Collaborating to change the world
UQ has strong links with Japan. Through partnerships with some of the country's most influential institutions and organisations, including the University of Tokyo and the Riken Institute, UQ graduates are equipped with the linguistic, cultural, and research competencies needed to thrive in today’s global community.
Fast facts
203
Japanese students enrolled at UQ
404
Japan-UQ co-publications
16
academic staff born in Japan
24
research project collaborations
1,856
alumni in Japan
38
agreements with 24 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2025 data.
Collaboration in action
- After a competitive selection process, 11 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $130,924 for Round One of the University of Queensland (UQ) Global Partnerships Funding Scheme in 2026.
- After a competitive selection process, 7 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $100,000 for Round Two of the University of Queensland (UQ) Global Partnerships Funding Scheme in 2025.
- After a competitive selection process, 10 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $106,452 for Round One of the University of Queensland (UQ) Global Partnerships Funding Scheme in 2025.
- UQ’s most successful and largest NCP Scholar cohort to date was announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) today. All 11 shortlisted UQ students were awarded NCP Scholarships.
- After a competitive selection process, 17 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $217,174 for the second round of The University of Queensland (UQ) Global Partnerships Funding Scheme, launched in 2024.
- After a competitive selection process, 6 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $116,721 for the inaugural round of The University of Queensland Global Partnerships Funding Scheme, launched in 2024.
- The University of Queensland has secured an internationally significant partnership with the Japanese Government that will boost research and innovation around commercial production of sustainable biofuels.
- A University of Queensland start-up company developing rapid serum blood collection tube technology will be manufactured and used in Japan after it partnered with the country’s leading medical device company, Terumo Corporation.
- A UQ researcher is examining residents’ perceived wellbeing and life satisfaction in Ichikawa City in Japan in response to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and government management of COVID-19.
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Alumni
More than 1,856 alumni live in Japan. Alumni with significant links to Japan include:
Melanie Brock
Chair Emeritus of Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Bachelor of Arts 1989; Master of Literary Studies 1990)
Dr Yoshitaka Hosoi
Senior Advisor for Natural Resources, Japan International Cooperation Agency (PhD 2009)