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

  • Dr Michelle Dunn explains the important role universities can play in developing and implementing effective aid programs in the Indo-Pacific region, while empowering communities and governments at all levels.
  • Hard work, time management and taking every opportunity on offer was the key to success for Arts/Psychology Valedictorian Ayu Namira Paramecwari.

  • Isabelle talks about her experience as an intern at the United Nations Women Asia and the Pacific, and life as an exchange student in Indonesia.  
  • The big-eyed, long-tailed thresher shark has become rare in Indonesian waters, but a University of Queensland Australia Awards student is using funding from a conservation award to help protect them.
  • Hasto Budi Santoso reflects on his teaching practices. Hasto is an English teacher at SMPN 2 Tarakan, Kalimantan, Indonesia. He was recently invited by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of Indonesia, to participate in a fully customised professional development program for Indonesian teachers at The University of Queensland’s Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education in Brisbane, Australia.
  • University of Queensland researchers have partnered with institutes in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam to investigate the prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents.

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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)