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29 October 2013

鶹ýӳ of Queensland’s contributions to the State’s export sector have secured 鶹ýӳ two awards and four finalist spots at the .

鶹ýӳ won the award for Education and Training, recognising a longstanding engagement between the University and Indonesia, while , one of the University’s research commercialisation companies, won the award for Minerals and Energy.

鶹ýӳ 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 鶹ýӳ was proud to be among them.

“As Queensland’s 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’s economic pillars of resources, agriculture, construction and tourism,” she said.

“鶹ýӳ 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,” Dr Ciccarelli said.

鶹ýӳ won the following awards:

Education and Training Award: 鶹ýӳ of Queensland
Minerals and Energy Award: JKTech, the technology transfer company for the 鶹ýӳ Sustainable Minerals Institute.

鶹ýӳ was a finalist for the following awards:

Business Services: 鶹ýӳ Institute of Continuing and TESOL Education (ICTE-鶹ýӳ).
Environmental Solutions: JKTech
Information and Communication Technology: JKTech
Infrastructure and Construction: JKTech

鶹ýӳ Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said the award recognised 鶹ýӳ’s longstanding engagement with Indonesia.

“鶹ýӳ’s relationship with Indonesia was forged in the 1950s, when the University first began welcoming Indonesian students, predominantly sponsored by the Australian Government as part of the original Colombo Plan,” Professor Terry said.

鶹ýӳ’s office in Jakarta, expected to open later this year, will build on this long history and will strengthen further the University’s research, education and engagement activities in Indonesia.

Professor Terry said the University’s efforts would also be strengthened by the Federal Government’s commitment to send more students to Asia to study through its new Colombo Plan.

“鶹ýӳ welcomes this commitment, which will yield considerable benefits for both Queensland and Indonesia,” she said.

Dr Ciccarelli said 鶹ýӳ’s success at the awards was a “stellar outcome”, particularly following ICTE-鶹ýӳ's Export Award successes last year.

In 2011 ICTE-鶹ýӳ won both the Queensland State and the national Australian Export Award for Education and Training.

Media: Janelle Kirkland, 鶹ýӳ 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.