KONTAN.CO.ID - YOGYAKARTA. Yogyakarta contains multitudes. The Indonesian city is a tumult of culture shot through with rich veins of history – it’s still ruled by a functional monarchy; it has been home to storied, spectacular Buddhist and Hindu holy sites for well over a millennium; and is internationally renowned for everything from literature to silversmithing. All the same, the city is now better known for being an education hub. Besides its four state universities, Yogyakarta is home to more than a dozen private institutions and so many niche academies that it has more than 60 institutes of higher learning, according to some estimates. And it’s a reputation the Indonesian government is trying to change.
Indonesia’s Yogyakarta targets Chinese students and tourists to become another Bali
KONTAN.CO.ID - YOGYAKARTA. Yogyakarta contains multitudes. The Indonesian city is a tumult of culture shot through with rich veins of history – it’s still ruled by a functional monarchy; it has been home to storied, spectacular Buddhist and Hindu holy sites for well over a millennium; and is internationally renowned for everything from literature to silversmithing. All the same, the city is now better known for being an education hub. Besides its four state universities, Yogyakarta is home to more than a dozen private institutions and so many niche academies that it has more than 60 institutes of higher learning, according to some estimates. And it’s a reputation the Indonesian government is trying to change.