Indonesian to be taught at several Chinese universities

Indonesia and China have signed a partnership agreement on the teaching of the Indonesian language at several Chinese universities.
 
Signed Monday in Bali, the agreement is part of the two countries' bilateral cooperation in the field of high education on languages and has been bridged by the East Asia Summit (EAS), the Indonesian National Education Ministry said in a press statement sent to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
 
The new agreement follows a preceding agreement on the teaching of Chinese at several Indonesian universities.
 
"In the past, they introduced Confucianism to Indonesia. What I signed today, meanwhile, is of the teaching of Indonesian at a number universities in China," National Education Minister Muhammad Nuh said after the signing, as quoted by the press release.
 
Nuh added that the introduction of Indonesian at the Chinese universities was also part of Indonesia's efforts to promote the language to the international public.