UQ Association of Postgraduate Students

 What is the UQ APS?

The UQ APS is an organisation of postgraduate student representatives and other interested members with the aim of consolidating representation of postgraduates, providing information pertaining to rights of postgraduates, and enriching the postgraduate experience through social events.
 
You can connect further with UQ APS via email (aps@uq.edu.au) or the Facebook page here.

Purpose of UQ APS:

  1. To be a representative body for all University of Queensland postgraduate students
  2. To make representations on matters affecting postgraduate students to the University
  3. To provide representatives for central university committees
  4. To provide advice and advocacy to postgraduate students in matters concerning grievance processes
  5. To make representations on behalf of postgraduate students to the community at large
  6. To provide a forum for open discussion on matters of general concern to postgraduate students
  7. To create opportunities for participation in academic and non-academic activities that promote interactions between postgraduate students across all schools and institutes
  8. To encourage the establishment of postgraduate representative bodies in each school, institute or faculty, as applicable.

Benefits of UQ APS:

  • Meeting new people from across the university
  • Keeping up to date about issues concerning postgraduate students
  • Having a voice in the postgraduate student representation
  • Providing an extra channel for support and assistance
  • Having a good time through our social events

Membership

All postgraduate students at The University of Queensland have free automatic membership in the UQ APS and are very welcome at all events. To be included on the mailing list for events and meetings, simply send our secretary an email or speak to one of the executive at our next event.

UQ APS Executive:

  • Chair: Aime Saba
  • Vice-Chair: Stephen Scott
  • Secretary: Roberto Garcia
  • Treasurer: Julianna Ariffin
  • Advocacy Officer: Carla Martinez
  • Social Officer: Kellie Ward
  • Communications Officer: Rachel Connor
  • International Officer: Claudia Vasquez

Postgraduate representatives to UQ committees:

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