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 2024 data.
Collaboration in action
- For UQ student and budding entrepreneur Matthew Diamond, Idea Hub's Tel Aviv Startup Adventure was a trip of a lifetime.
- Technical and human skills will be key to success in the future of business, according to University of Queensland student Humberto Jimenez, the winner of the first round of the Universitas 21 and PwC Innovation Challenge.
- Student entrepreneurs from The University of Queensland’s Idea Hub are taking on Tel Aviv’s world-leading start-up scene in the exclusive UQ Startup Adventures.
- He sold a stake in his business to Nine Entertainment for $35 million and now Alborz Fallah has become The University of Queensland’s Entrepreneur in Residence.
- The University of Queensland hosted diplomatic leaders from almost 70 countries at an Ambassadorial Reception and Dinner at the National Arboretum in Canberra last month.
- Turkey, the country that joins Asia and Europe, is a nation experiencing immense growth, with opportunities for UQ to nurture partnerships that are mutually beneficial.
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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: