TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian university, Universitas Pertahanan (Unhan), has established cooperation with the Swedish defense industry company SAAB to work together.
"This cooperation in the fields of innovation, research and development as well as knowledge exchange, aims to improve the quality of education in order to achieve the vision of the university to become an international-class university," Rector Desi Albert Mamahit said on Monday.
Unhan and SAAB signed a Letter of Intent in Sweden on June 17, 2015.
Mamahit explained that the cooperation pact will last for two years and is extendable.
Unhan and SAAB will also explore the possibility of mutual cooperation in the future in other fields, as per the needs of Unhan, since SAABs industrial sector is very broad.
"Within two years, we will see in which fields we can work and will accordingly prioritize. We adjust to the needs of the Technology and Defence Industry that we will build and develop," Mamahit said.
The head of SAAB Indonesia, Peter Carlqvist, said the company management was very enthusiastic about cooperation with Unhan.
SAAB sees Indonesia as a potential market in the Asia Pacific region.
Carlqvist added that SAAB engaged in air, army, navy and civil security defense and commercial aeronautics, which registered 23,527 sales in 2014.
"SAAB focuses on partnership, collaboration, and information sharing," Carlqvist said.
SAAB gives access to a triple helix relation that integrates educational, industry, and government institutions, employing cutting-edge technology.
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