Director Inaugurates Officials at Politap

The Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic), Endang Kusmana, inaugurated the Vice Directors, Center Heads, and Department Management for the 2019–2023 period in the Politap campus hall on 11 March 2019. The inaugurated officials included Adha Panca Wardanu as Vice Director for Academic Affairs replacing Asep Ruchiyat, Encik Eko Rifkowaty replacing Normansyah as Vice Director for General Affairs and Finance, and Epriyandi as Vice Director for Student Affairs and Information Systems replacing Martanto. For the Center for Research and Community Service, Maya Santi replaced Muh. Anhar as head, while Sy. Indra Septiansyah replaced Tardi Kurniawan. Within the Departments, Hairian Rachmadi was inaugurated as Head of the Department of Machine Maintenance and Repair, Herman as Head of the Department of Mining Engineering, and Ningrum Dwi Hastuti as Head of the Department of Plantation Product Processing, succeeding Irianto SP. On that occasion, Department Secretaries, Study Program Coordinators, and Heads of Laboratories/Workshops in the three departments were also inaugurated.

In his remarks, Endang stated that the new management must immediately execute priority activities in 2019 focused on improving the quality of learning and student affairs, institutional quality, resource quality, research and development quality, as well as enhancing accountability and public services. Therefore, Endang added that governance at Politap should adhere to the Politap Four-S: Smart, Speed, Solid, and Sincere. This principle emphasizes intelligence in determining ideas, speed in service, solid unity among all components, and sincerity in serving.