British Council Indonesia visit to Universitas Gadjah Mada and Puskesmas Mlati II for UK – Indonesia education partnerships projects including Middlesex – UGM Digital Twin for Health System Resilience, 16th – 17th March, 2022. It’s goal to achieve sustainable academic partnership. The Country Director of British Council, Hugh Moffatt discuss with dr. Yodi Mahendradhata, Vice Dean for Collaboration, Alumni, and Community Service and dr. Lutfan Lazuardi, Head of Health Policy and Management Department, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing UGM. One of key point from transnational education benefits is to support so that students will continue to come back and contribute in their country but still get good quality education from the cooperating country. UGM campus itself has good cooperation with many countries. Although they did not return to Indonesia immediately, students who had completed their studies were able to have a lot of experience there and were able to become ambassadors for Indonesia and UGM.

The role of the Puskesmas as a project partner is very important so it is necessary to involve the Puskesmas in this project a lot. Puskesmas has a relationship with the community not only curative but promotive preventive. Based on site visit to Puskesmas Mlati II, Head of the Puskesmas and staff showed that the role of the Mlati II Health Center was very good in serving its citizens when facing the crisis situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some services have also started to be digital-based to make it easier for the public to access health services.