A UNIVERSITY FOR THE REAL WORLD

8000international students from more than 100 countries study at QUT enjoying a culturally diverse and inclusive environment.

NEARLY Australia’s first business school with triple international accreditation

of business schools worldwide

HELD BY LESS THAN1%

We have had eight Rhodes Scholars since

1998.

8RHODESSCHOLARS

in the Times Higher Education (THE) ‘150 Under 50’ 2016

ranking, & host of the 2017 THE Young Universities Summit.

QUT ranked

2ndin Australia

has risen to the

201-300QUTband in the 2016 Academic

Rankings of World Universitiesin the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2016.

QUT ranked

13thfor employability rate

globally

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Shelagh Whittleston, European Representative

Division of International and Development, QUT Australia Centre, Strand, London WC2B 4LG United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)20 7420 8778

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QUT AND GERMANYREAL-WORLD COLLABORATION

FOR THE FUTURE

QUT is pleased to be an active member of the delegations and workshops organised by the Australian government, through Austrade, to promote and intensify Australian German research and industry collaboration, as proposed in the Report of the Australia-Germany Advisory Group, “Collaboration, Innovation and Opportunity” which was presented to Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Turnbull on 13 November 2015.

QUT has taken this opportunity to look for and develop new strategic alliances and to deepen existing relationships with universities, industry partners and research organisations in Germany. We are proud to have a significant number of German academics visiting and working at our Brisbane campuses and to have a number of QUT academics, students and alumni working in Germany.

QUT continues to forge strong, collaborative partnerships with world renowned German corporations and leading universities. Our research strengths allow us to be selective with which international companies we choose to partner. Some of our key German partners include:

• Fraunhofer Institute (Stuttgart): engineering; big data and analytics; and robotics

• BMW: Robotics and self-driving cars; and Student internships

• Festo (Stuttgart): Robotics and computer vision; Mechatronics; Big data; and Software and control engineering

• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: Climate and Energy (air quality); Entrepreneurship, technology management and innovation; Applied superconductivity Energy Lab 2.0; and Robotics

• TU Munich: Electrical engineering and computer science; Informatics; Computer vision; Mathematics; and Internships (joint work with BMW); DAAD Medicine Exchange Program (workshop and academic staff and student exchange)

• University of Stuttgart: Industrial Automation and software engineering; information technology; and robotics

• Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen: Institute for Clinical Anatomy and Cell Analytics; and Medical technologies, including surgery-led medical technology and applied medical practices, health sciences, molecular and biomedical science.

QUT is proud to be associated with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) that supports Germany’s strategic plan for international academic collaboration. As a member of the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN), QUT has participated in the DAAD’s ‘Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme’ since 2010 and has contributed $1.3 million to joint research projects.

PARTNERSHIPS

QUT Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter Coaldrake visited the medicine faculty at Eberhard Karls Universität of Tübingen (EKUT) in November 2015 to discuss opportunities for deeper collaboration between the two universities, including visiting professorships, postdoctoral programs, joint research collaboration and workshops as well as opportunities for double degrees. Professor Peter Grathwohl (pictured right), Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, EKUT and Professor Coaldrake were pleased to add these developments to the existing MOU and Exchange Agreement already in place. The two universities have continued to develop their partnership.

Biomedical engineering and health technologiesWe collaborate with surgeons to promote the innovative use of engineering, physics and technology in the development of new medical techniques, materials, procedures and devices.

Biomolecular scienceOur biomolecular research involves molecular, cellular, biochemical, physiological and genetic approaches to investigate disease susceptibility, progression and treatment response.

Chronic disease interventionOur chronic disease intervention research is focused on developing new ways of treating and managing common chronic diseases.

Health systemsOur health systems research is focused on providing better care for patients with complex, chronic disorders, and designing optimal health facilities and economic efficiencies in our health systems.

Injury prevention and managementOur injury prevention and management research promotes population health and well being with a focus on key national health priorities.

Data science, computational modelling and simulation scienceOur data science, computational modelling and simulation science research exploits our world-class computing and visualisation infrastructure to turn large data sets into valuable knowledge for a range of industries.

Materials science and engineeringOur material science and engineering research includes the synthesis, characterisation and application of materials across a range of applications.

Plant biotechnologyOur security-focused research aims to reduce threats to food, health and water supplies, and minimise the impacts of climate change, crime and terrorism.

Robotics and computer visionRobots are a transformative technology with potential applications across a range of industries that have huge economic impact.

Our research aims to develop a new generation of intelligent systems that can visually sense and understand complex, unstructured real-world environments.

Digital mediaOur digital media research investigates digital transformations of contemporary media and communication in their social contexts.

Educating and engaging children and youthOur research focuses on the important social necessity of engaging and educating young people, their families and communities.

InnovationQUT's innovation research focuses on the process through which economies, societies and organisations develop and improve through the introduction of new ideas and technologies.

STRENGTH IN RESEARCH

Professor Michael Schütz, FRACS, FAOrtho, is a Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chair for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery at the Humboldt Universität and the Freie Universität in Berlin, as well as Adjunct Professor at QUT in Brisbane. Since 2016 Michael has also been the Director of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. His research focuses on fracture healing including mathematical modelling, CT/MRI imaging and modelling, soft tissue trauma, and trauma management research. In total his research group has received some $6 million in grants.

Strong partnerships As a result of the Australian Germany Advisory Group recommendations, Professor Carsten Hahn, SAP and the Hochschule Karlsruhe Technik und Wirtschaft (HsKA), has proposed an internship program for QUT students which is expected to commence this year. This is seen as an exciting opportunity for QUT students.

QUT has partnered with Siemens AG and Defence Science and Technology Group to advance the use of high temperature superconducting (HTS) technologies in Australia. This Australian-first research agreement could save energy and increase capabilities for naval fleets, and have broader applications that could add significant productivity to Australian industries. Professor Richard Taylor will lead the project at QUT's Banyo Pilot Plant Project.

Superconductivity with Siemens AG

QUT’s Information Systems School conducts demand-driven research at the nexus of processes, services, information and people, and received a ranking of ‘Above world standard’ from the Australian Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) framework in 2015.

Leading in Information Systems

Dr Leonie Barner is a polymer chemist working at the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie. Leonie currently holds a part-time position at QUT collaborating with Associate Professor Kathryn Fairful-Smith and Senior Lecturer James Blinco on modified scaffolds and particles for controlling bacterial biofilm-related infections.