UQ and Canada

Growing people-to-people links

UQ has a long and proud tradition of cross-cultural exchange with Canada. With research collaboration, corporate partnership, and student exchange on the rise, UQ is working with Canada’s top institutions to find solutions to sustainable agriculture, affordable sanitation, regenerative medicine, and other significant world issues.  

Fast facts



435

Canadian students enrolled at UQ


680

Canada-UQ co-publications


65

academic staff born in Canada


56

research project collaborations


2,773

alumni in Canada


12

agreements with 11 official partners

Fast facts show full year 2023 data. 

Collaboration in action

  • Following a competitive selection process, 5 outstanding initiatives have received funding totalling $47,000 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnership Seed Funding Scheme.
  • Nine cutting-edge initiatives have been awarded $72,824 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
  • Whether it is watching television or playing electronic games, teenagers are experiencing serious physical and mental health consequences after just two hours of screen use, according to University of Queensland-led research.

  • Nine excellent initiatives have been approved for $74,350 in funding in the 2021 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme. A total of 19 eligible applications were received for this round, amounting to $171,350 in requested funding.
  • 10 collaborative research projects have been approved for $80,236 in funding in the 2021 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme. A total of 17 eligible applications were received for this round amounting to $147,067 in requested funding.
  • Africa is often referred to as the cradle of humankind – the birthplace of our species, Homo sapiens. There is evidence of the development of early symbolic behaviours such as pigment use and perforated shell ornaments in Africa, but so far most of what we know about the development of complex social behaviours such as burial and mourning has come from Eurasia.

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Alumni

UQ has 2773 alumni living in Canada. Alumni from or living in Canada include:

Speed skating Olympic gold medal winner representing Norway, and Founder of Right to Play (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2000). Born in Norway, based in Canada.
Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the University of Toronto (Bachelor of Economics Hons, University Medalist 1989)
Founder & CEO at Xanadu (Bachelor of Science 2004, PhD in Quantum Information Theory 2009)
CEO & Co-Founder and Board Chair at Eventbase Technology Inc. (Bachelor of Arts 1994)