6 Study Programs Ensure Industry-Oriented Curriculum

The Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic), Vice Directors, Head of the Center for Learning Development and Educational Quality Assurance (P4MP), coordinators within P4MP, and Study Program Coordinators across Politap held a discussion regarding the plan to implement a new curriculum at Politap on Friday, 3 July 2020. In his opening remarks, Endang Kusmana stated that this meeting was held to ensure that the implementation of the new curriculum responds to the adoption of Kampus Merdeka and the link and match concept within the new curriculum to be implemented.

Presentations from each study program to report the new curriculum were guided by Vice Director for Academic Affairs Adha Panca Wardanu; the study programs presenting were those that had already revised their curricula, namely 1). Plantation Crop Cultivation Study Program, 2). Plantation Product Technology, 3). Agroindustry, 4). Mechanical Engineering, 5). Information Technology, and 6). Mining Technology. The Vice Director for Academic Affairs also wanted to ensure that the curriculum to be implemented is capable of fostering Politap's deep partnership with industry.

Based on the meeting results, the following details were noted:

1. Applied Bachelor Study Program of Plantation Crop Cultivation

This study program ensures that the curriculum to be implemented is oriented toward the Dual System concept, particularly through cooperation with the palm oil industry by applying a 5-2-1 system and implementing Kampus Merdeka internships.

2. Diploma III Study Program of Plantation Product Technology

This study program ensures that the curriculum to be implemented is oriented toward the Dual System concept, particularly through cooperation with the palm oil industry by applying a 3-2-1 system and implementing Kampus Merdeka internships.

3. Diploma III Study Program of Agroindustry,

This study program ensures that the curriculum to be implemented is oriented toward the Dual System concept, applying a 3-2-1 system with the implementation of Kampus Merdeka internships, village projects, entrepreneurship, and independent studies/projects.

4. Diploma III Study Program of Mechanical Engineering

This study program ensures that the curriculum to be implemented is oriented toward the Teaching Industry concept, where the implementation of Kampus Merdeka is made possible for several internship activities, village projects, entrepreneurship, and independent studies/projects. This study program has designed a curriculum with the possibility of implementing Multi Entry Multi Exit (MEME).

5. Diploma III Study Program of Information Technology

This study program ensures that the curriculum to be implemented is oriented toward the Dual System concept, applying a 3-2-1 system with the implementation of Kampus Merdeka internships, village projects, entrepreneurship, and independent studies/projects.

6. Diploma III Study Program of Mining Technology

This study program ensures that the curriculum to be implemented is oriented toward the Teaching Industry concept, where the implementation of Kampus Merdeka is made possible for several internship activities, entrepreneurship, and independent studies/projects.