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RI, Dutch universities agree to strengthen cooperation

Leiden University and its two Indonesian counterparts, the University of Indonesia (UI) in Jakarta and the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta, signed new agreements during the recent visit of a delegation from the oldest university in Netherlands to Indonesia

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Tue, March 4, 2014

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eiden University and its two Indonesian counterparts, the University of Indonesia (UI) in Jakarta and the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta, signed new agreements during the recent visit of a delegation from the oldest university in Netherlands to Indonesia.

Under the agreement, Leiden and UI will facilitate student exchange in the field of humanities. Schools of medicines from both universities also agreed to extend cooperation and exchange in the field of parasitology as well as to jointly work on the establishment of a center of excellence in cervical cancer.

Meanwhile, UGM and Leiden agreed to further extend opportunities for student exchanges and to cooperate in a double degree PhD program in History. The further establishment of other double degree programs will also be explored.

Established in 1575, Leiden has consistently ranked in the top 100 universities in the world.

The visit, which was led by Rector Carel Stolker, was aimed at further developing its longstanding relations with Indonesian universities, research institutes, and government organizations and to explore new collaborative opportunities.

Leiden'€™s library has recently been tasked with caring for the collections of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) and the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT).

Leiden is now the biggest research hub on Indonesia in the world. More than 10 kilometers of collections, comprising mostly books and journals as well as maps and manuscripts, will become part of the future Asian library at Leiden University.

Stolker acknowledged his university'€™s special responsibilities for a continuous development of its library for Indonesian studies.

'€œWe will do this in close partnerships with our Indonesian colleagues and also through digitalization projects which will make the material available for scholars worldwide,'€ he said in a release made available to The Jakarta Post on Monday.

Stolker further said, '€œLeiden University has a long and special relationship with Indonesia and we are looking forward for a bright and fruitful common future.'€ (ebf)

 

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