes three of Deakin’s largest and most respected schools: Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Communication and Creative Arts. It also consists of the prestigious National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute, the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI), and the Research for Education Impact (REDI). Our aim is to stay at the forefront of teaching, learning, creating, cutting-edge research, and social development.

Collaboration is a key reason why the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University is seen as a leader in education and research. In partnership with the Prospects Academy of Higher Education (PCHE) in Sri Lanka since 2019, both institutes are committed to provide you with an approved and seamless pathway. We take pride in the outcomes we have delivered, and in nurturing students to achieve their academic and professional goals.

I encourage you to follow your dreams and start your academic journey from Sri Lanka to Australia!

Professor Simon Tormey

Executive Dean

Faculty of Arts and Education