UQ and South-East Asia

UQ in Indonesia and Vietnam

UQ has an office in Indonesia and a representative on the ground in Vietnam to foster engagement with universities, government agencies, corporate networks, and non-governmental organisations, and to support alumni and student recruitment in the region.

Collaboration in action

  • Following his involvement in collaborative research with Australian colleagues during his masters degree, Rian was determined to pursue a PhD in Australia through an Australia Awards Scholarship. He decided to attend The University of Queensland (UQ), largely because of Brisbane's pleasant climate and the availability of academic supervisors who were experts numerical modelling, environmental design, and civil engineering.
  • After a competitive selection process,12 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $93,132 for the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme (Round 2, 2023).
  • A Filippino occupational therapist and former Australia Awards Scholarship recipient has been celebrated for driving health and education programs for marginalised communities.
  • ​The University of Queensland are proud to host the first cohort of Indonesian students under the new Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship program. The program, funded by the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, provides Indonesian students the opportunity to study abroad for a semester at a top international institution.

  • Chancellor of The University of Queensland (UQ), Mr Peter Varghese AO, visited Hanoi to participate in celebrations to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations and to strengthen UQ’s institutional ties with Vietnam.
  • Following a competitive selection process, 5 outstanding initiatives have received funding totalling $47,000 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnership Seed Funding Scheme.

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Alumni

UQ has more than 12,740 alumni in South-East-Asia – our largest international alumni community. Alumni from or working in the region include:

Myanmar

Vice Chair, University of Taxila; former Chairman at National Education Policy Commission and Yezin Agricultural University Rector (Master of Agricultural Studies 1989).
Malaysia

Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), Emeritus Professor INTI International University (Conferred 2019), former Vice-Chancellor, INTI International University 2014-17; International Alumnus of the Year 2015 (PhD, 1986)
Malaysia

Former Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL); Rector and CEO of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), International Alumnus of the Year 2007 (Bachelor of Engineering 1974)
Bhutan

Chief Marketing Officer at The Department of Tourism - Bhutan (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Journalism 2004)