inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto is committed to establishing ten new campuses in medicine and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and to conducting lecturer exchanges with the UK within the framework of educational cooperation with the UK.
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya explained that President Prabowo explored this educational collaboration during a meeting with professors from 24 leading UK universities at the UK–Indonesia Education Roundtable at Lancaster House, London, England.
"The President wants to establish ten new campuses in Indonesia, primarily in medicine. He will also establish new campuses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), which he will establish in Indonesia," Cabinet Secretary Teddy explained on Thursday (1/22/2026).
The meeting, which lasted approximately two hours, included professors representing university leaders from King's College London, Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh, the London School of Economics, Queen Mary University, and other leading universities.
Through this collaboration, President Prabowo hopes to increase the number of Indonesian students studying in the UK, including the establishment of new world-class campuses in Indonesia. The collaboration also includes the exchange of lecturers from the UK to teach at STEM-Medicine campuses in Indonesia.
This educational collaboration with leading UK universities, said Teddy, is expected to improve the ranking of Indonesian universities globally.
President Prabowo believes Indonesia still lacks medical personnel, including doctors and dentists, which currently only reaches around 9,000 doctors per year. On the other hand, Indonesia lacks around 140,000 doctors, while the need continues to increase as many doctors approach retirement.
To address this challenge, President Prabowo plans to build 10 new universities focusing on education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and STEM fields. President Prabowo emphasized that these universities will be built to international standards and use English as the language of instruction.
The President also stated that the students accepted will be top graduates and receive full scholarships from the government.
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