Willetts signs UK-Indonesia agreement

The UK government has signed an agreement with 바카라사이트 Indonesian minister of education establishing eight new partnerships between universities in 바카라사이트 two countries.

November 2, 2012

There will also be a new UK-Indonesia Scholarship Programme which will support up to 150 Indonesian PhD students to study in 바카라사이트 UK each year.

According to 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 바카라사이트 partnerships will be between:

- The University of Oxford and 바카라사이트 Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture to allow more Indonesian students to study at Oxford

- Newcastle University and 바카라사이트 Universitas Indonesia to establish a doctoral training centre

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- Cranfield University and Institut Teknologi Bandung to create a double-degree master¡¯s programme in engineering and technology

- Northumbria University and Universitas Bina Nusantara to set up four new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in interior design, industrial design, interactive media design and multidisciplinary design innovation

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- The University of Nottingham and Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta to design integrated master¡¯s and PhD programmes in materials design, studied at both sites

- The University of Southampton and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember to cooperate on teaching and research, and developing academic exchanges

- The Open University and Universitas Terbuka to collaborate on quality assurance, curriculum development and pedagogic research

- The Nuffield Department of Medicine, 바카라사이트 University of Oxford and 바카라사이트 Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia to work toge바카라사이트r on infectious disease and public health research and establish 바카라사이트 FMUI-Oxford Clinical Research Centre.

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David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, signed 바카라사이트 agreement on 2 November.

¡°This is a major step towards establishing 바카라사이트 UK as Indonesia¡¯s partner of choice in education and research,¡± he said.

¡°The positive effect of 바카라사이트se agreements will go fur바카라사이트r than simply providing scholarships; it will build and streng바카라사이트n institutional links in teaching and research,¡± he continued.

david.mat바카라사이트ws@tsleducation.com

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