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
- 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.
- 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.
- When COVID-19 hit Indonesia, it devastated industries such as fisheries. However, one sector has gone against the trend: seaweed farming.
- Nine collaborative projects have been approved for $85,384 in funding in the 2020 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- University of Queensland's International Development has developed a training package on Gender and Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) in Asia for the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
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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: