JAKARTA, April 4 (Xinhua) - The government of the United States intends to accommodate 15,000 Indonesian students to study in the country through its ACCESS America Higher Education Forum held on Monday, Kompas.com online news reported Monday.
The program is a comprehensive cooperation in educational field that has been agreed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the U.S. President Barack Obama in Nov. 2010.
"Last year, President Obama intended to multiply Indonesian students to the U.S. and now we want to support and to organize the plan," U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco J. Sanchez told the press.
He said that the forum themed "Advancing U.S. - Indonesia Higher Education Exchanges and Partnerships" will help students to register and to make them easier to get visa to the United States.
The U.S. Ambassador for Indonesia Scott Marciel said that the forum is a big opportunity for educational institutions in both countries to dig their potentials.
Based on data, there were 7,000 Indonesian students studied in the United States in 2009/2010.
Editor: Xiong Tong
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