UQ and the Middle East and North Africa

Creating a better future together

UQ is collaborating with institutions throughout the Middle East and North Africa to find solutions to humanitarian, security, economic, political, and social challenges – many of which have global implications.

Fast facts



340

MENA students enrolled at UQ


828

MENA-UQ co-publications


91

academic staff born in MENA


8

research project collaborations


1273

alumni in MENA


7

agreements with 6 official partners

Fast facts show full year 2023 data. 

Collaboration in action

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Alumni

UQ has more than 1,200 alumni from the Middle East and North Africa. Alumni with significant links to the region include:

United Arab Emirates

Executive Chair at Palladium (formerly GRM International) (Bachelor of Agricultural Science, 1981)
Saudi Arabia

Executive Director for Products Evaluation and Standards Setting at Saudi Food & Drug Authority Saudi Arabia (Master of BioTechnology 2007, Doctor of Biotechnology 2012)
United Arab Emirates

Partner, Head of Forensics at KPMG Lower Gulf (Bachelor of Commerce 1999)