Events

In 2025, UniSQ is hosting the Falling Walls Lab event at UniSQ Brisbane. Falling Walls Lab is a prestigious global pitch competition that invites students and early-career professionals to present breakthrough ideas in just three minutes. Hosted by top academic institutions worldwide, the event highlights innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. Apply to participate by 30 June.

The two-day Symposium ‘Innovating Together: Australia-India Research Partnerships for a Sustainable Future’ will focus on building relationships with industry partners, creating scope for future collaborations, and exploring external research funding opportunities for innovative, goal-directed, and impactful transnational projects.

This information session will cover Fulbright Scholarship opportunities for Australians who are looking to undertake a Master's degree, PhD research, postdoctoral research or short-term research program in the US in 2026/2027.

This workshop is for The University of Queensland Global Connect Scheme partners only. Participants in this workshop will learn to understand solving complex problems in a creative, user-centric and curious manner. Processes like design thinking guide a group of multidisciplinary individuals through the different stages of problem-solving, from understanding root causes and listening to concerns, to collectively devising sustainable and impactful solutions. Registrations close 2 May 2025.

The Australian Government's New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship Program supports Australian undergraduate students to study and intern in the Indo-Pacific region. Want to learn more about the program? Join our information session in-person or online to find out more.

The Energy Transition Seminar focuses on the energy transition in India and Australia, highlighting the current situation and opportunities for collaborative research innovations between The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD). Join us 6 February to hear from keynote speaker Professor Rangan Banerjee, Director of IITD.

This workshop is for academic staff of The University of Queensland Global Connect Scheme partners only. Participants in this workshop will learn to understand the fundamentals of narrative patterns and tools, learn how to communicate their message, build a compelling story and more. Registrations close Friday 1 November.

The Centre for Australia-India Relations invites prospective applicants (Australian universities and think tanks), scholars and fellows to participate in an information session for the Maitri Scholarships and Fellowships Programs 2024-25. Register to attend.

The Centre for Australia-India Relations invites prospective applicants to participate in an information session for the 2024-25 Maitri Grant Program. The Centre will disburse up to $5 million under the Maitri Grant Program in 2024-25. These grants will support greater exchange and collaboration between Australian and Indian cultural, sport, research and business communities. Register to attend.

Located at the new University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) facilities in Brisbane’s CBD, the ‘GASID’ provides contemporary insights and credible, first-hand experiences on a number of significant German-Australian science partnerships, offers ‘behind the curtain’ insights as well as the latest from all the important stakeholders of the Germany-Queensland scientific ecosystem. Register to attend 10 October.

Join us to learn more about submitting an expression of interest for the Australia Awards Fellowships Round 20 applications. This session is open to UQ staff only.

The two-day UQ–IITD Research Academy Annual Symposium in New Delhi, India will comprise a combination of invited keynote talks, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations to showcase the Academy’s research and discuss innovative solutions to inform future collaborations to address global challenges.

Join us to learn more about submitting an expression of interest for the Australia Awards Fellowships Round 20 applications. This session is open to UQ staff only.

This workshop is for academic staff of The University of Queensland Global Connect Scheme partners only. Participants in this workshop will learn about various publication databases and will allow participants to develop an understanding of metrics and some of the common metrics indicators available in these databases.

The 17th annual Latin American Colloquium will address the 2024 theme 'Biotechnology for health, environment, and food security: opportunities and challenges for Australia and Latin America'. The in-person colloquium will feature a number of engaging speakers, offering a range of perspectives on the current capabilities in Australia and Latin America, and delve into the ethical consideration of using this technology.

Join us for an enlightening presentation on the Australia Awards Indonesia Short course “Digital Transformation Policy and Practice” and how this supports UQ’s contributions towards the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This workshop is for academic staff of The University of Queensland Global Connect Scheme partners only. This workshop will highlight the principles of student-centred education and discuss the challenges and opportunities of this approach in relation to first-year professional engineering students.

Join us for a special presentation by His Excellency Dr Sultan Al Neyadi, United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Youth Affairs.Former astronaut and the first Arab to serve on the International Space Station (ISS) for a 6-month mission, as part of Expedition 69​. Minister Al Neyadi will speak about his time in space and his journey to becoming an astronaut, as well as the technicalities of space flight.

UQ and the University of Exeter are proud to host the 2024 QUEX International Symposium: Applying Technology and Innovation to Solve Global Challenges. The Symposium will focus on the QUEX Institute’s four interdisciplinary themes.

This information session will cover Fulbright Scholarship opportunities for Australians who are looking to undertake a Master's degree, PhD research, postdoctoral research or short-term research program in the US in 2025/26.

Join UQ staff as they delve into various pathways for contributing to capacity building and delivering global development impact to communities worldwide. This event is for UQ staff only.

The Australian Government's New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship Program supports Australian undergraduate students to study and work in the Indo-Pacific region. Want to learn more about the program? Join our information session in-person or online to find out more.

Participants in the workshop will engage in active learning while learning about active learning in higher education. Digital technologies will be used along with interactive pedagogies. Participants will leave the workshop with a real experience of active learning pedagogies and new evidence-based understandings about the effectiveness and current rationale for moving to active learning in higher education. Take part 18 April on Zoom.

Solving complex problems in a creative, user-centric and curious manner. Processes like design thinking guide a group of multidisciplinary individuals through the different stages of problem-solving, from understanding root causes and listening to concerns, to collectively devising sustainable and impactful solutions. Take part 16 April on Zoom.

Interested students are invited to attend an information session to learn more about the UQ-IITD joint PhD program. The session will provide attendees with information about the PhD program, scholarships and how to apply. Current students will share their experiences and presenters will be on hand to answer any questions.