351 Politap Students Attend Yudisium Amid Pandemic

Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) held the Yudisium for the Diploma III (DIII) and Applied Bachelor (DIV) Study Programs for the 2019/2020 Academic Year from 13 to 15 October 2020. Held at the Integrated Lecture Building on the Politeknik Negeri Ketapang campus, this was the first yudisium to implement health protocols and limits on the number of participants.

This Yudisium was divided into 5 sessions over 3 days: Session I on 13 October 2020 for the DIII Mechanical Maintenance and Repair Study Program with 31 students and the DIII Mining Engineering Study Program with 27 students; Session II for the DIII Informatics Engineering Study Program with 76 students. For Session III on 14 October 2020, there were 25 students from the DIII Agroindustry Study Program and 46 students from the Applied Bachelor (DIV) Plantation Crop Cultivation Study Program; Session IV for the DIII Plantation Product Processing Technology Study Program with 54 students. Then on 15 October 2020, Session V consisted of the Applied Bachelor (DIV) Road and Bridge Design Study Program with 60 students, and the DIII Electrical Engineering Study Program with 32 students.

Throughout the 5 sessions of the yudisium, the events were continuously attended by the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang Endang Kusmana, Vice Director for Academic Affairs Adha Panca Wardanu, Vice Director for General Affairs and Finance Encik Eko Rifkowaty, Vice Director for Student Affairs Epriyandi, Heads of Departments, Study Program Coordinators, and lecturer representatives from each Study Program.

Adha Panca Wardanu, as Vice Director for Academic Affairs, read the Yudisium Decree to the participating students during the three-day event, followed by the reading of the official minutes by each Head of Department.

As part of the yudisium events, awards were presented to the best students at the study program level: Noviana from the DIII Mining Engineering Study Program, Basir from the DIII Mechanical Maintenance and Repair Study Program, Muhammad Nardi from the DIII Informatics Engineering Study Program, Ays Susanti from the DIII Agroindustry Study Program, Meli Fransiska from the DIV Plantation Crop Cultivation Study Program, Ashifa Sabtuwandari from the DIII Plantation Product Processing Technology Study Program, Dwi Amelia from the DIV Road and Bridge Design Study Program, and Asnadi from the DIII Electrical Engineering Study Program.

In his remarks, Endang Kusmana as Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang conveyed his hopes and messages to all participating students. He noted that the yudisium is a momentum for Gratitude for successfully completing their education; a momentum to be Ready, as finishing their studies will be followed by readiness to face the real world to work, pursue entrepreneurship, or continue their education; and a momentum to remain Solid, as the role of alumni is vital for a higher education institution, encouraging them to stay united after graduation to support their alma mater through the alumni association.