WELCOME
At UQ, we understand that choosing the right university for
your Study Abroad or Incoming Exchange experience can
be a major life decision.
Selecting The University of Queensland (UQ) will ensure you
have made the right choice.
Ranked in the world’s top 100 by four key global university
rankings – Times Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong, QS
World Universities and National Taiwan University – UQ offers
excellence in teaching, world-class learning environments,
state-of-the-art facilities, and opportunities to excel beyond the
classroom.
The University is located in a region renowned for its
subtropical climate, enjoyable lifestyle and abundant natural
beauty, with close proximity to coral reefs, surf beaches, sand
islands, mountain ranges, lush rainforests and arid deserts.
You will enjoy the UQ Advantage as you immerse yourself
in our outstanding research culture, access award-winning
teachers and facilities, and explore our magnificent sporting,
cultural and recreational opportunities.
You will also be part of a truly international student body:
we have students from 142 nations contributing to our friendly,
safe and multicultural community.
With more than 4000 courses to choose from, your
international learning experience at UQ will be an invaluable
contribution to your university years. At UQ, you can be assured
of an education second to none, as well as one based on the
skills and abilities required by a global workforce.
To sample what UQ has to offer, you can enrol in one of our
massive open online courses (MOOCs). UQ is one of only two
Australian members of edX, the international learning consortium
founded by Harvard University and Massachussetts Institute of
Technology to provide free uncredited online courses for millions
of people across the globe.
As well as having access to UQ’s cutting-edge courses and
facilities, as a Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange student
you will receive free and accessible academic and personal
support to help you settle in and enjoy your stay. Some of our
most popular courses include attending Great Barrier Reef field
trips, conducting geological mapping in the remote outback, or
observing native fauna in the wild.
Whatever you do at UQ, your experience will stay with you for
life and help shape you as a well-rounded global citizen. It will not
only sharpen your knowledge and expand your networks, but
will also heighten your capacity to stay ahead of the curve as the
world around you changes.
I look forward to welcoming you in 2015.
Professor Peter Høj
PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
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STUDENTS AND STAFF
Academic staff
2883
Total students
48,716 from more than
142 countries
International students 11,475
Top three international
source countries
China, Singapore,
Malaysia
Statistics are accurate as at March 2014.
UQ RANKINGS (2012-2014)
Rated well above world standard in more
specialised fields of research than any other
Australian university (2012 Excellence in
Research for Australia (ERA) survey)
Rated Five Stars Plus (QS Stars™)
43rd globally (2013 QS World University
Rankings)
63rd globally (2013-14 Times Higher Education
World University Rankings)
85th worldwide and equal 5th in Asia Pacific
region (2013 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Ranking of World Universities
(ARWU))
67 world ranking (2013 Performance Ranking
of Scientific Papers for World Universities)
Maximum five-star rating for student demand,
research grants, staff qualifications, research
intensivity and good teaching (2014 Australian
Good Universities Guide)
