International Education Services Ltd (IES) is a Brisbane-based, not-for-profit organisation that provides educational products and services specifically for the international education sector. IES commenced with the principal function to manage and operate the University of Queensland Foundation Year (UQFY).

UQFY has become one of the most respected foundation programs in Australia and currently enrols more than 550 international students annually, of which more than 85% will continue on to study undergraduate programs at UQ. More than 3,000 undergraduate students have entered UQ through UQFY since the program commenced.

IES was the winner of the Queensland Government's Partnerships for Positive Outcomes Award in 2007.

In 2009, IES was awarded Best Pathway Program by QETI (Queensland Education and Training International).

IES won the Best International Student Support award in the 2010 Queensland Education and Training International Awards for Excellence.

Pathway to University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia's leading universities, with an international reputation for high quality teaching and research.

The University attracts the majority of Queensland's most able students and highly qualified students overseas, and has a tradition of fostering teaching excellence. The University of Queensland offers its students the advantages of comprehensive facilities of a long established university, plus the vitality of studying in an environment of leading edge research.

Its magnificent St Lucia campus is regarded by many as Australia's best and continues to enrich both student and community life.

Guaranteed Pathway to UQ

• The Foundation Year program is accredited to provide students with a Certificate IV in University Preparation.
  
• Students who achieve the specific standards are guaranteed a place in the first year of undergraduate courses at The University of Queensland.

Entry to other Australian Universities