Politap, Polinema, and Poliban Agree to Strengthen MBKM

BANJARMASIN – Thursday (22/09/2022). Located at Politeknik Negeri Banjarmasin, the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) signed a joint agreement with the Director of Politeknik Negeri Malang and the Director of Politeknik Negeri Banjarmasin during the State Polytechnic Vocational Higher Education Consortium in the mining sector. This event was witnessed by the Director of Institutional and Human Resources of the Directorate General of Vocational Education, MoECRT, Dr. Henri Togar Hasiholan Tambunan, S.E., M.A..

This activity is part of expanding partnerships in mining engineering to enhance the quality of learning in Mining Engineering study programs across the three polytechnics while strengthening Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM).

Endang Kusmana, Director of POLITAP, stated after the event that this initiative is a follow-up to previous meetings held by the three state polytechnics. Endang conveyed that through this consortium, the implementation of the higher education tridharma across the three polytechnics is expected to be standardized and reinforced by the mining industry supporting this program. According to Endang, the consortium serves as a collaborative platform for similar study programs to develop the potential of each polytechnic in supporting MBKM.

Furthermore, Endang stated that consortium activities would begin with joint curriculum development, taking into account Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) and Key Performance Indicators (IKU). According to Endang, this curriculum can be applied across all relevant study programs at these three polytechnics. Endang then noted that the next steps would be followed by preparing instructional materials by engaging expertise in each field so that the materials can be used across the three polytechnics. Going forward, this initiative can be expanded into lecturer exchanges, student exchanges, and industrial collaboration to strengthen the link and match.