The University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s leading teaching and research institutions internationally-renowned for its highly-awarded teaching staff, world-acclaimed researchers and superior campus facilities and services.

UQ’s longstanding reputation for quality is reinforced by affiliations with prestigious national and international groups, including the Australian Group of Eight (Go8) and Universitas 21.

UQ also consistently performs well in respected national and international rankings of university academic and research performance. In 2008, the University ranked 43rd in the world in a ranking compiled in by the prestigious Times Higher Education Supplement, additionally, UQ was ranked 10th among universities outside Europe and North America and awarded a graduate employability ranking of 38 out of all the world's univertities. At a national level, UQ was independently ranked as one of Australia’s best universities in the 2009 edition of The Good Universities Guide, where UQ was awarded the maximum five-star rating for three key performance indicators, including research grants and research intensivity and toughness to get in (St Lucia campus).

The University has more than 2,400 academic staff dedicated to teaching and research. Many are recognised internationally as leaders in their fields. Their ability and dedication is proven by the fact that UQ academics have won more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other university.

UQ is also one of the leading research universities in Australia and leads industry collaboration and research funding. UQ researchers constantly push the boundaries of research to achieve world-acclaimed research breakthroughs including a vaccine for cervical cancer, pioneered by UQ researcher and 2006 Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer. UQ’s extensive research portfolio includes over 130 research centres as well as many teaching and research sites throughout Queensland.

Today, more than 37,900 students, including 9500 international students from approximately 120 countries, study across three superb south-east Queensland campuses at St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton. UQ St Lucia - the university’s largest campus - is situated in Brisbane, a dynamic capital city known for its excellent climate, safe environment and affordable quality of life.

Students choose from a comprehensive range of high quality programs, with more than 350 programs and over 4,000 courses available.

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