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Large number of Indonesians to study in Netherlands
Study abroad: Around 300 Indonesian students who will depart to study in the Netherlands pose for a photo at the recent annual pre-departure briefing at the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta
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Study abroad: Around 300 Indonesian students who will depart to study in the Netherlands pose for a photo at the recent annual pre-departure briefing at the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta. (Courtesy of Nuffic Neso Indonesia) (Courtesy of Nuffic Neso Indonesia)
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span class="inline inline-center">Study abroad: Around 300 Indonesian students who will depart to study in the Netherlands pose for a photo at the recent annual pre-departure briefing at the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta. (Courtesy of Nuffic Neso Indonesia)
Around 300 Indonesian students will depart to study in the Netherlands, a country widely acknowledged for having world-class higher education institutions.
'Every year I meet an enthusiastic crowd of young Indonesians, and every year I see their number grow,' Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Tjeerd F. De Zwaan said.
He further said: 'We rely on you to present and represent Indonesia in the Netherlands. And when you return one day to Indonesia please tell your parents, family and friends about your experience in my country in northern Europe.'
Ambassador De Zwaan was speaking at the recent annual pre-departure briefing at the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta, which was organized by Nuffic Neso Indonesia.
The 300 students represent a group of around 1,500 Indonesians who annually study in the Netherlands, which has 12 universities represented in the top 200 of the Times World University Ranking.
The pre-departure briefing was informal, with an interactive quiz and a presentation by alumni, during which the new students were taught about Dutch culture and received practical information to prepare for their stay in the Netherlands.
"I am sure that your intellectual curiosity will be fulfilled in the Netherlands and that you will learn to be a global citizen,' said Ananto Kusuma Seta, head of the planning and international cooperation bureau at the Education and Culture Ministry.
'You will meet people from many different cultures and learn to respect them regardless of their ethnic and religious backgrounds. At the same time, you have to make sure that you learn all these things without losing your Indonesian DNA,' he went on.
During the briefing, Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands Retno Marsudi gave her remarks through a video.
'Indonesia and the Netherlands see education as a top priority in bilateral relations. Your study in the Netherlands will bring the Dutch and Indonesian people closer,' she said. (ebf)
