The Department of Electrical Technology at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) received a Field Assessment visit from the Assessor Team of the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) as part of the visitation for the D3 Electrical Engineering Study Program. The Assessor Team consisted of Dr. Eng. Rony Seto Wibowo, S.T, M.T from Institut Teknologi Surabaya (ITS) and Dr. Ir. Paula Santi Rudati, M.Si from Politeknik Negeri Bandung. The visitation took place on 29 – 31 October 2019.
The arrival of the assessor team was welcomed by the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, EndangKusmana, SE, MM, Ak, CA, Head of the Department of Electrical Technology Erick Radwitya S.ST., MT, Head of the Electrical Engineering Study Program Akhdiyatul, SST., MT, the Vice Directors, lecturers, Head of P4MP, and the Accreditation Form Team of the D3 Electrical Engineering Study Program. In his remarks, the Director welcomed the assessor team and introduced the personnel of the entire Accreditation Form Team. In addition, the Director also hoped the assessors would provide feedback on any shortcomings to support continuous improvement and advance the D3 Electrical Engineering Study Program.
This visitation process is a follow-up stage in the study program accreditation. The assessor team clarifies the contents of the accreditation forms they received by observing conditions in the field firsthand, particularly regarding teaching and learning facilities and other supporting facilities such as lecture halls, libraries, machinery workshops, and other supporting infrastructure.
This visitation process aims to improve the quality of academic management in educational institutions. The submitted accreditation forms will be verified and validated by both assessors.
The release timeline of the assessment results following this visitation process is typically variable. Once the results are available, they will be ratified through an official Decree issued by BAN-PT.