Prabowo receives British delegation in Hambalang and expands education cooperation

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto received a special messenger from British Prime Minister Steve Smith and British Ambassador to the Dominic Jermey in Indonesia in his Hambalang residence, Bogor, West -Java. The meeting discussed a number of educational collaboration, one of which was the plan to establish the best British campus in Indonesia. “Also present during the meeting was Prof. Helen Bailey of Queen Mary University of London, Prof. Funmi Olonisakin of King’s College London, Mr Prof. Tariq Ali of the University of Liverpool and the British Council Director for Indonesia, Mr. Summer Xia,” Journalists said, Friday (5/30/2025). The meeting discussed a number of strategic steps to increase partnerships between the two countries. Teddy said the increase in collaboration between tertiary institutions of the two countries became one of the main focuss discussed at the meeting. Browse to continue with the content “Some of the best campuses in the UK are very interested in establishing a campus in Indonesia,” he said. Prabowo, Teddy says, encouraged an increase in the number of Indonesian students who could gain access to education in British leading tertiary institutions. “Whether it’s directly in the UK or on the British campus in Indonesia,” he explained. Not only that, Teddy said that this meeting also includes the discussion of research collaboration between professors and researchers from the two countries. The focus of research is aimed at national strategic issues, especially the topic of downstream as said in the ASTA Cita National Development Agenda. “Increasing collaboration between Indonesian research or professors and British researchers or professors, especially for the downstream topic of 28 Indonesian priority natural resources in accordance with ASTA Cita,” he added. Representatives of Russel Group, a network of the 24 best universities in the UK, were also present. (Deck/FCA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here