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EU, Indonesia hold Scholarships Info Day
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Warm welcome – EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, Vincent Guérend, delivers remarks in front of thousands of visitors at the EU-Indonesia Scholarships Info Day 2016. (Courtesy of the Delegation of the EU to Indonesia/-)
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he delegation of the European Union (EU) to Indonesia, together with the Indonesian government, held on Saturday an EU-Indonesia Scholarships Info Day to celebrate Europe Day and National Education Day, which fell on May 9 and May 2 respectively.
About 3,000 participants, who had registered online, attended the event, which was aimed at fulfilling the commitment of the EU and Indonesian government to increase the quality of higher education opportunities for Indonesian citizens.
During Scholarships Info Day, young Indonesians obtained information about scholarship opportunities they could use to pursue higher education in European countries. The student candidates were able to directly meet and consult with representatives of the scholarship providers in the one-day event.
The Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), the EU Delegation and EU member countries, such as Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK, participated in the event.
“Higher education is the important aspect of EU and Indonesia cooperation. The EU warmly welcomes Indonesian citizens who want to get the best education opportunities offered by Europe,” said EU Ambassador Vincent Guérend in his opening remarks.
The Scholarships Info Day in Jakarta on Saturday was part of “Europe Month 2016”.
Europe has more than 4,000 higher education institutions offering 15,000 Master's degree programs delivered in English. Half of the institutions are among the 100 best universities in the world and they offer high technology facilities and unlimited research opportunities.
“The EU and its member countries offer scholarships to students from abroad, education cooperation, research partnerships and education exhibitions. To help the students fund their education in Europe, the EU and its member countries offer more than 1,600 scholarships for Indonesian students to continue their education in Europe,” said Guérend.
“Europe is becoming an education destination that has been getting popular among Indonesian students interested in pursuing further study abroad. More than 5,000 Indonesian students departed to Europe to pursue their Bachelor and Master's degrees in 2015. In total, more than 9,000 Indonesian students are currently studying in Europe,” Guérend said.
In November 2016, the EU is set to hold its annual event, the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF). The EHEF will provide rare opportunities for Indonesian student candidates to meet with representatives of European universities to discuss education programs and student lives and to get information about higher education institutions in Europe. The organizing of the eighth EHEF is a response to the high interest shown by Indonesian people to the seventh EHEF in November 2015. Held in Denpasar (Bali), Jakarta and Yogyakarta, the seventh EHEF drew more than 18,000 visitors. (ebf)
