The council started on the historic movement through a meeting with a group of professors from Indonesia's institutions of higher learning here which started today.

 

The academic cooperation between the two bodies, supported by Malaysian Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, would further strengthen the strategic relationship between Malaysia and Indonesia said Education Malaysia (EM) Indonesia in a statement here today.

 

It said the programme would have an effect on efforts to promote excellence in academic leadership, research and innovation, as well as learning and teaching, in the country and abroad.

 

It is also expected to mobilise the government's transformation plan, especially in the education field, more effectively, in tandem with current needs, it added.

 

MPN Chairman, Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid, said the cooperation should be expanded at all levels, especially in academic field, to maintain the good relations between the two countries. -- BERNAMA