The University of Queensland (UQ) is urging the state government to finalise plans to bring international students back into the country after the lockdown prevented international students from entering Australia.

As university studies are set to return to partial face-to-face learning, UQ Vice Chancellor Peter Høj said it was critical that international students be allowed back into the state.

Professor Høj has said given China's issued a warning about the separate treatment of students in Australia and Chinese education agents have threatened to divert thousands of students to Britain, the speedy opening up of international borders was essential.