Close cooperation in education between Leiden University and Indonesian partners occurs in many fields and range from student exchanges to science research projects.

Science research projects

The Leiden University Faculty of Science is cooperating with Universitas Indonesia and Universitas Gadjah Mada to organise research projects for students. For instance, 12 students from UI will work together with 12 students of Leiden at a UI field station to conduct joint projects on sustainability.

LUMC half minors

Every year a group of around 20 Indonesian students visit Leiden and LUMC for three months to participate in one of our BSc half minor programmes. In return, a similar group of LUMC students visit Universitas Indonesia, Atma Jaya University or Universitas Hasanuddin to perform a research project on an infectious diseases related topic.

LDE multidisciplinary education

The LDE Indonesia Centre works at the intersection of research, education, and community empowerment. Within our education pillar, we facilitate programmes such as the interdisciplinary Future Challenges minor in Jakarta, a hands-on Thesis Lab in Kalimantan for MSc students, and the LDE–BRIN Academy for early-career researchers. These initiatives connect students and scholars from the Netherlands and Indonesia through real-world challenges and intercultural academic exchange.