University of Queensland

University of Queensland

the university of Queensland, commonly referred to as UQ is an Australian public research university primarily located inQueensland"s capital city, Brisbane . founded in 1909, UQ is one of Australia oldest, most selective and comprehensive universities. the main campus is located in the inner suburb of st Lucia, southwest of the  brilliance central business district, with other UQ in campuses in Gt ton, hers ton and the UQ Ochsner medical centers clinical school in new Orleans, united states. the university of Queensland is a member of the Australian research-intensive group of eight, the global network of research universities university 21, and a contributing charter member of EdX, an online higher education consortium led by Harvard andMIT.

recent research achievements at UQ including pioneering the cervical cancer vaccine invention, and development of high-performance superconducting MRI magnets for portable scanning of human limbs. UQ produced numerous  distinguished alumni across a wide range of professions.several notable examples include a noble laureate in physiology and medicine, a recipient of the "triple crown of acting" (having won primetime Emmy, tony and academy awards), a triple Grammy award winner, of two fortune global 500 company , the first female governor general of Australian two chief juices of Australia, a consecutive Olympic gold medal winner, the principal of kings college London, the president of Indiana universityand chancellor of the university of California, San Francisco.

from its inception in 1936,the UQMS has maintained a significant and respected voice in medicine at a university, state and national level. the society is led by an executive of 10 medical students and supported by a team of representatives and convenors in excess of 80 medical students. while many traditions such as the annual may ball, sports day and trephine magazine have continued to the present day, the activities of the UQMS have expanded in recently years in response to student interest and diversity.such additions include the establishment of an international subcommittee,research network subcommittee,the university of Qeensland surgical interest group and a satellite office at the Ipswich campus. the UQMS is also committed to developing world health and Australian indigenous health through the UQ united nations millennium development goals project, a joint initiative between the UQMS and school of medicine.

1893 the Queensland university Extension movement was begun by a group of private individuals who organised public lecture courses in adult education, hoping to excite wider community support for a university in Queensland. in 1894, 245 students were enrolled in the extension classes and the lectures were described as practical and useful. in 1906 the university extension movement staged the university congress, a forum for interested delegates to promote the  idea of a university. Opinion was mobilized, a fund was started and a draft bill for a Queensland university was prepared. stress was laid on the practical aspects of university education and its importance for the commence of Queensland. the proceedings of the congress were forwarded to Queensland premier William kiidston. in October 1906, sixty acres in Victoria park were gazetted for university purposes.