JAPAN, AUSTRALIA TO TAKE PART IN KALTIM EDUCATION EXPO

Samarinda, E Kalimantan, April 24 (ANTARA) - Representatives from Japan and Australia will take part in "Kaltim Education Expo 2010" in East Kalimantan, the organizer's spokesman Joko Iriandono said here on Friday.

"Participants from Japan will have only one pavilion, while Australia will three pavilians a the exhibition," Joko Iriandono said.

He said the ten-day exhibition would take place at Madya Sempaja sports stadium parking lot from April 24 to May 3, 2010.

According to Joko Iriandono, the participant from Japan was Kyoto Nihongo Centre (KNC), one of the leading universities in Japan that would provide the expo visitors with various information about scholarship for Kalimantan students who would like to study in there.

East Kalimantan has abundant natural resources and therefore needs more human resources to manage them.

"KNC expressed hope that students from East Kalimantan who received the scholarships after returning to Indonesia, would manage the natural resources in the province," he said.

Meanwhile he added that the Australian participants at the Kaltim Education Expo were IDP Education, Australian Education Center, and AusAID.

Joko said the participants from Japan and Australia wanted to help East Kalimantan develop education.