In an announcement acquired right here on Friday, Yuliarto mentioned that cooperation between the 2 international locations has made important contributions to the event of Indonesian expertise via varied education and scholarship applications.
“Fundamentally, we seek to build closer partnerships with Australian universities to deliver world-class education and research, while strengthening Indonesia’s innovation capacity and competitiveness,” he mentioned.
The minister expressed hope that built-in cooperation in higher education, analysis, and innovation involving varied stakeholders may generate extra tangible advantages for society sooner or later.
He additionally identified a number of nationwide growth priorities that require help from higher education, science, and know-how, particularly power safety, meals safety, sustainable pure useful resource administration, and industrial downstreaming.
“In the energy sector, Indonesia is promoting greater national energy self-sufficiency through the development of more efficient, safe, and sustainable energy technologies, as well as increased utilization of research and innovation outcomes to support the energy transition,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Chief Scientist Tony Haymet mentioned there are quite a few alternatives to strengthen cooperation in science, analysis, and innovation.
The collaboration alternatives embrace strengthening analysis infrastructure, growing funding in analysis and growth (R&D), using analysis outcomes, and enhancing partnerships amongst universities, analysis establishments, and governments.
He additionally reaffirmed Australia’s dedication to academic cooperation via the Australia Awards Scholarships program, which supplies greater than 760 scholarships yearly for Indonesian college students, together with 10 postgraduate scholarships for principals and lecturers of Garuda Schools.
In addition, Yuliarto and Haymet explored alternatives for the involvement of main Australian scientists, together with Nobel laureates, in scientific boards and worldwide conferences in Indonesia, to strengthen educational networks and analysis collaboration between the 2 nations.
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