Jakarta, May 29 -- Indonesia will strengthen collaboration with France in the fields of higher education, science, and technology.

The commitment was reaffirmed during a meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday between Indonesia's Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, and representatives from France's Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the country's national scientific research organization.

Also present were officials from Campus France, the national agency for promoting higher education and international student mobility.

"Collaboration must continue to expand, including through joint research, joint degree programs, and sending more of our postgraduate students to study in France," Yuliarto ...