Politap Holds Expo, Showcases Featured Products Created by Lecturers and Students

KETAPANG – Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) held the Study Program Featured Products Expo, Wirausaha Merdeka, and Publication of Research and Community Service Results to Enhance the Brand Value of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang on Thursday, 7 December 2023 at the Ballroom of the Borneo Emerald Hotel Ketapang.

At this expo, Politap invited the Head of the Youth and Sports Agency, Head of the Communication and Informatics Agency, Head of the Transportation Agency, leaders of industry partners such as PT KAL, Sinarmas, WHW, and BGA, executives from BNI and BSI, as well as principals and student representatives from high schools and vocational schools (SMA/SMK/MA) in Ketapang.

Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Irianto SP, S.ST., M.MA., stated in his address that this annual expo was organized, among other things, to fulfill the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi.

“Naturally, this is also part of implementing the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture No. 3 of 2020 on National Standards for Higher Education concerning the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi. Politap continues to contribute to executing the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi in terms of learning, research, and community service,” he explained.

Irianto continued, “In this expo, we present flagship products from study programs at Politap along with publications of research and community service outcomes. There are also displays of products from Independent Entrepreneurship and the MBKM Wirausaha Merdeka program, where our students competed and earned honors a few months ago, winning two awards in Batam and three awards in Surabaya. In addition, late this year Politap obtained a simple patent for the work of a Politap lecturer titled ‘Method for Producing Ale-Ale Crackers’.”

On this occasion, Irianto expressed his gratitude to Politap lecturers who consistently carry out the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi.

“I am very grateful to the lecturers for implementing the Tri Dharma in addition to teaching. I hope that each year we will continue to yield research and community service outcomes in collaboration with partners, producing works that directly benefit the public,” he stated.

Politap is one of 44 polytechnics in Indonesia and the only polytechnic in Ketapang Regency. Ketapang Regency is the largest region in West Kalimantan with extensive industrial sectors, hosting more than 70 industries, which serves as great potential for Politap to produce skilled human resources to contribute to regional development. Therefore, Politap hopes to continue collaborating with industries across Ketapang Regency to employ local talent.

Following his opening remarks, the Director of Politap officially inaugurated the Study Program Featured Products Expo, Wirausaha Merdeka, and Publication of Research and Community Service Results to Increase the Brand Value of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, followed by research and community service presentations by the respective lecturers. The event concluded with attendees touring the exhibition booths showcasing Politap's featured products.

In this edition of the expo, Politap showcased electric bicycles and robots assembled by Electrical Engineering students, a regional tourism application developed by lecturers and students of the Information Technology Study Program detailing tourism potential across Ketapang Regency, and various other featured products.

The Study Program Featured Products Expo, Wirausaha Merdeka, and Publication of Research and Community Service Results to Increase the Brand Value of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang is organized annually to continuously inform and publish Politap’s research, community service, and innovative creations to the public. (Finn/Humas)