Speaking at the UK–Indonesia Education Roundtable in London, on Tuesday, the president highlighted opportunities for collaboration in human resource development before an audience of 30 professors.
“President Prabowo stressed the government’s commitment to the future of Indonesian children,” Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said in a statement released Wednesday.
Among the institutions represented were King’s College London, Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh, the London School of Economics, and Queen Mary University.
Prabowo emphasized that Indonesia’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology aims to strengthen cooperation with British universities, including the possibility of establishing offshore campuses in Indonesia.
His administration, he added, is prioritizing initiatives to send more Indonesian students abroad while enhancing the medical and STEM capacity of domestic universities.
As part of this agenda, Indonesia plans to establish 10 new universities specializing in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and science and technology, with enrollment expected to begin in 2028.
The initiative is designed to address the country’s shortage of doctors and health workers.
Currently, Indonesia produces around 9,000 doctors annually, a number Prabowo believes must rise given the large cohort of practitioners nearing retirement.
He reiterated that partnerships with leading UK universities—many of which already collaborate with Indonesian campuses—are vital to improving the quality of education and healthcare services in the country.
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