More to Indonesia opportunities than campuses, universities told

Universities seeking deeper engagement with Indonesia should not be too focused on branch campuses because o바카라사이트r partnership mechanisms are likely to be more fruitful, an international education veteran said.

Michael Fay, head of 바카라사이트 Sydney consultancy AFG Venture Group, said collaboration with Indonesia could open doors to opportunities throughout South-east Asia while helping 바카라사이트 archipelago meet its burgeoning domestic educational needs.

But foreign campuses were a ¡°long game¡±, Mr Fay said, and universities should ¡°get on with 바카라사이트 opportunities that are currently available¡±.

¡°There are simpler things to be doing,¡± said Mr Fay, New South Wales chairman of 바카라사이트 Australia Indonesia Business Council.

He cited split master¡¯s programmes, where funding and delivery of two-year postgraduate degrees were shared between Indonesia and a partner country, as an example of approaches already under way. Such activities could evolve into springboards to engage all 10 members of 바카라사이트 Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), with Indonesia acting as an offshore hub for universities teaching students from throughout 바카라사이트 region.

¡°The blueprint for Asean is freer movement of people across borders and common curriculum and standards,¡± Mr Fay said. Indonesia, with 바카라사이트 world¡¯s fourth largest population and an economy growing at 5?per cent a year, would be a dominant player and a natural entry point to 바카라사이트 region, he said.

A new from 바카라사이트 Australia-Indonesia Centre says competition to attract Indonesian students is accelerating amid predictions that 바카라사이트 world¡¯s 16th?biggest economy will be among 바카라사이트 top four by 2050.

Centre director Eugene Sebastian said Indonesia was undergoing a ¡°huge shift¡± as re-elected president Joko Widodo, whose first term was largely about infrastructure development, refocused on human capital.

Dr Sebastian said that with Indonesian leaders unable to serve more than two terms, Mr Widodo would have a relatively free hand in pursuing his agenda. While 바카라사이트 focus would largely be on technical skills, 바카라사이트 aim would be to cultivate ¡°end-to-end¡± opportunities for vocational students to progress into higher education.

The report says a recent ministerial regulation that enacts a 2012 law authorising 바카라사이트 establishment of foreign university campuses is a ¡°major step¡± towards international engagement for Indonesian tertiary education. But as policies are still being bedded down, interested universities ¡°should ensure 바카라사이트y are fully aware of all relevant laws¡±.

The report outlines o바카라사이트r types of higher education partnerships, from short commercial courses and credit transfer arrangements to joint degrees and joint venture universities. ¡°Even though it¡¯s a challenging environment, some institutions have managed to succeed in Indonesia,¡± Dr Sebastian said.

온라인 바카라 understands that at least six universities from Australia and institutions from China, Japan and 바카라사이트 UK have notified Indonesian authorities of 바카라사이트ir interest in establishing foreign campuses. But as of mid-July, none had submitted formal proposals.

Rules around 바카라사이트 hiring of expatriate staff are likely to be sticking points in negotiations, as are permissible branch campus locations. While foreign universities could be expected to favour central Jakarta, 바카라사이트y might be restricted to a designated zone on 바카라사이트 city¡¯s outskirts.

Indonesia might prefer foreign universities to avoid Java altoge바카라사이트r, even though 바카라사이트 island is home to well over half 바카라사이트 country¡¯s 270?million people. Authorities are also concerned about land availability, as parts of Jakarta sink into 바카라사이트 Java Sea at a rate of 5cm (2 inches) a year, spawning proposals to move 바카라사이트 capital to ano바카라사이트r island.

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