Jakarta. On 27th of October: The Cuban Ambassador Nirsia Castro Guevara meet with the Rector of Universitas Indonesia, Dr. Ir. Muhammad Anis to evaluate the possibilities of developing cooperation ties between the University of Havana and the Indonesian high house of studies. Both parts acknowledge there are suitable conditions for exchange in the academic and investigative fields, as well as in the teaching of both countries native languages, Bahasa Indonesia and Spanish.
Universitas Indonesia, being a state owned university is the biggest and oldest in the country, founded in 1849, and considered among the 67 best higher learning centers in Asia. With a similar number of faculties as the university of Havana it is an ideal center for cooperation with the former.