Director Attends Collaboration Meeting of 4 State Higher Education Institutions in West Kalimantan

Held in Pontianak on 14 February 2019, 4 (four) leaders of State Higher Education Institutions within the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education in West Kalimantan met at Universitas Tanjungpura: Prof. Thamrin Usman, Rector of Universitas Tanjungpura; Ir, M.Toasin Asha, MSi, Director of Politeknik Negeri Pontianak; Mahyus, SPd, SE, MM, Director of Politeknik Negeri Sambas; and Endang Kusmana, SE, MM, Ak, CA, Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic). The meeting carried the theme COLLABORATION OF 4 STATE UNIVERSITIES TO SUPPORT MARKETABLE INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN WEST KALIMANTAN. This initiative sought to formulate a plan to enhance the quality of outputs with positive impacts, specifically improving Human Resources quality to drive economic growth. Therefore, under the coordination of Universitas Tanjungpura, each institution will develop according to its respective potential.

Politeknik Negeri Pontianak will focus on developing the maritime and palm industry sectors, heading towards clean industry. Politeknik Negeri Sambas will develop competitive human resources in border regions through a Teaching Factory based on its leading commodity, coffee, while Politeknik Negeri Ketapang will develop expertise in oil palm and mining. This collaboration among 4 state higher education institutions is expected to deliver a breakthrough in accelerating the development of West Kalimantan.