JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM - Helene Hellmark Knutsson, Swedish Minister of Education and Research, says research is key to the success of major Swedish companies such as Spotify and Skype.

"The population of Sweden is only 10 million inhabitants, but there are many giant companies. They are very competitive at the global level due to continuous innovation, "explained Helene, while delivering a public lecture titled" Higher Education and Research as A Base for Economic Growth" at Universitas Indonesia (UI), Depok, West Java , on Friday (10/13/2017).

She viewed that these innovations would not have been possible without strong research.

The Minister did not deny that her government is proud to make Sweden a research society. The Swedish government has been working hard to polish the low-to-high education system.

"The quality of our research is qualified because the quality of the universities is always at their best," Helene claims.

Also present were representatives from Swedish universities, such as KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University, and Karolinska Institute.

Helene had much to say about the accomplished Swedish achievements through a solid research foundation. According to Helene, research is key to the success of major Swedish companies such as Spotify and Skype.

For information, in the ranking of universities released by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy (2016), there are eleven Swedish universities that are in the ranks of 400 world's best campuses.

Some of the efforts of the Swedish government, among others, include allotting massive research funds to various universities.

In addition, the Swedish government are willing to disburse funds for the availability of teachers of greater and higher quality.

Now, Sweden is intensively encouraging its students to conduct research abroad, including in UI.

Moreover, the student exchange program will continue to be intensified. Helene assessed that, research should be made as a promising land, especially for young people.