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
669
Indonesian students enrolled at UQ
77
Indonesia-UQ co-publications
13
academic staff born in Indonesia
6
research project collaborations
3,023
alumni in Indonesia
38
agreements with 19 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2023 data.
Collaboration in action
- The Australia Awards Short Course, ‘Infrastructure – Financing Structures, Instruments and Incentives’, equipped a diverse group of Indonesian Government officials with the knowledge and skills needed to advance the country’s complex infrastructure needs.
- Raja Juli Antoni has just been inaugurated by President Joko Widodo. Raja was entrusted by President Joko Widodo to serve as Deputy Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (Wamen ATR/BPN).
- Nine cutting-edge initiatives have been awarded $72,824 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- University of Queensland alumnus Dr Alue Dohong was awarded 2021 Australia Awards Indonesia alumnus of the year in a virtual presentation on 19 November 2021.
- Broadcaster and Communication Studies Program facilitator, Rocky Prasetyo Jati, talks about his experience at The University of Queensland (UQ) and Universitas Indonesia (UI) Bilateral Research Forum on Communication for Development and Social Change – Diverse Applications, One Goal.
- 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.
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Alumni
Indonesia is home to a large UQ alumni network - UQ has 2,818 alumni living in Indonesia. Alumni with significant links to Indonesia include:
STEM-based Innovation, Food Business Management @IPMI International Business School, Jakarta; former Director of the Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture and Pathology Studies at Surya University; and, Research Scientist at Harvard Medical School; 2012 winner of the UNESCO-L'Oreal Women in Science Award (Master of Marine Biology 2005)