From good neighbours to strategic partners
The Pacific is central to UQ’s global engagement—as neighbours, partners and collaborators. Built on long-standing relationships across the region, UQ works with Pacific partners in medicine, health, science and international development to strengthen economic, governance and social systems. Through collaborative research in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, we also support the protection of oceans, crops and ecosystems that Pacific communities depend on—advancing shared resilience and sustainable futures.
Fast facts
Dataset includes Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
97
Students from the Pacific enrolled at UQ
43
Pacific-UQ co-publications
11
academic staff born in the Pacific
6
research project collaborations
1,168
alumni in the Pacific
11
agreements with 11 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2025 data.
Collaboration in action
- University of Queensland researcher Dr Kayvan Etebari has been studying how palm-loving coconut rhinoceros beetles have been accelerating their invasion.
- Promotion video South Pacific Islander Association - UQ SPIA - 2021
- In a world first, a satellite-based global coral reef bleaching monitoring system will scan the Earth’s oceans for coral-killing bleaching events in real-time.
- A University of Queensland researcher is helping train 'animal-disease detectives' to protect animals and humans from the threat of future pandemics.
- The University of Queensland received nearly 1.3 million in New Colombo Plan (NCP) mobility grants to support 367 students across 22 projects in 13 host countries.
- Vital information on how COVID-19 spreads though communities will soon be gleaned from a real-life trial of The University of Queensland-led Safe Blues program and app.
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Alumni
UQ has more than 2,148 alumni in the Pacific (excluding Australia). Alumni with strong links to the region include: