Education technology start-up company Vygo, whose platform has just been selected by the Queensland government to give advice and support to international students, has got a growth spurt thanks to the COVID-19 crisis.
A missed train through rural China was the catalyst for UQ engineer and business students Isabelle Fleming and William Kirkwood to come up with the idea of a Chinese debit card.
A mission to design ventilators that could serve COVID-19 patients has brought together 200 bright engineers and their students at The University of Queensland.
The University of Queensland’s newly appointed Chief Student Entrepreneur believes the methodologies and agile nature of startups will be adopted widely as a result of the pandemic.
For our entrepreneurial community, we are publishing this article to keep you informed of the latest assistance from the Australian and Queensland Governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Queensland (UQ) announces Mr Nimrod Klayman as the new Head of Ventures. Ventures covers entrepreneurial programs and initiatives at UQ.
Queensland-based Valiant Space has successfully test-fired the first commercially developed liquid-fuelled rocket engine in Australian history from a launch site north of Goondiwindi, Queensland.
The University of Queensland’s new Entrepreneur in Residence Sam Jockel, CEO and Founder at ParentTV, has joined the accelerator program, ilab, to mentor students launching their own startups.
Samira Tollo might be only 23 years old, but the cryptocurrency marketplace company she co-founded is celebrating its second round of capital investment with a new, experienced board of directors.
University of Queensland alumnus Dr Nigel Greenwood has been globally recognised for building the world’s first genuinely machine-intelligent artificial pancreas.
Thinking of an entrepreneurial career in the ever-growing startup world? Follow the advice of a young UQ graduate, who is creating positive change through her sustainable venture idea.
Thermal infrared counting technology developed by a University of Queensland entrepreneur is now being used in the University’s makerspace facility to monitor foot traffic.
Entrepreneurship and innovation are not new to UQ. As a global top 50 university and a leading teaching and research institution, UQ has a long history of creating and applying knowledge, and we continue to evolve.
Australia peer-to-peer mentoring startup, Vygo, has announced it will commit AUD$100,000 towards a new platform to train student mentors in a bid to help Australian universities ensure their international and domestic students succeed.
University of Queensland PhD candidate Rhys Pirie is the first Australian to win Young Innovator of the Year at the world’s premier conference for research and innovation, Falling Walls Berlin.
