Jakarta, Nov. 20 -- The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek) is seeking to strengthen research and higher education partnerships with the United Kingdom.

This commitment was underscored during a courtesy visit by Sir Steve Smith, the UK International Education Champion, and Dominic Jermey, the British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

They were accompanied by a delegation of UK higher education representatives and received by Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto and his team in Jakarta on Wednesday (Nov. 19).

"The Government of Indonesia is strongly committed to enhancing cooperation, particularly in research, research downstreaming, and transnational education (...