Kalimantan Institute of Technology

{{Short description|Higher education institution in Balikpapan, Indonesia}}

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|name = Kalimantan Institute of Technology

| native_name = Institut Teknologi Kalimantan

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|motto = SPECTA (Solid, Peduli, Cerdas, Beriman, dan Bertaqwa) (Indonesian)

|established = {{start date and age|2014|10|6}}

|type = Public university

|rector = Prof. Ir. Budi Santosa Purwokartiko, Ph.D.

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|city = Balikpapan, East Kalimantan

|country = Indonesia{{cite web |url= http://dikti.go.id/blog/2012/10/18/kampus-institut-teknologi-kalimantan-terbesar-di-asia/ |title= Dikti.go.id – Kampus Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Terbesar di Asia |author1= |author2= |year= 2012 |access-date= 21 January 2014 |archive-date= 2015-01-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113132/http://dikti.go.id/blog/2012/10/18/kampus-institut-teknologi-kalimantan-terbesar-di-asia/ |url-status=dead }}

|campus = Suburban, {{convert|300|ha|acre|order=flip|abbr=on}}

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|affiliations= Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

|website = {{URL|http://www.itk.ac.id/}}

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|colors = Dark blue {{Color box|#00008b}}

|coordinates = {{Coord|-1.1503|116.8615|display=title}}

|address=Jalan Soekarno-Hatta km. 15, Karang Joang, North Balikpapan}}

Kalimantan Institute of Technology ({{langx|id|Institut Teknologi Kalimantan}}, abbreviated as ITK) is a technological-focused public university based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.{{Cite web|title=Sejarah ITK|url=https://itk.ac.id/index.php/home/tentang-itk/sejarah-itk/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Institut Teknologi Kalimantan|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Institut Teknologi Kalimantan|url=https://sipp.menpan.go.id/pelayanan-publik/wilayah/kementerian-pendidikan-dan-kebudayaan/direktorat-jenderal-pendidikan-tinggi/institut-teknologi-kalimantan|access-date=2021-02-22|website=SIPP|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Prof. de Vries agrees on cooperation with the Kalimantan Institute of Technology (ITK) in Balikpapan Indonesia|url=https://www.lrg.tum.de/en/bole/home/article/profdevriesagreesoncooperationwiththekalimantaninstituteoftechnologyitkinbalikpapanindonesia/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=www.lrg.tum.de|language=en}}

History

ITK was created in 2012 as part of the Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion on Indonesia's Economic Development (MP3EI).{{Cite web|last=antaranews.com|date=2012-01-04|title=Institut Teknologi Kalimantan didanai tiga sumber|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/291337/institut-teknologi-kalimantan-didanai-tiga-sumber|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Antara News}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Liputan6.com|date=2019-09-24|title=Genjot Kualitas, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Gandeng ITS Surabaya|url=https://surabaya.liputan6.com/read/4069911/genjot-kualitas-institut-teknologi-kalimantan-gandeng-its-surabaya|access-date=2021-03-13|website=liputan6.com|language=id}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Damaledo|first=Yandri Daniel|title=Cek Hasil Pengumuman Lolos SNMPTN 2020 ITK di portal.ltmpt.ac.id|url=https://tirto.id/cek-hasil-pengumuman-lolos-snmptn-2020-itk-di-portalltmptacid-eLM4|access-date=2021-03-13|website=tirto.id|language=id}}

In 2014, ITK officially became a public university, and, by 2015, ITK started operating from its Balikpapan campus.{{Cite web|title=Sambut Ibu Kota Baru Indonesia, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Tambah Tiga Gedung Kuliah|url=https://kaltim.tribunnews.com/2019/09/09/sambut-ibu-kota-baru-indonesia-institut-teknologi-kalimantan-tambah-tiga-gedung-kuliah|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Tribun Kaltim|language=id-ID}}

Logo

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.{{Cite web|title=Makna Lambang|date=9 April 2020 |url=https://itk.ac.id/index.php/home/tentang-itk/makna-lambang/}}

Academics

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.{{Cite web|title=Indonesia {{!}} Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions|url=https://www.webometrics.info/en/Asia/Indonesia%20?page=2|access-date=2021-02-22|website=www.webometrics.info}}

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