Working together for a stronger future
UQ and Vietnam share a strong vision for economic and community development, with research collaborations across agriculture and food science, environmental science, digital transformation, tourism and public health. The UQ-VISTI Innovation Centre project, a collaboration between UQ Ventures and the Vietnam Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation, reflects this shared passion for harnessing innovation to create a better future.
Fast facts
246
Vietnamese students enrolled at UQ
80
Vietnam-UQ co-publications
37
academic staff born in Vietnam
11
research project collaborations
1,385
alumni in Vietnam
31
agreements with 25 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2024 data.
UQ representative in Vietnam
Based in Hanoi, UQ's Global Partnerships Vietnam representative fosters engagement with Vietnamese universities, government agencies, corporate networks, and non-governmental organisations, while supporting alumni in the region.
Collaboration in action
- 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.
- Nine collaborative projects have been approved for $85,384 in funding in the 2020 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- War. Secret escapes. Stranded at sea. Pirates and eye patches. It’s a story of survival almost too wild to believe, and it’s inspiring a UQ student to want to change the lives of vision-impaired people.
- With the immense environmental challenges the world faces, our ability to adapt is vital. An international research team led by Dr Pedro Fidelman engaged with stakeholders involved with the co-management of coastal resources in Cambodia and Vietnam with the aim of understanding the conditions that enable adaptive capacity.
- Four University of Queensland undergraduate students are set to pursue their dreams after being named as 2020 New Colombo Plan (NCP) scholars.
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Alumni
UQ has 1,385 alumni living in Vietnam and is a corporate member of AusCham Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which enables professional development and networking opportunities. Alumni with significant links to Vietnam include: