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Indonesia-Egypt bilateral cooperation expansion

Overview

Indonesia and Egypt are expanding bilateral cooperation across educational and economic sectors. Initial discussions between President Prabowo Subianto and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi focused on broadening academic ties, with Egypt offering new scholarships in medicine, engineering, and science to Indonesian students.

Following these discussions, the two nations established a target to increase bilateral trade to US$5 billion by 2030. Agreements were signed regarding fisheries, statistics, a strategic partnership action plan, and visa exemptions for official passports. Educational cooperation was further formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs and Al-Azhar University, which includes exploring double-degree schemes and online learning options.

Entities

Prabowo Subianto · Al-Azhar University · Indonesia · Egypt · Ministry of Religious Affairs

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Indonesia and Egypt target US$5 billion in trade and expand educational ties

    Indonesia and Egypt aim to reach US$5 billion in bilateral trade by 2030 and are expanding educational cooperation through new Al-Azhar University programs and double-degree opportunities.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    Egypt offers additional scholarships in science and medicine to Indonesia

    Egypt has offered additional scholarships in medicine, engineering, and science to Indonesian students following a bilateral meeting between Presidents Prabowo Subianto and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Sources

koranedukasi.id · minanews.net · minews.id · republika.co.id · riotimesonline.com · rri.co.id