Indonesia offers scholarships to Malawian students
The Indonesian Government, represented by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology and the Indonesian Consulate in Malawi, has asked Malawian students to apply for the Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) Scholarship for 2024, which rolled out last month.
For 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, in collaboration with 31 KNB Scholarship host universities in Indonesia, will welcome 222 KNB Scholarship applicants. This includes 30 bachelor awardees, 162 masters awardees, and 30 doctoral awardees.
In an interview yesterday, Tariq Kidy, Indonesia’s consul in Malawi, encouraged Malawian students to seize this opportunity, emphasising its transformative impact on those who pursue these academic endeavors.
“Education is a powerful driver of development, and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability.
“The Republic of Indonesia understands the importance of education in developing countries and provides this opportunity for Malawian students to apply for these scholarships. This initiative strengthens the bilateral relationship with Malawi,” he said.
The scholarships align with the Indonesian Government’s commitment to enhancing human resources in developing countries, serving as a key initiative to promote the internationalisation of Indonesian Higher Education by increasing the participation of foreign students in Indonesian universities.
Open to international students from developing countries, the KNB Scholarship encompasses bachelor, master, and doctoral programmes at Indonesian universities, with financial support provided by the Indonesian Government through the KNB Scholarship.
The programme has been extended to various developing countries in Asia, the Pacific, South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe, with the goal of fostering people-to-people relations between Indonesia and recipient nations, nurturing future leaders.
The KNB Scholarship Programme is available at 31 universities in Indonesia, including but not limited to Institut Pertanian Bogor, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
Prospective scholarship students must fulfills administrative and academic requirements and register online through the website www.knb.kemdikbud.go.id.
Last week, the Indonesian Ambassador to Mozambique and Malawi, Herry Sudradjat, along with a delegation, visited Malawi to accelerate strategic economic cooperation between Indonesia and Malawi.
The delegation met with corporate leaders in various sectors, including renewable energy, mining, and agriculture.
“Successful meetings were held, and opportunities explored for outbound investment, export potential, and development cooperation. Indonesia has identified Malawi and other African countries as potential destinations for investments,” said Sudradjat.
