Monash University has a long history of engagement with Indonesia, dating back to the 1960s. There are over 1500 Indonesian nationals studying at Monash University and a growing and engaged alumni base, of over 10,000 Indonesian graduates.
Monash has graduated more Indonesian citizens than any other university outside Indonesia and is internationally known for its research in Indonesia, such as the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) project and the World Mosquito Program. The campus in Indonesia will enable Monash to significantly add to these existing points of engagement.
The University has been continuing to strengthen its ties in Indonesia with the establishment of the Monash Indonesia Representative Office (MIRO). MIRO is responsible for supporting alumni, government and industry engagement, and education and research partnerships. Monash is also the host of the Australia-Indonesia Centre - a collaborative framework bringing together selected Indonesian and Australian universities.
The campus in Indonesia will build on these relationships and provide direct access for students in Indonesia to a local campus of a university ranked in the top 100 in the world.
It will also make a strong and distinctive contribution to the social, cultural and economic development of Indonesia through its research and education. Through the close connections it will establish with industry, government and the community, the Indonesia campus aspires to set a new global benchmark for how a branch campus operates and what it can contribute.
