The Australian government is looking into the possibility of enhanced cooperation with Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in developing education and human resources.

"We are looking forward to cooperating with UGM in student exchange and scholarship programs," Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty said here on Wednesday.

At a meeting with UGM Rector Sudjarwadi, the Australian ambassador also invited UGM to attend a workshop to discuss cooperation with the Australian education ministry.

Moriarty expressed hope that the number of UGM students who would pursue higher education in the neighboring country would increase in the future.

"We should like to express our gratitude to UGM for its collaboration and support through the Acicis program in helping educate Australian students. This is good collaboration and I hope there will be other cooperation in the future," he said.

Sudjarwadi meanwhile said he welcomed the Australian government`s offer to cooperate with UGM in enhancing cooperation in the future.

He also expressed hope there would be close cooperation between the two countries especially in the education field.

"Looking ahead, we hope the cooperation could be enhanced so that it would contribute to the progress of the two countries` education sector," he said.