On 24 June last year, a Hong Kong democracy protest at the university was crashed by a pro-Beijing group, many of whom could not be identified as enrolled students. Death threats and ‘separatist activities’ No verdict has been handed down but the student told Guardian Australia he is already preparing a supreme court of Queensland appeal, with the high-profile free speech advocate, barrister Tony Morris QC, in tow. On Wednesday, Pavlou stormed out of a disciplinary hearing decrying it as a “kangaroo court”. The other threatened the student with contempt of court proceedings this week for attempting to cite documents in his defence that had been obtained under subpoena in a separate legal matter. One is acting as a de facto prosecutor in the disciplinary case. UQ has now hired two separate top-tier law firms to engage with Pavlou. Most of the allegations relate to clearly satirical stunts and his anti-Beijing activism: posing outside the vice-chancellor’s office wearing a Hazmat suit, or promoting a fake Confucius Institute panel discussion about “why Uyghurs must be exterminated”. Guardian Australia has reviewed a summary of the “misconduct” charges, which include claims his conduct was discriminatory, bullying and abusive. In April, the university tabled a 186-page brief of allegations against Pavlou, including that he “prejudiced the reputation of the university” by criticising and mocking its relationship with China. Why does Peter Høj even care about me? Why does the university even care about me? I don’t understand why they are scared of someone like me.” It’s like they can’t handle it or don’t recognise it. I had a sort of satirical thing going on. “My friends often say ‘you’ve shitposted your way to international incidents’,” Pavlou says. Pavlou has been labelled a “separatist” by a Chinese diplomat and an “anti-China rioter” by state media outlet the Global Times lauded by free speech advocates and written about by the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and Foreign Affairs. The sandstone institution’s reaction to his undergraduate stunts has only served to intensify scrutiny – and bring international attention – to the university’s links in China. Pavlou faces expulsion from the university in relation to his provocative activism, which is focused on the Chinese government, its human rights record and the suppression of democracy in Hong Kong. The inflammatory bit of theatre explains a lot about Pavlou, who was last week described as “ the most famous undergraduate student in the world”. UQ Senator Drew Pavlou /QnUF7Wl3FR- Drew Pavlou May 20, 2020 Undergraduate students can receive scholarships to participate in research during summer and winter breaks via university research programs.Urgent Message For Vice-Chancellor Peter Høj The university’s research facilities include the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the Queensland Brain Institute and the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. As is the case at many Australian universities, bachelor’s students can earn an honors degree by completing an additional year or two of study, focused heavily on research. Some courses are also offered during a shorter summer semester. English is the language of instruction at the University of Queensland, and the university follows a semester-based academic calendar. The university has six main academic divisions: business, economics and law engineering, architecture and information technology health and behavioral sciences humanities and social sciences medicine and biomedical sciences and science. Tuition costs vary by subject and are higher for international students. University student housing is available at both the St Lucia and Gatton campuses. Other University of Queensland sites – including marine research stations, teaching hospitals and an underground mine – are located around Queensland. The university has three main campuses: the St Lucia campus, where the large majority of students study the Gatton campus, the university’s hub for agriculture and veterinary science and the Herston campus, which houses the school’s clinical health facilities. It is located in and around Brisbane, Australia, the capital of Queensland. The University of Queensland Australia is a public institution that was established in 1909.
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