Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Stella Christie hosted Cypriot Ambassador to Indonesia Nikos Panayiotou in Jakarta on Wednesday (April 1), the place the 2 sides collectively drafted a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
In a press release cited right here on Thursday, Christie mentioned the MoU is meant to function an umbrella framework, enabling universities and associated establishments in each nations to collaborate with out the necessity to negotiate separate agreements.
“I want us to have an MoU that can be used as the basis of cooperation by higher education institutions,” Christie mentioned, stressing the necessity for universities to concentrate on substantive collaboration quite than administrative procedures.
The deputy minister expressed confidence that the various similarities between Indonesia and Cyprus would pave the way in which for broader, mutually helpful partnerships. She pointed to their shared traits as maritime nations, which she mentioned afford them “great potential” for collaboration.
“Research on maritime affairs has yet to be fully tapped. One riveting field is carbon capture,” Christie added.
Ambassador Panayiotou, for his half, underscored the pivotal function of educational cooperation in bilateral relations, noting that a number of universities in Cyprus present undergraduate and graduate scholarships for Indonesian college students and are open to help with doctoral packages.
He described facilitating tutorial mobility as key to enabling abilities from each nations to construct networks and nurture skilled ties, which might result in long-term research collaborations, together with these carried out remotely.
In this regard, the ambassador pointed to cooperation prospects underneath the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
During the Jakarta talks, the 2 governments additionally explored collaboration throughout different strategic sectors, together with the blue financial system and tourism.
It was introduced {that a} Cypriot delegation specializing in know-how and innovation is scheduled to go to Indonesia in late June 2026 to foster hyperlinks with universities and related stakeholders.
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Translator: Sean Filo, Tegar Nurfitra
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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