Jakarta, July 2 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology has expressed its readiness to scale up academic cooperation with Canada, focusing on talent development, student and faculty mobility, joint research, and deeper university partnerships.

Higher Education Minister Brian Yuliarto explored avenues to achieve these goals during a meeting with Indonesian Ambassador to Canada Muhsin Syihab, according to an official statement released on Thursday.

Yuliarto highlighted that Jakarta has designated Canada as a primary destination for graduates of the Garuda Top School program, a government initiative aimed at helping top Indonesian students secure admission to leading global universities.

"We hope that Canadian...