Asia-Pacific partners
After more than 50 years of close collaboration, UQ is one of the most engaged international universities with Indonesia, with particularly strong ties with the University of Indonesia and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences. Through our research synergies – particularly food and water security, energy and resource management, and governance – we are creating a healthier, happier, and more sustainable future.
Fast facts
981
Indonesian students enrolled at UQ
89
Indonesia-UQ co-publications
12
academic staff born in Indonesia
7
research project collaborations
3,571
alumni in Indonesia
47
agreements with 22 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2025 data.
Collaboration in action
- A major University of Queensland research project is examining women’s experiences of childbirth in Indonesia, helping address persistent health inequities as the country undergoes a significant shift towards hospital births.
- The University of Queensland (UQ) has secured scholarships for two programs under the highly competitive Australia Awards Indonesia Split-Site Master Program, deepening its long-standing partnership with Indonesia and creating new opportunities for collaborative research and education.
- Two Vietnamese graduates from VinUniversity (VinUni) have secured fully funded PhD scholarships at The University of Queensland (UQ), marking another milestone in UQ’s growing partnership with Vietnam and Vingroup.
- The University of Queensland (UQ) has secured two of seven successful projects in a highly competitive international health research funding round, strengthening the University’s growing collaboration with Indonesia and the Southeast Asia region.
- The University of Queensland (UQ) and Universitas Indonesia (UI) have launched the UI-UQ Collaboration Centre to deepen academic exchange and advance research and innovation in the Southeast Asia region.
- 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.
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Alumni
Indonesia is home to a large UQ alumni network - UQ has 3,023 alumni living in Indonesia. Alumni with significant links to Indonesia include: