Politap Fosters Student Entrepreneurial Spirit Through Entrepreneurship Workshop

Ketapang, 8-10 December 2025 – In order to enhance academic quality and foster an entrepreneurial spirit among students, the Career Development and Entrepreneurship Unit (UPA) of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) (Ketapang State Polytechnic, POLITAP) held a Student Entrepreneurship Workshop on 8–10 December 2025, starting from 07:30 WIB until completion, located in the Directorate Building Hall, 2nd Floor, Politeknik Negeri Ketapang.

This event aimed to equip students with entrepreneurial knowledge, insights, and motivation so they can create business opportunities independently, creatively, and sustainably amidst the challenges of the working world and global competition.

The workshop featured two competent speakers in the field of entrepreneurship. The first speaker, Dr. Moch Aminudin Hadi, SE., S.Sos., S.Pd., MM, a lecturer at Universitas Riau Kepulauan, presented material themed “Success Mindset: The Key to Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Create Added Value”. This material emphasized the importance of an innovative mindset and the courage to seize opportunities in building a business.

The second speaker, Dewi Warni Kusuma Ningrum, owner of the MSME Sang Bintang, delivered material themed “Turning Hobbies into Profit: From Struggle to Victory”. Through her practical experience, participants were guided to understand the process of building a business from personal potential to generating economic value.

In his remarks, the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang emphasized that entrepreneurship is a crucial competence for students in the current era.
“The challenges of the working world demand that we not only rely on technical competence, but also possess a creative, innovative mindset, and dare to seize opportunities. Entrepreneurship is not merely a business activity, but the ability to view problems as opportunities and create added value,” stated the Director.

The Director also affirmed POLITAP's commitment to fostering students' entrepreneurial spirit.
“Through activities like this, we hope students can take small steps toward economic independence, leverage their hobbies and passions, and build the fighter mentality required in the entrepreneurial journey,” he added.

To the participants, the Director advised that this workshop be utilized to the fullest as a source of inspiration and motivation.
“Gain as much knowledge as possible and use this workshop as a momentum to start creating work that benefits yourselves, the community, and the region,” he advised.

Through this Student Entrepreneurship Workshop, POLITAP hopes to produce a generation of independent, creative, and innovative students ready to contribute to economic and entrepreneurial development at both local and national levels. (Finn)