Chevening is the United Kingdom (UK) Governments scholarship program which is provided across the world, funded by the UK Foreign Office and other organization partners, British Ambassador to Indonesia Moazzam Malik said here Wednesday.
"Indonesia is the fourth largest recipient of scholarships in the world in which about 70 scholarships are available for Indonesians," he said.
Chevening offers opportunity for future leaders and decision makers from around the world through a professional academic development, according to Malik.
The ambassador visited Papua Province to meet the administration and universities officials. "I am happy to make this second visit to Papua since I am serving as ambassador," he said.
His visit to Papua was to discuss several issues regarding climate change, education and development, he added.
"I am very pleased to visit Cendrawasih University and the University of Papua, where we promote educational cooperation between Indonesia and the UK and encourage more people of Papua to study in the UK through the Chevening scholarship," the Ambassador said.(*)
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