On 5 November 2026, Consul-General Dr SUN Zhaoyang met with Professor Deborah Terry AC, the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Queensland. Deputy Consul-General Ms Li Suyun, Consul Mr Zhang Xianfeng, Vice-Consul Shi Haoyan, and Mr Brett Lovegrove, the Pro Vice-Chancellor ( Global Engagement ), Ms Sun Jie, the Strategy and Partnership Manager (Greater China) of UQ were present.

Dr SUN said that UQ has long been playing an active role in higher education exchanges and cooperation between China and Queensland. He hopes that UQ continues to contribute to the development of education.

Professor Terry introduced that the rowing team of UQ attended the Chinese-Australian Collegiate Rowing and Dragon Boat Friendship Challenge held in China. Students of both sides forged friendship across border. She also shared the outcomes and achievements of the interactions with several Chinese universities during her visit to China in October.

The two sides also had in-depth discussions on future research collaboration.