University of Southern Queensland
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| motto | Per Studia Mens Nova ("Through study the mind is renewed") |
| founding | 1967 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Toowoomba , Australia |
| Vice-Chancellor | Geraldine Mackenzie |
| Students | 27,337 (2013) |
| Employee | 1667 (2013) |
| Website | www.usq.edu.au |
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is a government-established university that is part of the state education system.
The main campus of the USQ is located in Darling Heights , a suburb of the second largest Australian inland city, Toowoomba in Queensland . The educational institution was founded in 1967 and received full university status in 1992.
The USQ is known for its high quality standard in distance learning; these quality standards and the degrees are recognized worldwide. The facility received u. a. an award from the International Council for Open and Distance Education . The campus is highly multicultural, with over 25% of students coming from abroad.
In distance education students are enrolled from over 50 nations. Many of them are aiming for a higher academic degree or want to change their professional perspectives.
The university also maintains partnerships and exchange programs with various German universities and technical colleges. There is a partnership with the Philipps University of Marburg as well as with several universities of applied sciences (including the universities of applied sciences in Dortmund, Koblenz and Deggendorf). In addition, the USQ participates in the Hessen-Queensland Exchange program, which enables students and employees of the Hessian universities to spend one semester at a Queensland university without tuition fees. This initiative is supported by the State of Hesse and the State of Queensland and aims to promote the internationalization of Hessian universities.
The USQ offers courses from Bachelor to PhD at five faculties :
- art
- Economics
- pedagogy
- Engineering
- Natural sciences
Graduates
- Atul Khare (* 1959), Indian diplomat at the United Nations
- Björn Jensen (* 1965), media consultant, film producer and author
- Maria Adozinda Pires da Silva (* 1975), East Timorese politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ University of Southern Queensland: Vice-Chancellor. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
- ↑ USQ Annual Report 2013, p. 60 ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.7 MB). Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ USQ Annual Report 2013, p. 61 ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.7 MB). Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ Philipps University of Marburg, partner universities in Australia ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ↑ USQ International, Study Abroad Partners ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ↑ The partner universities of the Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences for study visits ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ Hesse: Queensland Exchange Program . Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ Hesse: Queensland Exchange Program . Retrieved November 1, 2011.
Coordinates: 27 ° 36 ′ 15.1 ″ S , 151 ° 55 ′ 55.2 ″ E