JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto does not want the 10 medical and science universities that will be built by the government to start from scratch. The government chose to partner with Imperial College London, one of the world's best campuses, to help prepare the academic foundation from the start.
The plan emerged when the President received a delegation from Imperial College at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta, Monday, June 22. The meeting discussed a strategic partnership between Indonesia and the British campus to support the development of higher education, especially in the fields of medicine and science.
Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto said Imperial College will be involved in various aspects of the development of the new campus, ranging from the curriculum, teaching standards, lecturer quality, joint research, to guest professor programs.
"Earlier, it was also discussed regarding the President's plan to establish 10 Medical and Science Universities. Later, it will be helped a lot by Imperial College," said Brian.
According to Brian, the government wants to ensure that the new campuses are built from the start with international academic standards. Imperial College is not an arbitrary partner. The campus has just ranked second in the world in the QS World University Rankings, just below the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For medical education, Imperial College is also ranked fourth in the world.
Therefore, the government sees this cooperation as an opportunity to accelerate the improvement of the quality of national higher education.
Brian explained that the Imperial College professors will supervise various academic aspects at the new campuses, including the development of research and educational hospitals.
The government hopes that this approach can accelerate the birth of globally standard universities without having to wait for the long process that is usually taken by new campuses.
"If we can work together with Imperial College, then we hope that there will be an improvement in the quality of the curriculum, education, lecturer quality, and research in Indonesia," he said.
According to Brian, the benefits of cooperation will not only be felt by the 10 new universities. The effect is expected to spread to other universities through research collaboration, academic exchange, and improvement of education standards.
The meeting, which was received directly by President Prabowo, was considered a first step to open wider cooperation between Indonesia and the world's top educational institutions.
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