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Monash is first—Australian universities are coming to Indonesia

The government expected to spur competitiveness among private universities and to provide students with a cheaper and easier option than studying abroad.

Ardila Syakriah (The Jakarta Post)
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Monash is first—Australian universities are coming to Indonesia Monash University Malaysia in Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia. (Courtesy of Monash University Malaysia/www.monash.edu.my)

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n the not so distant future, you will no longer need to apply for a visa and fly south to study at some top Australian universities. With the ratification of a landmark trade deal with Canberra, the government has decided to bring them here instead. 

Indonesia is open to foreign colleges. But the trade pact, ratified by the House of Representatives earlier this month, allows the government to further relax its rules regarding the establishment of local branches of Australian universities. 

The first Australian university to announce its Indonesian branch is Monash University, a Melbourne-based public university, which will only offer Master and PhD degrees, as well as executive programs and micro-credentials.

The university is scheduled to begin short executive programs later this year and plans the first intake of Masters students in late 2021.

Read also: Australia’s Monash University to open postgraduate campus in Indonesia

A Monash University spokesperson told The Jakarta Post via email last week that the campus would be a "wholly Monash-owned entity, rather than a joint venture", although it was open to building research and education partnerships with local leading universities. The institution is looking at various options for its campus location within the capital.

The move is made possible by the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), which allows Australian investors to have bigger ownership shares in various sectors, including that of education, as the government expects to upskill the country’s workforce.

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