The University of Queensland has condemned a "racist" Facebook page attempting to garner support for a "white student union" on its campus.

The so-called University of Queensland White Student Union page was created this week and purports to be "a safe place to support and promote the interests of domestic students of European descent" at the university.

The first post published on the page contains a rant about the number of international students enrolled with the institution.

"We're forced to do group work with internationals who can't speak English. We carry the load and do all the work, while our marks are dragged down," it says.

"We're forced to put up with the antisocial behaviour of a particular group of students who treat study spaces as social spaces and constantly attempt to 'reserve' public resources, such as computers."

The university released a statement today distancing itself from the page.

"The University of Queensland is in no way affiliated with the so-called University of Queensland White Student Union Facebook page, and no 'white student union' exists at UQ," the statement read.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Joanne Wright said the university prided itself on diversity.

"We thoroughly condemn any attempt to undermine the importance of fostering an equitable society, both on campus and more broadly," she said.

The page has 27 likes on Facebook, but has responded to the university's statement, saying it plans to apply to become an official group next year.

"Our group has never claimed to be an 'official' club or society but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist," it said.

"There are numerous student groups that aren't UQU affiliated but exist nonetheless.

"If we have sufficient support from the student body we will apply to affiliate a White Student Society at UQ in 2016."

Page part of larger US trend promoting white supremacy: UQ

The university said the page appeared to be part of a larger trend that has spread from North America, where dozens of similar pages have appeared, each claiming affiliation with university communities.

According to US media, "white student union" Facebook pages have popped up at colleges across the country in recent days, including at Princeton, Berkeley and Stanford.

The pages are suspected to be in response to a wave of anti-racism protests which have been taking place on campuses this month.

The trend come days after photographs of black Harvard Law faculty members were defaced on the university's famous Boston campus.