UQ and Singapore

Creating global pathways

UQ nurtures collaboration with Singapore's top institutions to open new and exciting pathways for students and researchers. Through decades of sponsored mobility programs, joint publications, and industry partnerships, Singapore and UQ are paving the way for a connected Asia-Pacific community.

Fast facts



919

Singaporean students enrolled at UQ


204

Singapore-UQ co-publications


26

academic staff born in Singapore


10

research project collaborations


7974

alumni


7

agreements with 5 official partners

Fast facts show full year 2023 data. 

Collaboration in action

  • It still feels surreal that for the past 2 months, I’ve been living and breathing this Brisbane air.
    I remember being back in Singapore and wondering, “Will I be able to make friends and explore Brisbane? Will I be too caught up in my studies?” The answer to the former is yes (thankfully) and as for the latter, we’ll talk about it soon.
  • For the first time, researchers have revealed how a person’s genes can play a part in their enjoyment of nature, potentially changing the way we look at our affinity with the natural world.

  • As international borders slowly re-open, five University of Queensland undergraduate students are preparing to undertake global experiences after being announced as 2022 New Colombo Plan (NCP) scholars.
  • Nine excellent initiatives have been approved for $74,350 in funding in the 2021 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme. A total of 19 eligible applications were received for this round, amounting to $171,350 in requested funding.
  • 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.

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Alumni

UQ has 7720 alumni living in Singapore. Alumni with significant links to Singapore include:

IVF pioneer (Doctor of Medicine, 2009)
Non-Executive Chairman of the board of Singapore Press Holdings; former Minister and Government Whip in the Parliament of Singapore; International Alumnus of the Year 2002 (Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) 1971, Doctor of Veterinary Science honoris causa 2012)
Australian Alumni Singapore, Immediate Past President and founder of CIMB-TrustCapital (Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting 1987)
Chair at Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore; former Nominated Member of Parliament (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 1973)
Managing Director Asia at Discova (Bachelor of Commerce 1989, MBA 2001)
Co-founder, Partnerships and Operations Director at Accelerating Asia; former Head of Partnerships at United Nations Women Singapore (Bachelor of Arts – International Relations 2012, Bachelor of Business Management 2012)
Managing Director, Phillip Securities; 2015 UQ International Alumnus of the Year (Bachelor of Economics (Hons) 1964)
Publisher at The Independent Singapore; former Chief Executive Officer, Apple Seed Pte Ltd (Bachelor of Information Technology 1997)