The government has added 14 leading global universities to the\npriority destination list for the LPDP scholarship, specifically for\nscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, as part\nof efforts to support human resource needs in national strategic\nindustries.<\/p>\n
Head of LPDP\u2019s Communication Sub-Division, Risqi Sita Novanti, stated\nthat the addition complements the previous list of 17 top universities\nwhich were prioritised for all fields of study. \u2018Previously there were\nonly 17 top universities. Now, 14 more universities have been added for\nSTEM fields,\u2019 Risqi said during a discussion at the Jakarta Kreatif\nFestival on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Risqi explained that the move was made because the government is\nprioritising human resource development that can support eight national\nstrategic industries. \u2018Now our priority must support national priority\nprogrammes to align with supporting eight strategic industries such as\nfood security, the creative economy, and industrialisation,\u2019 she\nsaid.<\/p>\n
She detailed that the 17 previously prioritised top universities\ninclude the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial\nCollege London, Technical University of Munich, Universit\u00e9 Paris\nSciences & Lettres, London School of Economics and Political\nScience, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University,\nHarvard University, Princeton University, University of California,\nBerkeley (UCB), Babson College, California Institute of Technology,\nCornell University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Tokyo,\nand Tsinghua University.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the additional 14 universities specifically prioritised\nfor STEM include Peking University, The University of Hong Kong,\nNational University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University\n(NTU), Paris-Saclay University, \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne\n(EPFL), ETH Zurich, University of Toronto, Yale University, University\nof Chicago, University of Michigan, Columbia University, University of\nPennsylvania, and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).<\/p>\n
Risqi added that the government is also expanding the scope of\npriority programmes, not only for pure STEM courses but also for\nprogrammes related to the development of strategic sectors. She said the\nexpansion of the university list is expected to provide more options for\nprospective scholarship recipients while improving the quality of\nIndonesia\u2019s human resources to meet future national development needs.\n\u2018The majority are prioritised for STEM fields, namely science,\ntechnology, engineering, and mathematics. And also STEM-related fields\nsuch as law, economics, public policy, and public administration,\u2019 she\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lpdp-adds-14-top-universities-for-stem-fields-1783234332", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }