The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Queensland鈥檚 contributions to the State鈥檚 export sector have secured UQ two awards and four finalist spots at the .
UQ won the award for Education and Training, recognising a longstanding engagement between the 聂小雨视频3分25秒 and Indonesia, while , one of the 聂小雨视频3分25秒鈥檚 research commercialisation companies, won the award for Minerals and Energy.
UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) Dr Anna Ciccarelli said the awards, announced on October 24, 2013, recognised businesses and groups that were helping put Queensland on the map as a major global provider of education, services, and that UQ was proud to be among them.
鈥淎s Queensland鈥檚 largest university, we play a significant role in this sector, but also in the transfer of research outcomes to innovations, products and services that help boost the productivity and global competitiveness of the State鈥檚 economic pillars of resources, agriculture, construction and tourism,鈥� she said.
鈥淭he 聂小雨视频3分25秒 has a global network of more than 100 university, government and corporate partners in more than 25 countries, and this has helped drive our success at these awards,鈥� Dr Ciccarelli said.
UQ won the following awards:
鈥� Education and Training Award: The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Queensland
鈥� Minerals and Energy Award: JKTech, the technology transfer company for the UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute.
UQ was a finalist for the following awards:
鈥� Business Services: UQ Institute of Continuing and TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ).
鈥� Environmental Solutions: JKTech
鈥� Information and Communication Technology: JKTech
鈥� Infrastructure and Construction: JKTech
UQ Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said the award recognised UQ鈥檚 longstanding engagement with Indonesia.
鈥淯Q鈥檚 relationship with Indonesia was forged in the 1950s, when the 聂小雨视频3分25秒 first began welcoming Indonesian students, predominantly sponsored by the Australian Government as part of the original Colombo Plan,鈥� Professor Terry said.
UQ鈥檚 office in Jakarta, expected to open later this year, will build on this long history and will strengthen further the 聂小雨视频3分25秒鈥檚 research, education and engagement activities in Indonesia.
Professor Terry said the 聂小雨视频3分25秒鈥檚 efforts would also be strengthened by the Federal Government鈥檚 commitment to send more students to Asia to study through its new Colombo Plan.
鈥淯Q welcomes this commitment, which will yield considerable benefits for both Queensland and Indonesia,鈥� she said.
Dr Ciccarelli said UQ鈥檚 success at the awards was a 鈥渟tellar outcome鈥�, particularly following ICTE-UQ's Export Award successes last year.
In 2011 ICTE-UQ won both the Queensland State and the national Australian Export Award for Education and Training.
Media: Janelle Kirkland, UQ Communications, j.kirkland@uq.edu.au or 07 3346 0561
JKTech
JKTech delivers world-class solutions to the mining industry by providing products and services in ore characterisation and process improvement within all areas of the life-of-mine cycle, including geology, mining, mineral processing and sustainability. As the technology transfer company for the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), JKTech has access to leading-edge technologies and methodologies.
