Strategic allies
UQ is developing a strong presence in Brazil at the turning point of the country's rapid growth and expansion into the global economy. Through deepening engagement with selected partners – including mining giant Vale and the São Paulo State University (UNESP) – research collaboration is addressing the key challenges of our time, and working towards a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
Fast facts
52
Brazilian students enrolled at UQ
225
Brazil-UQ co-publications
35
academic staff born in Brazil
4
research project collaborations
820
alumni in Brazil
13
agreements with 10 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2024 data.
Collaboration in action
- UQ is rapidly expanding collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany and Sao Paulo State University (UNSEP), Brazil in biotechnology and its impact on future economies.
- Nine collaborative research projects have been approved for $74,524 in funding in the first round of the 2018 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- University of Queensland experts will head to Brazil and Colombia to join the frontline in the battle against zika virus by sharing research expertise in mapping emerging disease hot-spots and identifying at-risk communities.
- Gustavo Henrique Junqueira Penitente came to UQ on a study abroad exchange from Brazil in 2014 and has now moved back to Brisbane to work with Delta Group as an engineer.
- Brazilian medical student Gabriela de Moraes recently won best poster for her research into diabetic blindness at a major European conference, despite having no laboratory research experience before her study abroad year at The University of Queensland.
- University of Queensland student Bruna Maganhe has spent her summer break caring for native animals and learning from leading zoologists at Brisbane’s Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.
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Alumni
UQ has 809 alumni living in Brazil. Alumni from or living in Brazil include: