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 2024 data.
Collaboration in action
- The horrifying outcomes of war in Africa motivated former Kenyan occupational therapist, Mohamed Sheikh Yussuf, to change career paths and study at The University of Queensland.
- 31 January 2019Rosemary Akinyi Wanasunia, an Agribusiness short course participant in 2017, is a County Program Coordinator at the Agricultural Sector Development Support Program in Kenya.
- 18 January 2019Muma Bwalya Munansangu, an Agribusiness short course participant in 2017, is a development specialist working for the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission, a government agency aimed at providing broad-based empowerment to citizens.
- 16 January 2019Vivian Turkson, an Agribusiness short course participant in 2017, is a Women in Agriculture Development Officer with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana. Vivian's role involves delivering projects that impact the lives of women, especially in farming and agribusiness through income generation and empowerment.
- 10 January 2019Rosemary Akinyi Wanasunia, an Agribusiness short course participant in 2017, is a County Program Coordinator at the Agricultural Sector Development Support Program in Kenya. Rosemary’s project had three objectives:
- Female sapphire miners in Madagascar are among the nation’s hardest workers and poorest people, but their future is looking brighter, thanks to University of Queensland research.
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Alumni
UQ has 1075 alumni living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alumni from or living in the region include: