(Jakarta, 28th – Comprehensive Report) Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held a small-scale meeting with several cabinet ministers on Tuesday at the Hambalang Palace in Bogor, West Java, to discuss educational cooperation between Indonesia and top British universities.
According to the official Instagram account of the Cabinet Secretariat, the meeting focused on the development plans for educational cooperation between Indonesia and leading UK universities, with particular emphasis on President Prabowo's initiative to jointly establish 10 new campuses in the fields of health as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Minister for Higher Education and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, reported at the meeting that the cooperation plan has received positive responses from partners and will promote the development of higher education and medical education in Indonesia. Officials present at the meeting included Defense Minister Syafrie Syamsuddin, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Indonesian National Armed Forces Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Tandio Budi Revita, and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indrawijaya.
Previously, during the UK-Indonesia Education Roundtable Forum held at Lancaster House in London on January 20, President Prabowo announced the plan, stating that establishing 10 new universities focused on medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and science and technology through cooperation with the UK was a strategic measure to address Indonesia's shortage of doctors and medical personnel.
The President pointed out that Indonesia currently produces only about 9,000 doctors per year, far below the target of 140,000 doctors needed in the future. If the pace is not accelerated, it will be difficult to meet medical demand. Therefore, the new universities envisaged by the government will strictly implement UK higher education standards, enroll outstanding graduates and provide full scholarships, while also welcoming overseas lecturers and professors to join the teaching teams.
President Prabowo emphasized that this cooperation will not only enhance Indonesia's level of education but also help improve medical services. He optimistically predicted that the earliest the new universities could start admitting students would be in 2028.
Minister for Higher Education and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, reported at the meeting that the cooperation plan has received positive responses from partners and will promote the development of higher education and medical education in Indonesia. Officials present at the meeting included Defense Minister Syafrie Syamsuddin, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Indonesian National Armed Forces Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Tandio Budi Revita, and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indrawijaya.
Previously, during the UK-Indonesia Education Roundtable Forum held at Lancaster House in London on January 20, President Prabowo announced the plan, stating that establishing 10 new universities focused on medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and science and technology through cooperation with the UK was a strategic measure to address Indonesia's shortage of doctors and medical personnel.
The President pointed out that Indonesia currently produces only about 9,000 doctors per year, far below the target of 140,000 doctors needed in the future. If the pace is not accelerated, it will be difficult to meet medical demand. Therefore, the new universities envisaged by the government will strictly implement UK higher education standards, enroll outstanding graduates and provide full scholarships, while also welcoming overseas lecturers and professors to join the teaching teams.
President Prabowo emphasized that this cooperation will not only enhance Indonesia's level of education but also help improve medical services. He optimistically predicted that the earliest the new universities could start admitting students would be in 2028.