Addressing global challenges
India is a key partner in UQ’s global engagement—underpinned by long‑standing academic, industry and innovation collaborations. Through strong student mobility, research partnerships and commercialisation initiatives—including a joint PhD program with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi—UQ works with partners across India to translate research into impact, benefiting communities in India, Australia, and beyond.
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India students
2,280
Indian students enrolled at UQ
India co-publications
289
India-UQ co-publications
India academic staff
89
academic staff born in India
India project collabs
1
research project collaborations
India alumni
2,692
alumni in India
India agreements
44
agreements with 31 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2025 data.
Collaboration in action
- The University of Queensland has welcomed emerging leaders from Australia and India to Brisbane for the opening stage of the Australia India Youth Dialogue 2026, a flagship initiative fostering the next generation of bilateral leaders and innovators.
- Abitha Babu, a UQ-IITD Research Academy scholar, has become the first PhD candidate in the program to be granted an Indian patent, after developing a new foundation system designed to improve building performance on expansive soils.
- A high-level leadership meeting between The University of Queensland (UQ) and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) was held on 25 May 2026 to reaffirm the long-standing partnership and renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the UQ-IITD Research Academy.
- Building on long-standing institutional relationships, UQ’s latest India engagement strengthens co-created partnerships spanning research, education and global innovation
- The UQ–IITD Research Academy recently welcomed senior leaders from the Centre for Australia–India Relations (CAIR) to advance bilateral collaboration in research, education, and innovation.
- The UQ–IITD Research Academy recently conducted a series of engagements with industries focused on accelerating research, innovation, and industry collaboration across the India–Australia energy ecosystem.
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Indian students at UQ
Indian students are the second-largest international cohort at UQ, with PhD studies, the Post Graduate Business, Bachelor of Engineering, among the most popular program choices.
The UQ Indian Student Club (UQISC) also supports Indian students and provides a platform to celebrate Indian culture with festivals, DJ and movie nights, Chai nights, games and social sports, educational workshops and Meet and Greets.
Video: Indian students studying at UQ
Alumni
UQ has 1,872 alumni living in India. Alumni in India or with strong links to India include: