International Relations student Jo Sampford never guessed that attending a small Tuesday-night Oxfam forum in Brisbane would lead to working in the office of Timorese President and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Jose Ramos-Horta.
6 December 2010University of Queensland students wanting to broaden their horizons need look no further than the UQ Union complex at St Lucia
15 November 2010University of Queensland Business School MBAs will work with their peers at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, US.
2 November 2010Three University of Queensland students selected as delegates to promote cross-cultural relations with China attended the inaugural Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) earlier this month.
14 October 2010Seven UQ students have recently returned from the trip of a lifetime after volunteering in Peru.
4 October 2010Researchers from the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence - home to UQ's School of Pharmacy - have identified a potential new target for breast cancer therapy.
1 October 2010Seven students from Wakayama University in Japan recently toured UQ as part of a two-week immersion course in Australian education and culture.
20 September 2010It could be argued that one of the best things that can be done to protect the environment is to educate bright young students about ecology, wherever they come from in the world.
7 September 2010Sixteen UQ students recently travelled to China for a month as part of a research internship study tour.
6 September 2010A student at UQ has been awarded a prestigious Confucius Institute scholarship, for a semester of study in China with all tuition fees, accommodation and living costs paid.
6 September 2010Students from UQ’s global health club are staging a fashion show to highlight emerging artists in Brisbane, and fundraise for medical educational, research and practice projects.
24 August 2010Xu Ping likes pandas so much, she is dedicating her working life to conservation, as both a researcher and an educator.
13 August 2010When in Spain, do as the Spanish do. It's a principle Leonie Bowles is sticking to, allowing her to immerse herself in the country's history and culture, while learning to speak the language fluently.
13 August 2010A University of Queensland student has combined his twin passions of international relations and journalism to land the dream job - blogging for the United Nations in advance of a major youth summit.
20 July 2010In a first for The University of Queensland School of Journalism and Communication Indigenous Voice project, student stories are being broadcast across the United States on the National Native News radio program.
7 July 2010Nicquel Rhoden may have returned to Australia, but part of her mind is still in New Zealand, where she climbed through caves, overcame her fear of bungy jumping and even swam with sharks.
2 June 2010Seven UQ students will spend three weeks encouraging learning and being role models to local children when they travel to Villa El Salvador, Peru, in July this year.
1 June 2010A group of UQ international students are using Facebook, blogs and good old-fashioned advice to help spread the word about studying in Brisbane.
24 May 2010Aubrey Clark, a graduate of UQ's Economics Honours program, will begin a PhD in economics at Harvard University later this year.
21 May 2010Following last year’s success, UQ’s School of Political Science and International Studies is delighted to launch the 2010 International Photography Competition.
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