Global connections for healthy communities
At a time when Australia is developing strong economic partnerships with African states, UQ is working hand-in-hand with the region's leading institutions and organisations to find answers to some of the biggest challenges of our time – such as security, conservation, and developing youth capacity.
Fast facts
219
Sub-Saharan African students enrolled at UQ
543
UQ co-publications
72
academic staff born in Sub-Saharan Africa
3
research project collaborations
912
alumni in sub-Saharan Africa
3
agreements with 2 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2025 data.
Collaboration in action
- Nine collaborative research projects have been approved for $74,524 in funding in the first round of the 2018 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- As he gave the valedictory speech at his graduation ceremony, award-winning entrepreneur, youth leader and ‘global changemaker’ Nkosana Mafico can add yet another title to the list – that of academic researcher.
- One of Africa’s last remaining wilderness areas is in good shape and could potentially support 50,000 elephants and 1000 lions, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
- 1 October 2017The Dryland Farming Africa Fellowship supported over fifty awardees from throughout Africa to improve the sustainability of their rainfed farming systems, primarily through appropriate soil and crop residue management.
- How a UQ research project is changing lives
- Fifty-two professional staff from The University of Queensland’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB) have taken small steps to address the problem, building 17 emergency water filtration systems in two hours as part of a team-building activity.
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Alumni
UQ has 1075 alumni living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alumni from or living in the region include: