Ministry seeks to expand global reach of Indonesian varsities

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) seeks to grow entree for Indonesian tertiary institutions by participating successful the 2023 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo.

The ministry volition nonstop delegates from 14 nationalist and backstage Indonesian universities to the conference, which volition beryllium held successful Washington D.C., the United States, from May 30 to June 2, 2023.

"The engagement of Indonesian universities successful the lawsuit is expected to fortify world practice and taste exchanges successful the promotion of Indonesian universities astatine the planetary level," said Nizam, acting wide manager of higher education, research, and exertion astatine the ministry, connected Monday .

The NAFSA Association of International Educators is simply a non-profit relation dedicated to planetary acquisition and exchange. The enactment has 10,000 members from 3,500 acquisition institutions successful 160 countries.

The 14 Indonesian universities participating successful the lawsuit see the University of Indonesia, IPB University, Gadjah Mada University, Airlangga University, Padjadjaran University, Hasanuddin University, and State University of Padang.

The University of North Sumatra, Gunadarma University, Telkom University, University of Surabaya, Binus University, Manado State Polytechnic, and Bali State Polytechnic are besides joining the event.

Nizam said that by participating successful the conference, Indonesian universities are expected to prosecute successful greater practice with universities and concern and manufacture actors astatine the planetary level.

"Expanding practice volition beryllium indispensable to fortify the improvement of the academic, research, and innovation aspects successful Indonesia and amended the nation's quality resources," helium added.

Meanwhile, IPB University said that for the NAFSA conference, it would connection practice successful summertime courses, research, and assemblage services. The University of Indonesia volition showcase innovative learning programs.

Airlangga University, too exhibiting accusation astir its programs, volition besides task its delegates with actively contributing to realizing practice with US institutions successful assorted projects to unfastened caller collaboration opportunities.

Telkom University said that it volition behaviour intensive discussions connected planetary mobility activities, collaborative research, and double-degree programs with imaginable partners.

Meanwhile, Gunadarma University volition showcase its imaginable arsenic an innovative and developed assemblage successful academics and research. Bali State Polytechnic volition purpose to found caller connections with different participants successful teaching, probe and assemblage services during the event.

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