L to R: Junichi Sakaki, Director, Joint Research Center for Electric Architecture, Akita University / Akita Prefectural University, the Honourable Ros Bates, Queensland Minister for Finance, Trade and Employment, Bob Criner, Co-Founder & CEO, Stralis Aircraft, at the Australia Pavilion, World Expo 2025 Osaka 17 July 2025
- Queensland’s largest International Education and Training (IET) and Research and Innovation (R&I) delegation hits the global stage at World Expo 2025 Osaka.
- Minister Ros Bates is leading trade mission delivering on the newly-released Queensland–Japan Trade and Investment Strategy 2025-2028.
- IET is Queensland’s largest services sector, valued at $6.85 billion in 2024 and employing 30,000 Queenslanders within the state’s 300 registered IET providers.
Queensland’s most significant International Education and Training (IET) and Research and Innovation (R&I) trade mission has taken to the global stage, with 38 of the state’s leading institutions and companies visiting World Expo Osaka today.
Led by Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training, Ros Bates, the delegation is advancing Queensland’s global footprint through high-level meetings in Taiwan and Japan, culminating in a showcase at World Expo 2025 in Osaka.
The visit follows the release of the Queensland-Japan Trade and Investment Strategy 2025-2028, which outlines practical steps to grow collaboration in education, research and commercialisation, matching Queensland’s strengths with Japan’s future needs.
At the Australia Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Minister Bates will host a major Queensland reception with Japan government representatives, alumni, and education leaders.
This trade mission shows Queensland’s renewed commitment to international engagement, with a focus on building collaborative research partnerships, expanding student mobility, and promoting the Study Queensland brand to meet demand in Asia.
This is Minister Bates’ second international trade mission to Japan, after visits to India, Korea, China and Hong Kong, and Singapore.
International education remains Queensland’s biggest services export, worth $6.85 billion and supporting around 30,000 jobs. In 2024, more than 157,000 international students from 160 countries studied in Queensland.
“We’re reinforcing Queensland’s reputation as a reliable economic partner, and a favorable destination for international students and research and innovation,” Minister Bates said.
“Queensland is open for learning, open for business, and ready to lead.”
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