JAKARTA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government has allocated 160 million U.S. dollars fund to help developing the education in Indonesia, local media quoted the U.S. ambassador to Indonesia as reporting on Friday.
Ambassador Cameron R. Hume said on Thursday in the capital city of East Java province, "The assistance commitment was signed by President Barrack Obama and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during the recent G20 Summit in Toronto."
He said that the U.S. education assistance fund will be used to finance several education programs jointly organized by Indonesian and American Agency. "The joint U.S.-Indonesia Agency will arrange the programs, but it would be based on Indonesia's demand," Cameron was quoted as saying by the Antara news agency on the sidelines of U.S. Independence Day commemoration in the city.
The U.S. education assistance to Indonesia has been going on for years, which among others formed in scholarship for Indonesian students to study in the United States and maritime research financing.
"A joint maritime and biology research is underway now between Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi and Los Angeles University in U.S.," Cameron said.
