Industry Partnerships

Building engaged partnerships

The University of Queensland (UQ) is a leader in teaching and learning, innovation, research excellence and sustainability. Together, we can create impact locally and globally.

UQ’s six faculties, eight globally recognised research institutes and more than 100 research centres attract an interdisciplinary community of 1500 scientists, social scientists and engineers who champion research excellence and continue UQ’s tradition of research leadership. The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded UQ more ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships and more ARC Centres of Excellence than any other university in the country – with 27 Laureates and 11 ARC Centres headquartered at UQ.

Connect

Enhance student learning through industry placements and integrated work experiences, research and innovation opportunities, and early access to career opportunities.

Solve

Provide opportunities to share knowledge and understanding between industry and university to achieve globally significant solutions to complex problems.

Innovate

Lend your expertise to our research engagement, industry-supported programs, and commercialisation to produce the next big breakthrough and create a highly-skilled workforce.

Some of our industry partners

Through an extensive network, our staff and students connect with industry partners in Australia and around the world. These highly successful collaborations demonstrate that innovation is best achieved through teamwork, and that industry partnerships can drive excellent outcomes that create change.

The partnership draws on strong existing links between UQ and Aurecon spanning research collaboration, consultancy and leadership, student recruitment and alumni engagement.

Leading research and development organisation Boeing Research and Technology Australia has moved its Brisbane-based team into a centre at UQ's St Lucia campus.
UQ's Business School has partnered with professional services firm KPMG Australia to establish a new Chair in Organisational Trust. KPMG are seeking to enhance how companies build and sustain trust.
Siemens offers a suite of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, which digitally tracks a product’s life through its: design inception, manufacture, use, maintenance, and disposal.
UQ and Newcrest Mining are committed to paving the way for long-term education, training and research in sustainable, innovative and viable mining practices.

Together, we can grow

For more information about partnering with us, 
contact Global Engagement & Entrepreneurship

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