TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Hundreds of Indonesian teachers will participate in an educational program to study the Australian educational system at the University of Melbourne and work at several schools there, a press release issued on Saturday said.

The 136 Indonesian teachers will study the Australian educational system in a short course and have opportunities to teach at several Australian schools, said the press release from the Australian Embassy in Jakarta received.

The three-week short course will provide practical examples to the participants on how to apply the educational system and share experiences with fellow teachers after they have returned to their homeland.

The world-class Australian universities, polytechnics and schools make this country one of the main destinations for Indonesian students looking to study abroad.

Almost a quarter of the number of Indonesian students abroad are studying in Australia. In 2015, there were 19,300 Indonesian applicants across various Australian educational institutions.

Through the Australian government scholarship program, New Colombo Plan, within the last two years, there are 2,000 young Australians who live, work and study in Indonesia.

The Australians also have a great interest in knowing more and looking for opportunities to study and work in Indonesia.

Recently, the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Sidney facilitated 22 students and two teachers from grade 10 of the Indonesian program at St. John the Evangelist High School Nowra, Australia to learn Indonesian.

The program is part of "Visiting KJRI" which aims to motivate students and teachers of the Indonesian program at high schools in Sydney and surrounding areas to learn Indonesian as a second language.

ANTARA