Kalimantan Institute of Technology

Kalimantan Institute of Technology
Institut Teknologi Kalimantan
MottoSPECTA (Solid, Peduli, Cerdas, Beriman, dan Bertaqwa) (Indonesian)
TypePublic university
EstablishedOctober 6, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-06)
RectorProf. Ir. Budi Santosa Purwokartiko, Ph.D.
Address
Jalan Soekarno-Hatta km. 15, Karang Joang, North Balikpapan
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1°09′01″S 116°51′41″E / 1.1503°S 116.8615°E / -1.1503; 116.8615
CampusSuburban, 740 acres (300 ha)
ColorsDark blue  
AffiliationsSepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
Websitewww.itk.ac.id

Kalimantan Institute of Technology (Indonesian: Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, abbreviated as ITK) is a technological-focused public university based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[2][3][4]

History

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ITK was created in 2012 as part of the Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion on Indonesia's Economic Development (MP3EI).[2][5] At the time, East Kalimantan had one university, Mulawarman University. ITK started collaborating with Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology. with the latter also providing ITK’s first campuses.[2][6] Despite that, ITK had already started accepting students in 2012, with 100 students from East Kalimantan exclusively as its first-year batch.

Originally, only five majors were available to the students: electrical engineering, machine engineering, naval engineering, chemical engineering, and civil engineering. By 2013, the number of majors available increased, and ITK started accepting students from outside East Kalimantan.[2][7]

In 2014, ITK officially became a public university, and, by 2015, ITK started operating from its Balikpapan campus.[2][8]

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The logo of the university consists of two aspects, each with their own meaning:

  1. Two hornbills refers to balance and consistency in creating a generation of achieving students that can contribute to society.
  2. Two hands holding an opened book refers to the importance of scientific knowledge.[9]

Academics

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ITK has a total of 21 programs across five faculties and all of them are at the undergraduate level: mathematics and information technology; science, food, and maritime technology; industrial technology and processes; civil engineering and planning; earth science and environment.

According to the Webometrics 2021 report, ITK is ranked at 292 amongst all university in Indonesia.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Dikti.go.id – Kampus Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Terbesar di Asia". 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sejarah ITK". Institut Teknologi Kalimantan. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. ^ "Institut Teknologi Kalimantan". SIPP. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  4. ^ "Prof. de Vries agrees on cooperation with the Kalimantan Institute of Technology (ITK) in Balikpapan Indonesia". www.lrg.tum.de. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  5. ^ antaranews.com (2012-01-04). "Institut Teknologi Kalimantan didanai tiga sumber". Antara News. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. ^ Liputan6.com (2019-09-24). "Genjot Kualitas, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Gandeng ITS Surabaya". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Damaledo, Yandri Daniel. "Cek Hasil Pengumuman Lolos SNMPTN 2020 ITK di portal.ltmpt.ac.id". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  8. ^ "Sambut Ibu Kota Baru Indonesia, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Tambah Tiga Gedung Kuliah". Tribun Kaltim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  9. ^ "Makna Lambang". 9 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Indonesia | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2021-02-22.