UQ-UZH Symposium: Challenges and Opportunities for Social and System Change

Connected Futures – A UQ–UZH Symposium Showcasing Shared Goals, Global Impact, and Academic Exchange

The University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Zurich (UZH) are proud to present the 2025 UQ–UZH Symposium. Held in Brisbane from Tuesday, 7 October to Wednesday , 8 October 2025, the symposium will bring together leading researchers, early career scholars, and strategic partners to showcase collaborative initiatives and emerging themes:

Agriculture
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Big data/ Ai
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Criminal Law
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Healthy Ageing
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LGBTQ+
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Peadiatrics
Global History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event details

Date: Tuesday 7 – Wednesday 8 October 2025
Venue: Room 223, Level 2, 308 Queen Street, Brisbane City.


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Day 1: Tuesday, 7 October 2025

TimeAgenda 
8:20amUZH to make their way to 308 Queen Street.

8:30–9am

Registration desk opens and delegation arrives.

Group photo and Presidents' photo.

9-9:20am

Welcome address:

  • Professor Deborah Terry AC, President and Vice-Chancellor, UQ 
  • Professor Michael Shaepman, President, UZH
  • Representative of the Embassy of Switzerland / Representative of UZH.

9:20–9:30am

BEL agreement signing with presidents followed by exchange of gifts / Professor Terry to depart.

9:30-10am

Presentation: Overview of the UQ-UZH Strategic Partneship

  • Mr Rongyu Li, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Global Engagement), UQ
  • Ms Katja Durkin, Head, Global Affairs, UZH.
Audience Q&A
  • Moderator: Ms Claire Green Associate Director, Global Strategy and Partnerships, Global Partnerships, UQ.
10-10:45am

Morning tea break with Optional Bilateral Meeting.

10:45-11:15am 

Presentation: Funding Oppunities; Switzerland, European Union, Australia and internal funding.

  • Ms Tamara Weissflog, Manager, Strategy and Partnerships, Global Partnerships, UQ 
  • Ms Leslie Reinhard, Partnership Manager, Global Affairs, UZH 
  • Mr Tristan Piguet, Science Counselor, Embassy of Switzerland in Australia.
Audience Q&A
  • Moderator: Ms Carmen Richard, Team Lead, Global Affairs, UZH.
11:15am-12pm

PresentationInnovations for Lifespan Science - Healthy Longevity Innovation Centre - moving towards a new paradigm within a new discipline

  • Professor Tim Kastelle, Centre Director, Andrew N. Liveris Academy, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, UQ
  • Professor Nancy Pachana, Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, UQ 
  • Professor Mike Martin, Head, Department of Psychology, UZH 
  • Ms Gabriela Morgenshtern, Early Career Researcher and PhD Candidate, UZH
  • Dr Heike Bull, Program Coordinator, UZH.
12-12:30pm

Presentation: TBC

  • Professor Ian Godwin, Centre Director of Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food innovation, UQ
  • Professor Emma Mace, Professorial Research Fellow, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, UQ.
12:30-2pm

Networking lunch with Optional Bilateral Meetings.

2-2:30pm

Presentation: Provenance Histories

  • Mr Michael Aird, UQ Amplify Lecturer, School of Social Science, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, UQ 
  • Professor Martin Dusinberre, Chair, Global History and Co-Director, Department of History, UZH.

2:30-3pm

Presentation: TBC

  • Professor Gianluca Demartini, Affiliate of Centre for Enterprise AI, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, UQ.

3-3:10pm

Day 1 closes. Closing remarks by Professor Tim Kastelle.

Day 2: Wednesday, 8 October 2025

TimeAgenda 
8:05amUZH to make their way to 308 Queen Street.
8:15-8:30amRegistration desk opens and delegation arrives.

8:30–8:45am

Welcome and Recap of Day 1, followed by an Overview of the Day 2 Agenda

  • Professor Andrew Griffith, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, UQ
  • Professor Tim Kastelle.
8:45- 9:30am

Presentation: Transnational Organised Crime: global classrooms tackling global problems

  • Professor Susanne Reindl-Krauskopf, Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna and Honorary Professor, School of Law, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, UQ
  • TAssociate Professor Gian Ege, Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Faculty of Law, UZH
  • Professor Andreas Schloenhardt, Professor, School of Law, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, UQ and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna
  • Ms Ella Woods, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) candidate, School of Law, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, UQ.
Audience Q&A
  • Moderator: TBC

9:30-10:15am

Presentation: TBC

  • Professor Fiona Barlow, Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, UQ
  • Dr Tabea Hässler, Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Social Psychology, UZH 
  • Dr Léïla Eisner, Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Social Psychology UZH.

10:15-11am

Morning Tea Break with Optional Bilateral Meetings

11-11:45am

Presentation: TBC

  • Professor Kristen Gibbons, Professorial Research Fellow – Epidemiologist, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, UQ
  • Professor Luregn Schlapbach, Professor, Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine and Senior Physician, Intensive Care, University Children’s Hospital, UZH
  • Ms Rebeca Monzun Torrico, Early Career Researcher and PhD Candidate, UZH.

11:45am-12pmDay 2 closes. Closing remarks by Professor Tim Kastelle.
12-12:45pmLunch. Light refreshments provided. 

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Contact

For further information, please email Global Parterships International Visits and Events Officer Jessica court at j.court@uq.edu.au


Public Lecture

Event details

Date: Tuesday 7 
Venue: Room 223, Level 2, 308 Queen Street, Brisbane City.

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This is a UQ Sustainable event