受访嘉宾：Jo WU，In Country Representative，The University of Queensland

　　Sohu is China’s leading online brand providing new media platform, telecommunication and mobile value added services. Sohu has over 100 million registered users with daily PV of 700 million, which is mostly preferred portal website for netizens. The Goabroad.sohu.com was established in 2001 and, after 8 years’ operation, it has become the premier brand in China for information about overseas study. We are committed to bridging the communication between your institution and students/parents. It is hoped that this interview would enable students and parents to have more understanding of your institution.

      Sohu.com Interview Questions：

　　1、 What are the key strengths of your institution?

　　Global reputation- among top 50 universities in the world; Leading research-one of the universities that have the most research grant each in Australia; Excellent teaching- UQ has gained more National Teaching Awards than any other Australian Universities; Good career prospects

　　享誉全球的世界50强高校之一;领先的科研能力,澳大利亚政府研究专款资助对象之一;优秀的教学质量,荣获的教学奖章数量在所有澳大利亚大学里名列前茅;毕业生良好的就业情况.

　　2、Is university ranking important or not? Does your institution care about the position of your institution in the world university ranking? What advice you would like to give to students about university ranking?

　　Official ranking is a certain way to reflect the position of institutions. However, our advice is that, students should not judge the universities and make a decision only according to the ranking. They should seek advices to find the most suitable universities for them,

　　官方排名固然是反映院校实力的重要佐证.但我的观点是学生不能仅仅从排名去决定去哪所学校,而是应该综合考虑各种因素后选择一所最适合自己的学校。

　　3、How many students are there in your institution at the moment? What about the percentage of international students? How many Chinese students? Does your institution set a quota for the number of Chinese student your institution recruit every year?

　　There are around 38,000 students, 8000 International Students and more than 1500 Chinese students. Chinese students share about 5% of all students.

　　学校目前共有38000名学生，其中国际生数量在8000左右，而中国学生大约有1500多名。中国学生数量占学生总数的5%。

　　4、What attributes you expect Chinese students to have when you recruit students, apart from meeting the academic entry requirement set by your institution?

　　For those subjects in Engineering and Science, we need students who can demonstrate capabilities in research. For subjects such in Arts and Social science, students are with good communication skills maybe more suitable. Basically, good academic background, internship experiences and good personality can make one stand out during interview.

　　对于工科类学生，我们倾向于有较强研究能力的学生。而对于文科类学生，我们则更希望学生有良好的沟通能力。总体来说，优秀的学习成绩、丰富的实习经验和上乘的个人性格可以使学生在面试当中鹤立鸡群。

　　5、What kind of majors/subjects would Chinese students like to choose previously?

　　Master of Commerce in Professional Accounting, Master of Business in Hotel Management, tourism management, Engineering

　　硕士专业里的会计、饭店管理、旅游管理和工科类是目前中国学生的主要选择。

　　6、What majors/subjects/courses which your institution are offering are really good but haven’t been aware of by Chinese students? Can you introduce these majors/subjects/courses?

　　Master of Arts in Chinese Translation and Interpreting (MACTI) offered by the School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies from Faculty of Arts provide NAATI accreditation. The school is recognized as a leader in language teaching and an international leader in the teaching of interpreting and translation.

　　文学院的语言和比较文化研究所设置的硕士专业中文笔译和口译提供NAATI认证。该研究所的语言和翻译教学水平在全球都是公认领先的。

　　Biotechnology is one of the biggest strength at UQ. It is a collaborative, interdisciplinary program drawing on expertise from several university faculties, institutes, Queensland government and local industry. The key research institutions at UQ including Australian Institution for Bioengineering and Nanotechnolgy (AIBN), Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) , Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, Queensland Brain Institute (QB ) demonstrate the research ability and global awareness of Queensland's (UQ) biotechnology industry.

　　生物科技是昆士兰大学最强专业之一。这是一个通过数个二级学院、研究机构、昆士兰政府和当地企业合作而设立的跨学科合作项目。昆士兰大学的主要研究机构包括澳大利亚生物工程和纳米技术研究所、分子生物研究所、迪亚曼蒂纳癌症研究所、免疫学和代谢医学研究所、昆士兰脑研究所，如此众多的生物类研究所也说明昆士兰大学在生物技术专业上的优势。

　　Communication and Journalism from Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science are good choices for those interested in relative areas. We value excellence and innovation in teaching and research and as such many of the Faculty members have received teaching and research awards at the Faculty, University and national level. The quality of our courses, programs and research is well regarded with many individual scholars in the Faculty who are world leaders in their fields.

　　社会与行为科学学院的通信和新闻专业对有志于从事该行业的学生来说绝对是一个不错的选择。我们学校一般通过教师的教学水平和研究能力来对教师进行评估，而该学院的许多教师获得过学院级、院校级和国家级的教学及研究相关的奖项。我们学校的教学质量及研究水平与该学院的许多学者息息相关，因为他们很多都是该领域的带头人。

　　7、Is there any change on the quota for international students and the amount of scholarships your institution can offer?

　　UQ offers scholarships including Undergraduate Scholarships including: Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships; Higher Degree Research; Australian Government Scholarships. Seven faculties offer scholarships with different requirements. For example, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law offer scholarships to those elite from Peiking University, Tsinghua University and Renmin University. Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology offers scholarships to undergraduate students.

　　For more information, please visit: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/scholarships/index.html?page=104639

　　昆士兰大学提供的奖学金有（包括针对本科生的奖学金）：研究生课程作业奖学金；高等学位研究奖学金；澳大利亚政府奖学金；下属的7个二级学院根据自己的具体要求设有不同的奖学金。例如，商科院的经济与法律专业会给来自北京大学、清华大学和人民大学的优秀毕业生提供奖学金。工科院的建筑与信息技术专业为本科生提供奖学金。

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　　http://www.uq.edu.au/study/scholarships/index.html?page=104639

　　8、What about the employment of graduates in your institution? What kind of help your institution provide to students to help them with find a job? Any extra measures have been taken to help students in financial crisis?

　　UQ graduates have a strong competitive advantage in the job market and are in strong demand by both Australian and international employers.

　　昆士兰大学的毕业生在就业市场上具有很强的竞争力，许多澳大利亚的本土公司及国际上的公司都非常愿意录用我们学校的毕业生。

　　UQ graduates have excellent employment rates and starting salaries. In a recent Graduate Careers Australia’s Graduate Destination Survey, UQ’s full-time employment rate for Bachelor degree graduates was 85.4%with a national average of 81%.

　　昆士兰大学毕业生的就业率非常高，而且工作的起薪也都很不错。最近的澳大利亚毕业生就业去向调查显示，昆士兰大学的就业率是85.4%，而平均水平是81%。

　　9、There have been some issue about safety of international students in Australia? Any advice you would like to give to Chinese students?

　　Brisbane is quite a safe city of comfortable climate and friendly environment. Students should also have awareness to safety, i.e. don’t walk alone at late night; be aware of any follower

　　布里斯本是一个气候舒适、环境优美且非常安全的城市。当然学生还是应该提高自己的安全意识，如晚上不要独自步行出门；注意跟踪者等等。

　　10、Will your institution take any actions to echo the ‘’2010 Initiative’’ launched by the Australian Government in 6 countries?

　　The University of Queensland will continue to give support to International students and welcome Chinese students. Besides learning, students at the UQ will be given academic guidance, career advice and other services.

　　昆士兰大学会一如既往地发展国际生，我们欢迎中国的学生前来就就读。除了提供学习的场所以外，昆士兰大学还会给学生提供诸如学习指导、就业建议等这样的其它服务。