The University of Queensland (UQ) will strengthen research and teaching collaborations when it meets with key Chinese partners in China this month.
Commercialisation will be on top of the agenda during the mission, during which university executives will engage with leaders from a range of leading Chinese universities and industry partners.
UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj said the five-day mission provided a platform for the University to discuss current projects with existing collaborators, as well as explore new opportunities for joint initiatives.
“It is not only an opportunity for the University to promote its research and teaching success, but also to discuss how best to ensure this research benefits the community,” he said.
“UQ is consistently ranked in the top 100 universities in the world by the four main ranking tables. We are known for our great graduates and world-class research and discovery – now we need to translate all of this into real-world services and products."
UQ has maintained a long-term bilateral relationship with China, in particular within the scientific community, and currently has more than 100 formal research and academic agreements with 58 institutions in the country.
UQ’s key engagement initiatives with China are multifaceted and include:
• A partnership with the Shanghai-based Baosteel Group, plus three other Australian universities, to establish the Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre. Based at UQ, the Centre conducts research that will ultimately lead to the more sustainable production of steel.
• The collaboration between UQ’s Diamantina Institute, the Queensland Brain Institute, and the Shanghai Changzheng Hospital of the Second Military Medical University, to create the Joint Sino-Australian and Neurogenetics Laboratory. This facility is dedicated to uncovering the genes that cause, or make people susceptible to, certain neurological and mental illnesses, including motor neuron disease, schizophrenia and epilepsy.
• An alliance with Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters and Tianjin University that has established the UQ Confucius Institute. The Institute aims to promote Chinese language and culture and to build collaborative relationships with China in the field of Science, Engineering and Technology. The Centre plays a key role in facilitating student mobility programs between UQ and its Chinese partners.
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Media: Anna Bednarek, UQ Communications, +61 7 3346 7691 or a.bednarek@uq.edu.au; Liz Rourke, UQ International, +61 7 3346 0665 or e.rourke@uq.edu.au
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