About us

Established under its current name and form in 1992, University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is a renowned teaching and research institute, based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, having 3 campuses based at Toowoomba, Springfield and Ipswich, offering online and on-campus degree, diploma and certificate courses in science, law, health, engineering, business, education, and arts. A founding member of the Regional Universities Network, the university is globally recognised for its main campus encompassing Australia’s largest Japanese designed garden, largest solar integrated car park facility, world-class research institutes, and a library with rainforest features, apart from its world-class academic, residential and athletic infrastructure. Educating over 27,500 students from over 94 countries, the university offers many support schemes to its students like counselling services, and scholarship opportunities; and is ranked #751-800 in QS World Universities Ranking 2020. USQ is also home to a vast and distinguished network of alumni from across the world. Some of the numerous notable personalities are- Adam Zwar (Actor and Writer), Deborah Kay Frecklington (Politician), Atul Khare (Indian Foreign Officer), Preetha Krishna (Indian Spiritual Teacher), and many other from varied areas like sports, politics, arts, media, business, academics, research, etc.