Commencing the third year of the LDE-UI Joint Minor program marks a stronger presence of LDE Centre in Indonesia in education. This fall semester, Universitas Indonesia will be hosting 25 LDE students to study with 15 Indonesian students. Evi Fitriani, Dean of FISIP opened the programme late August and highlighted the importance and prestigious educational partnership, which is expected to contribute ideas in tackling various sustainability challenges.
Enhancing the quality of human resources in higher education institutions is a top priority for the Indonesia’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (MoHEST).
‘A capital may begin with a master plan, but the city only starts when people start living it,’ Bart Barendregt, Dean at Social and Behavioural Sciences and Professor Anthropology of Digital Diversity, opened his lecture at Nusantara.
The Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan, LPDP) has opened the registration for the LPDP Scholarship Phase II 2026 from 30 June to 31 July. The scholarships are offered in two main categories: strategic industries or STEM (study fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and socio humanities studies or SHARE.
The Office of Leiden University in Indonesia has been growing steadily over the years since its inception in 2015. As activities and networks expand, the office has a vacancy for an Academic Coordinator.
Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) Centre in Indonesia has collaborated with the Indonesia’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (MoHEST) since October 2024 to promote interdisciplinary research and education collaborations through the Indonesian-Netherlands Universities Consortium on Sustainable FuTures (INUCoST). In this consortium, LDE strengthen its collaboration with five leading universities in Indonesia: Universitas Indonesia (UI), Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Airlangga University (UNAIR), and Mulawarman University (UNMUL).
The Office of Leiden University in Indonesia is currently looking for a student assistant support interested in learning aspects of public and government relations and digital communication in the field of higher education.
Fostering the collaborations with world-leading educational and research institutions, including Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), is one of strategic actions of the Faculty of Medicine of University of Indonesia (FKUI) to improve the quality of education, research, and contribute to the development of science and public health. These were the words of Vice Dean for Education, Research, and Student Affairs Dr. dr. Pribadi Wiranda Busro during the visit of Prof. Maria Yazdanbakhsh, professor in cellular immunology of parasitic infections and head of the department of Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LUCID) in FKUI on 3 June 2026.
Rector of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Prof. Tatacipta Dirgantara, accompanied by Dr. Endra Gunawan, Director of Partnerships, visited Leiden University on 23 April 2026. The delegation was welcomed by the President of the Executive Board, Prof. Luc Sels.
To increase the visibility of the Leiden University’s offices abroad, the institute directors convened in Cairo, Egypt, early April 2026 at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute (NVIC).
