Partners in the global economy
UQ has more student mobility, research collaborations, and commercialisation partnerships with China than with almost any other country. The strong linkages are a result of long-standing partnerships with Chinese institutions, particularly the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and some of the country's most influential industry bodies and organisations, including Baosteel and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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12,509
Chinese students enrolled at UQ
1,153
China-UQ co-publications
250
academic staff born in China
41
research project collaborations
26,081
alumni in China
144
agreements with 87 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2022 data.
Collaboration in action
- The University of Queensland has been asked to develop a vaccine for the recent coronavirus outbreak at unprecedented speed, using new technology.
- Our understanding of the brain and its disorders will be boosted with the establishment of an international partnership.
- A dream to design and build social robots has taken student Anastasia Laczko around the world.
- Four University of Queensland undergraduate students are set to pursue their dreams after being named as 2020 New Colombo Plan (NCP) scholars.
- Ten collaborative projects have been approved for $77,138 in funding in the second round of the 2019 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- Nearly $2.1 million in funding will go towards helping more than 500 University of Queensland undergraduate students study overseas and realise their ambitions.
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Chinese culture at UQ
UQ has a long history of providing Mandarin language and Chinese culture programs, with the first Chinese classes held as early as 1967. Today, UQ students can study Mandarin Chinese through the School of Languages and Cultures, which offers more than 50 Chinese courses including Techniques in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, and Chinese Translation and Interpreting.
The Institute of Modern Languages (IML) also offers Chinese courses (Mandarin and Cantonese) for the wider Brisbane community, as well as translation and interpreting services. In addition, the Confucius Institute manages programs and events that foster engagement between Australia and China.
Alumni
China is home to a significant UQ alumni network - UQ has 26,081 alumni living in China. Alumni with significant links to China include: