Kalimantan Institute of Technology

Kalimantan Institute of Technology (Indonesian: Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, abbreviated as ITK) is a technological-focused public university based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[2][3][4]

Kalimantan Institute of Technology
Institut Teknologi Kalimantan
MottoSPECTA (Solid, Peduli, Cerdas, Beriman, dan Bertaqwa) (Indonesian)
TypePublic university
EstablishedOctober 6, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-10-06)
RectorProf. Ir. Budi Santosa Purwokartiko, Ph.D.
Address
Jalan Soekarno-Hatta km. 15, Karang Joang, North Balikpapan
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1°09′01″S 116°51′41″E / 1.1503°S 116.8615°E / -1.1503; 116.8615
CampusSuburban, 740 acres (300 ha)
ColorsDark blue  
AffiliationsSepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
Websitewww.itk.ac.id

History edit

ITK was created in 2012 as part of the Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion on Indonesia's Economic Development (MP3EI).[2][5] At the time, East Kalimantan had one university, Mulawarman University. ITK started collaborating with Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology. with the latter also providing ITK’s first campuses.[2][6] Despite that, ITK had already started accepting students in 2012, with 100 students from East Kalimantan exclusively as its first-year batch.

Originally, only five majors were available to the students: electrical engineering, machine engineering, naval engineering, chemical engineering, and civil engineering. By 2013, the number of majors available increased, and ITK started accepting students from outside East Kalimantan.[2][7]

In 2014, ITK officially became a public university, and, by 2015, ITK started operating from its Balikpapan campus.[2][8]

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The logo of the university consists of two aspects, each with their own meaning:

  1. Two hornbills refers to balance and consistency in creating a generation of achieving students that can contribute to society.
  2. Two hands holding an opened book refers to the importance of scientific knowledge.[9]

Academics edit

ITK has a total of 21 programs across five faculties and all of them are at the undergraduate level: mathematics and information technology; science, food, and maritime technology; industrial technology and processes; civil engineering and planning; earth science and environment.

According to the Webometrics 2021 report, ITK is ranked at 292 amongst all university in Indonesia.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dikti.go.id – Kampus Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Terbesar di Asia". 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sejarah ITK". Institut Teknologi Kalimantan. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. ^ "Institut Teknologi Kalimantan". SIPP. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  4. ^ "Prof. de Vries agrees on cooperation with the Kalimantan Institute of Technology (ITK) in Balikpapan Indonesia". www.lrg.tum.de. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  5. ^ antaranews.com (2012-01-04). "Institut Teknologi Kalimantan didanai tiga sumber". Antara News. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. ^ Liputan6.com (2019-09-24). "Genjot Kualitas, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Gandeng ITS Surabaya". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Damaledo, Yandri Daniel. "Cek Hasil Pengumuman Lolos SNMPTN 2020 ITK di portal.ltmpt.ac.id". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  8. ^ "Sambut Ibu Kota Baru Indonesia, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Tambah Tiga Gedung Kuliah". Tribun Kaltim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  9. ^ "Makna Lambang". 9 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Indonesia | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2021-02-22.