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More than 400 University of Queensland students will have the valuable opportunity to travel to the Indo-Pacific region to gain practical experience next year under the New Colombo Plan Mobility program.

Former UQ Employability Ambassador Nina Kojovic reflects on her experience in the Aurora Internship Program, which places students at Indigenous sector organisations involved in native title, land rights, justice, policy and community development, health, social welfare and research, Australia wide.

Six University of Queensland students have been awardedWestpac Bicentennial Foundation Asian Exchange Scholarships.

The new-look UQ Employability Award is designed to help students develop their skills beyond the classroom and become well-rounded, highly sought-after graduates.

UQ Student Jordan McMullen reflects on his experience of getting outside of his comfort zone with global study experiences and extra-curricular activities, and how this has enhanced his employability and shaped his future career path.

The Australian Computer Society Foundation’s ‘BiG Day In’, hosted tomorrow at The University of Queensland, will give 500 senior high school students an opportunity to network and gain insight from more than 50 tech-industry professionals.

Senior Manager at UQ Careers Service Daniel Capper gives six recommendations on how to present yourself for success. 

Senior Manager at UQ Careers Service Daniel Capper, suggests which networking mistakes you should avoid making to get your dream job or promotion in 2017. 

Jaya Prasad, Zackary George and Augustus Evans-Barns will study in China for a semester in 2017, after each being awarded $12,000 Westpac Asian Exchange scholarships, which support students to study at leading Asian universities.

A University of Queensland student employability service has won a prestigious 2016 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Award.

The Careers Service team were recently awarded the Australian Association of Graduate Employers 2016 Graduate Recruitment Industry Award in the category of Most Popular Careers Service in Australia after being nominated by employers. 

A University of Queensland researcher investigating what bitter taste receptors are doing in the heart and how they affect cardiac function won judges over at this year’s Undergraduate Research Conference.

Budding entrepreneurs all over Queensland will have a chance to workshop their start-up ideas with mentors as part of the MentorBlaze7 event on Wednesday 5 October.

The University of Queensland has been awarded almost $1 million in the latest round of Federal Government New Colombo Plan mobility program funding.

The annual event, which attracted more than 1500 people last year, connects students directly with charities and not-for-profit organisations.

The University of Queensland’s Advantage Office has launched Global Grad, a new online job vacancy platform for international students.

While studying at UQ, the pair of social entrepreneurs started The Tippy Toe Co., a ballet school for children with special needs.

Five outstanding students from The University of Queensland will work closely with Latin American ambassadors through a UQ Advantage Office-supported internship that starts this week.

A University of Queensland student on exchange in China has some new credentials to add to his CV improving China—Australia relations alongside world leaders.

UQ Business School undergraduate student and research program participant, Lexie Yao completed an analysis of precious metals and diamond investments as part of the 2015 Summer Research Program.