Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
IDXChannel - The number of Indonesian students studying in the United States increased by 5.8% to 8,467, per the Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors Report.
The jump is in large part due to a 22% increase in the number of Indonesians pursuing graduate programs in the United States and a 16% increase in the number of Indonesians pursuing post-graduation on-the-job training through the OPT program.
The report also showed a sharp increase in the number of Americans studying in Indonesia, from 10 to 142, reflecting a return to normal numbers after COVID-related restrictions limited student mobility worldwide.
The increase reflects growing cooperation between the Governments of Indonesia and the United States on education programs including building on the Education MOU signed in December, 2021. Education exchange is also a key pillar of the new US-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership announced on Monday at the meeting of President Joe Biden and President Joko Widodo in Washington DC.
“One of Mission Indonesia’s highest priorities is increasing people-to-people ties through education and exchange. I am delighted to see this year’s increase and am optimistic this upward trend will continue in the coming years,” said US Ambassador Sung Y Kim in a media release on Friday (16/11/2023)
