UQ and Sub-Saharan Africa

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 2023 data. 

Collaboration in action

  • Nicholas Amartey is a social entrepeneur with a passion for agriculture. He is passionate about the transformation of Africa's agricultural production, processing and marketing using the value chain management approach. he uses his knowledge and skills in agricultural value chain development, and entrepreneural spirit to inspire and empower smallholder farmers, young people, companies and organisations to initiate and attain growth.

  • Titilayo D.O. Falade, a Nigerian student sponsored by the Australian Government’s Australia Awards scholarship program for her PhD research at the University of Queensland, was recently awarded the 2016 Lynsey Welsh Award for innovation in near infrared science.
  • The Managing Social and Environmental Impacts of Mining Africa Fellowship was delivered in 2014 under the Australia Awards in Africa program. UQID partnered with the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) within the Sustainable Minerals Institute, for technical delivery into the seven-week course.
  • The University of Queensland hosted diplomatic leaders from almost 70 countries at an Ambassadorial Reception and Dinner at the National Arboretum in Canberra last month.

Pages

Alumni

UQ has 1075 alumni living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alumni from or living in the region include:

Mozambique

Health Program Manager at TotalEnergies: broad energy company; Alumni Ambassador for the Australia Awards program; UQ International Alumnus of the Year 2013 (Master of Public Health 2005)
Nigeria

Scientist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) & Lynsey Welsh Award winner for innovation in near infrared science (Doctor of Philosophy 2017)
South Africa

Singer / songwriter, Anthropologist & Consultant GOPA AFC; former lead author UN Environment Programme UN GEO for Youth, Africa (PhD 2024)