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Recent results from The University of Queensland’s annual Chinese Writing Contest show the value of Chinese language learning in Queensland schools has steadily increased over the years.

Indonesian Program Coordinator, Zane Goebel elected president of BBBIQ

Former Spanish student, Dr Eduard Moyà, has been awarded the 2018 European Society for the Study of English Book Award for Junior Scholars.

School of Languages and Cultures French student, Emily McCormick, awarded second place in the Australian round of the Asia-Pacific French song contest.

Mr Geoff Wilkes, Senior Lecturer with School of Languages and Cultures, has been shortlisted for the 2018 Medal of Excellence in Translation by the Australian Academy of the Humanities

A celebration was recently held to recognise the first 100 startup companies formed, the ground-breaking research, the jobs created, and the contribution to the innovation ecosystem in Queensland.

UQ Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex receives the highly illustrious Ordre des Palmes Académiques.

Listen to Professor Powrie's public lecture titled '(Re)viewing French Cinema'.

The School of Languages and Cultures has partnered with the Brisbane Convention Bureau to secure a trifecta of conferences worth over $2.1 million for the city’s economy.

Listen to Professor Sun's public lecture titled 'Empowering Translation'.

Listen to Professor Angles' public lecture titled 'Promiscuous Reading - Living and Loving between Languages".

Listen to Associate Paul Toth's public lecture titled 'What does it mean to “contextualize” grammar within communicative tasks?'

We had an elite athlete among our graduating cohort this week. Read about how Callum Blake juggled two careers during his time at UQ.

Listen to Associate Professor Galina Bolden's public lecture titled, Enacting Culture through Conversational Repair.

Listen to Professor Verschueren's public lecture titled, The Role of Ideology in Public Discourse. 

Providing opportunities to undergraduate students, the New Colombo Plan is an Australian Government initiative that aims to strengthen Australia’s ties with other Indo-Pacific countries.

Focusing on the theme of Discourse and Ideology, during his visit Professor Verschueren will deliver a public lecture, a masterclass series, a publishing information session for HDR students and consultation opportunities will be available.

Hear from Associate Professor Anne McKnight (Shirayuri University, Tokyo), Dr Emerald King (LaTrobe University, Melbourne), and Dr Masafumi Monden (University of Technology, Sydney) as they discuss Japanese girls’ stories in the world: literature, manga, anime, cosplay, and more.

More than 350 grade 12 students visited UQ this week to take part in the School of Languages and Cultures annual ‘Taste of Languages’ week.

Dr. Gatherer recently embarked on fellowship travel sponsored by the Chinese Government to attend the 2017 Visiting Program for Young Sinologists, a program jointly run by the Culture Ministry of China and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.