Two eminent Queenslanders who have achieved wide recognition and acclaim in their fields will address graduates at University of Queensland ceremonies on Wednesday, December 13.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer, will be in Brisbane this Friday to deliver a keynote address on the need for tighter nuclear arms control throughout the world at the Nuclear Arms Control: Australian and Regional Perspectives Towards 2000 conference.
Recent rapid events in South-East Asian politics highlight the need for more experts in foreign affairs analysis, according to a University of Queensland academic.
Nuclear war remains a possibility despite the ending of the Cold War, according to the one of the organisers of a nuclear arms control conference to be held in Brisbane in October.
Multi-task agency centres comprising groups such as police, medical personnel, armed forces, environmentalists and immigration specialists should be formed to counter national security threats, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
A new University of Queensland masters course could launch careers in the booming area of foreign affairs analysis, according to Government Department Associate Professor and course co-ordinator William Tow.
The University of Queensland, through its technology transfer company UniQuest Limited, is co-ordinating a grant application to establish a national expertise network for industry.