Indonesia seeks expanded partnership with University of Nottingham

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto has called for deeper cooperation with the United Kingdom in human development, research, and science through the University of Nottingham (UoN).

“We deeply value the ties fostered between Indonesia and the UK, particularly the collaboration between campuses from both countries,” Yuliarto said in an official statement on Friday.

He expressed hope that the two nations would scale up their partnership through joint research, professor exchanges, and mutually beneficial talent development initiatives.

Yuliarto emphasized that UoN has already made significant contributions to bilateral education, noting that it remains a premier destination for Indonesian scholars studying abroad under the state-backed Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) scholarship.

He commended the university for its ongoing support of Indonesia’s postdoctoral programs and for integrating its Malaysian campus into the Indonesia-United Kingdom Joint Working Group forum.

To build on this momentum, the minister urged intensified university-to-university collaboration.

He endorsed targeted joint research programs, increased mobility for lecturers and researchers, and expanded opportunities for Indonesian students to pursue doctoral degrees at UoN.

Furthermore, Yuliarto invited UoN academics to conduct research in Indonesia, focusing on natural resources, the green energy transition, and pressing global social issues.

To facilitate this, he proposed creating stronger, direct networks between professors and researchers from both nations.

UoN's Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, Sarah Metcalfe, highlighted the university's deep-rooted history with Indonesia across cultural heritage, health, education, social welfare, and environmental studies.

She affirmed that UoN is eager to pivot the partnership toward emerging, critical fields.

The university looks to expand cooperation into spheres of critical importance, such as low-carbon energy, battery technology, bioengineering, food security, advanced manufacturing, and human development programs, Metcalfe stated.

She noted that UoN has already co-authored approximately 500 publications with Indonesian partners, primarily concentrated in engineering, medicine, and environmental sciences.

Looking ahead, both sides discussed launching joint-degree and double-degree programs utilizing UoN’s global network of campuses in the UK, Malaysia, and China.

Translator: Sean Filo, Tegar Nurfitra

Editor: Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono

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