UZH and the University of Queensland teaming up

The University of Zurich and the University of Queensland (UQ) are already connected by their membership in Universitas 21, as UZH revealed in a press release. The two universities will now further deepen and advance this cooperation under a strategic partnership. On 22 February, UQ Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry and UZH President Michael Schaepman signed a plan to this effect.

“The strategic partnership with the University of Queensland is an opportunity for us to advance our collaboration with a research-intensive university in Australia and work together more closely in a variety of promising fields,” UZH President Michael Schaepman explains. The two universities have previously worked together on joint research projects. One such project mentioned is an international crime law course for master’s degree students in the field of law. In 2019, the course covered illegal trade in protected wildlife and plants, among other topics.

According to the press release, UZH and UQ also complement and benefit each other in the field of healthy aging and high yielding plant varieties. Further joint projects between UQ and UZH cover the fields of pediatric critical care medicine, big data, neurosciences as well as medical imaging and spectroscopy.