Jakarta, Jan. 21 -- President Prabowo Subianto has underscored Indonesia's commitment to expanding educational cooperation with 24 leading universities in the United Kingdom, particularly in the fields of medicine and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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 Univers...