No. SP 70/DKSN/OJK/9/2015

PRESS RELEASE

OJK BUILDS COOPERATION WITH PERBANAS INSTITUTE

Jakarta, September 3, 2015. Financial Services Authority (OJK) built cooperation with Federation of Private Domestic Banks (Perbanas) Institute in , Thursday (September 9, 2015) in effort to develop financial services sector, improve financial literacy, expand financial access and consumer protection.

Signing of memorandum of understanding (MoU) was conducted by Member of OJK Board of Commissioners for Education and Consumer Protection Kusumaningtuti S. Soetiono and Rector of Perbanas Institute Marsudi Wahyu Kisworo, held after a public lecture presenting Kusumaningtuti S. Soetiono as the speaker.

Kusumaningtuti S. Soetiono in the occasion explained that the cooperation was built upon the spirit of togetherness in the framework of academic development and community service to improve the life of this nation. The cooperation covers research, lecture and community service.

Cooperation in research will be conducted through collaborative research or giving grant for researches associating with financial services sector development, financial literacy improvement, financial access expansion and consumer protection. As for financial literacy improvement, OJK and Perbanas Institute will formulate university syllabus and joint modules containing introduction to OJK and financial services industry. Apart from that, OJK will facilitate resource persons for training of trainers (ToT) programs or other events such as public lecture, workshop, seminar and training about financial services sector.

Besides Perbanas Institute, OJK has made similar cooperation with several universities, including University of , , , Malang University, Wakhid Hasyim University, Sumbawa University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Hamka Muhammadiyah University, Indonesia Banking School, Indonesian Business School (STIEBI) and IMMI Management School (STIMA IMMI).

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 For more information: Agus Sugiarto, Head of Financial Literacy and Inclusion Department, Financial Services Authority. Phone: 1500655. Email: [email protected], www.ojk.go.id