Jakarta, April 3 -- Indonesia and Georgia are accelerating talks to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on higher education cooperation aimed at boosting student exchange, joint research and human resource development.

The push came during a meeting between Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Stella Christie and Georgian Ambassador to Indonesia Tornike Nozadze in Jakarta on Thursday.

According to a statement released Friday, both sides agreed on the need to promptly formalize the MoU as an umbrella framework to facilitate connections and collaboration between universities in the two countries.

Christie stressed the importance of shifting from traditional government-to-government arrangements...