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Held in the partnership room of Lecture Building 2 at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) on Tuesday, 27 July 2021, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Endang Kusmana, and the Regent of Kayong Utara Regency (KKU), Mr. Citra Duani. The scope of this joint agreement is to empower the potential of Politap and the Kayong Utara Regional Government in human resource development, research, study, engineering, application, operation, and policy evaluation.
On this occasion, a Cooperation Agreement was also signed between the Director of Politap and the Head of the Kayong Utara Regency Agriculture and Food Agency regarding the provision of collaborative classes to elevate the educational level of agricultural extension workers in Kayong Utara Regency.
In his opening remarks, Endang Kusmana stated that Politap is committed to devoting full attention to improving the quality of human resources in outermost regions; research activities are geared toward collaborative research so that the outcomes can benefit the community and gain Intellectual Property Rights recognition, while community service activities are directed toward empowering village communities to drive added value from rural potential.
The Director of Politap added that in 2021, the institution would award scholarships to students from Karimata Island, encourage the establishment of Gunung Sembilan Village as a Politap partner village for the implementation of digitalized services, solar power implementation, the new students village immersion program, and MSME mentoring. Meanwhile, the Regent of Kayong Utara Regency, Mr. Citra Duani, welcomed the collaboration with Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, stating that his administration is very open to applying educational outputs, research findings, and community service outcomes, particularly to advance the regional potential of Kayong Utara Regency. The local commodity potential is expected to inspire lecturers and students to conduct education, research, and community service so that the outcomes can benefit the community. On this occasion, the Regent also expressed hope that students' entrepreneurial competencies could be enhanced to create job opportunities.