Foundation Partner

The University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ) is a recognised leader in teaching, research and knowledge transfer. Its mission includes making significant intellectual, cultural, social and economic contributions to local, national and global communities.

UQ is a dominant competitor for research funding from government and industry and its main technology transfer company, UniQuest, is acknowledged for world’s best practice.

Ranked 33rd in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement in 2007, UQ was also independently rated as one of Australia’s best universities in the 2008 The Good Universities Guide.

As a comprehensive university, UQ has outstanding achievements in an extensive range of disciplines. Recent examples of outstanding outcomes include: the discovery and commercialisation of a cervical cancer vaccine which has been distributed to more than 22 million women worldwide; successful experimentation on “scramjet” hypersonic engines in partnership with global space, defence and aeronautical organisations; and the commercialisation of a positive parenting program used in 16 countries.

UQ’s international renown is being augmented by the development of cutting edge institutes which are attracting world class researchers and significant government and industry partners.

No other Australian university surpasses UQ’s record for consistently matching research achievements with teaching success, as UQ has won more national teaching awards than any other university in the history of the awards.

A worldwide network of alumni includes a Nobel laureate, an Academy Award winner, and high achievers in fields including business, government, the judiciary, the arts, sport and academe.

UQ is a foundation member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight universities and belongs to the global Universitas 21 alliance.

For further information about UQ please visit http://www.uq.edu.au/