He introduced his deliberate abroad go to throughout a gathering with rectors, deans, and professors from state and personal universities throughout Indonesia on the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday.
“Subsequent week, the President might be visiting the UK, as knowledgeable by the president in right this moment’s assembly,” Deputy Minister of Increased Training, Science, and Expertise Stella Christie knowledgeable on the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday.
Stella, who was additionally current through the assembly with rectors, knowledgeable that she was instantly concerned in making ready Prabowo’s go to to the UK, significantly concerning exploring instructional cooperation and different education-related agendas.
“I’m additionally instantly making ready with Russell Group Universities. Russell Group Universities is a gaggle of 24 high universities within the UK. President Prabowo solely needs to satisfy with the very best ones. He won’t be bringing any random overseas universities, solely the highest ones,” she stated, whereas explaining one of many agenda objects she has ready for Prabowo’s schedule within the UK.
Nonetheless, she has not but revealed the precise date of Prabowo’s go to to the UK.
Info circulating amongst journalists signifies that Prabowo will then go to the UK and probably different nations from January 18-25, 2026.
On the Presidential Palace on Thursday, the top of state spent roughly three hours gathering 1,200 professors, significantly these within the social and humanities fields, in addition to deans, rectors, and college leaders for a dialogue.
Through the assembly, Prabowo delivered a briefing, together with an announcement of a rise within the analysis funding ceiling for 2026 of Rp4 trillion (US$230 million), or roughly 50 p.c of the preliminary Rp8 trillion ceiling (US$460.5 million).
This brings the full analysis funding ceiling for 2026 to Rp12 trillion (US$690 million).
By this addition, universities are anticipated to prioritize analysis that helps the implementation of meals self-sufficiency, power self-sufficiency, industrialization, and downstreaming packages.
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