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2 UQ Guide 2013 Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange
leading researchers
UQ is one of the top three research
universities in Australia and a member
of the country’s prestigious “Group of
Eight” research-intensive universities.
With eight internationally recognised
Institutes on-site, along with leading
academics on staff, you will have an
opportunity to study with some of the
world’s best researchers.
Some recent research highlights include
the installation of Australia’s biggest
solar-power facility at UQ St Lucia; the
opening of the Global Change Institute;
the launch of the Queensland Alliance for
Agriculture and Food Innovation; and the
construction commencement of several
major research buildings.
WIDE COURSE RANGE
UQ offers courses to suit many interests.
As a Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange
student, you can choose from more than
4000 courses across UQ’s six faculties,
covering disciplines as diverse as Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander studies, mining
and minerals engineering, religious studies,
and zoology (see pages 16 to 26). Many of
these courses focus on Australian topics or
offer field-trips to unique locations in
south-east Queensland.
Credit for courses successfully completed
at UQ in most cases may be transferred to
your degree at your home institution (see
page 14).
Courses and Programs
www.uq.edu.au/study
highly awarded
teachers
UQ has won more Australian Learning
and Teaching Council awards than any
other university — winning 85 awards
and citations since the national awards
system began in 1997.
With a 100 percent success rate in
the Carrick Citations for Outstanding