The University of Queensland (UQ) is a large public comprehensive university founded in 1909 and located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a five-star university. The main campus of the University of Queensland is located in the St. Lucia district of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, covering an area of 114 hectares. The campus is adjacent to the Brisbane River and is only 7 kilometers away from the central business district of Brisbane.

The University of Queensland is one of the eight and six Sandstone Universities in Australia. The campus of the University of Queensland has a large number of Jacaranda garden trees, and the flowering season is from September to October every year, with a stunning sea of indigo flowers.

The charter of the University of Queensland in its early days (1909) was modeled after the charter of Birmingham University, one of the red brick universities in the UK. The University of Birmingham, established in 1900, was the latest modern university in the world at that time and the first university in the UK to obtain a Royal Charter in the 20th century.

The University of Queensland is Australia's leading institution of higher education and research, and the oldest university in Queensland. It has produced 197000 graduates who play leadership roles in various sectors of society. The University of Queensland is ranked 21st in the Global Universities Alliance in Australia. The University of Queensland has outstanding achievements in scientific inquiry, ranging from biology and nanotechnology to engineering, social sciences, and humanities. The degrees offered by the University of Queensland are recognized by the Australian Qualifications System. The school offers over 400 majors and more than 5500 undergraduate and graduate courses. The seven colleges of the University of Queensland offer over 5000 courses, with notable ones being e-commerce, engineering, and health sciences. In 2010, the 9000th PhD candidate attended the graduation ceremony at the University of Queensland. The University of Queensland currently has 4039 students pursuing advanced research degrees, including 3593 doctoral students. In 2010, 534 senior researchers were commended. The University of Queensland has cutting-edge research and provides students with the most advanced learning spaces. The level of teachers has also won recognition from students. The University of Queensland has four main campuses located in the southeast of Queensland: Saint Lucia, Ipswich, Gaton, and Heston. The University of Queensland has the largest library in Queensland, with a collection of 2 million books and abundant multimedia information resources. Students at the University of Queensland have free access to the Internet. The staff and students of the University of Queensland come from over 134 countries, making it a multicultural university.