Politap Students Win Best Poster at National Paper Competition

Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) students from the DIII Information Technology Study Program, Roni Bia Santo, Romi Bia Santo, and Weldhan Seftian Hasfa, won the Best Poster award in the National Scientific Writing Competition (LKTI) held at Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya on 19–23 November 2019.

Roni Bia Santo, one of the participants, stated that the title of their scientific paper was Smart Waste Management System Using IOT as a technological waste management system. According to Roni, this competition progressed through several stages, from proposal submission to the final round. Gratefully, Politap was selected among the 25 finalist campuses. The final round was attended by Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya, Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Universitas Negeri Padang, Universitas Sriwijaya, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Hasanuddin, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Universitas Riau, Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Universitas Jember, Universitas Negeri Medan, Universitas Bengkulu, Universitas Bangka Belitung, and Universitas Halu Oleo.

Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang Endang Kusmana stated that Politap management consistently supports every initiative aimed at improving the quality of learning and student affairs. According to Endang, the number of high-achieving students at local, national, and international levels is one of the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) signed in the performance agreement between the Director and the Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education at the beginning of each year, ensuring that all such activities are fully supported as an integrated part of the ministry.

Endang added that Politap students will always be encouraged to participate in various local, national, and international events to enhance graduate competitiveness. He further explained that his strategy for fostering student achievements is for Politap students who have succeeded nationally to elevate their competition level to the international stage, while junior students are encouraged to actively engage in local and national activities, including reasoning and creativity, interests and talents, entrepreneurship, student organizations, student welfare, and career placement programs.