History Institute of Technology (ITS)

Institute of Technology (ITS) is a college in Surabaya.

Institute of Technology is one of the largest technical universities in Indonesia, which is the leading center of science and technology in Indonesia. ITS is known for excellence in the field of shipbuilding technology and robotics. Currently, ITS is in the process to get international recognition from the academic year 2005/2006 so that ITS did not receive high school graduates only Indonesia, but also a graduate student abroad.

Sukolilo ITS campus occupies an area of 180 hectares with a total building area of approximately 150,000 m2. In addition there Manyar Campus used by Program D-3 Civil Engineering with an area of 5176 m2 and Campus ITS Cokroaminoto used to master management as well as several institutions in collaboration with a building area of 4,000 m2.


HISTORY

Institute of Technology has a history of the establishment since 1957. Because of its history, the word "November" in continuation of ITS is not modernized (the "November").

Establishment

Monument dr. Figures in the Hall Nitisastro dr. ITS Figures

Monument dr. Figures in the Hall Nitisastro dr. ITS Figures
The signing ceremony by President Soekarno ITS Establishment

1957. PII East Java Branch Lustrum held the first and the idea of establishing higher education institutions re-leveled. As a result, dr. Figures Nitisastro, a general practitioner, along with engineers PII East Java branch decided to realize the establishment of a Technical College Foundation.

Some of the main reasons for the establishment of the foundation include:

* Indonesia's vast land and has abundant natural wealth and the untapped
* The need for energy engineers around 7000 to implement development programs and industry in the country.
* View a comparison with the number of engineers in other developed and developing countries that much difference.

August 17, 1957. Technical College Foundation (YPTT) was officially established and chaired by dr. Figures Nitisastro. The Foundation was established as a forum to consider further actions and discussing deeply the consequences associated with decision-making within the framework determined to establish a Technical College in the city of Surabaya.

November 10, 1957. Technical College Foundation, established November 10, Surabaya, which was inaugurated by President Soekarno. Technical College November 10, Surabaya has only two departments namely, Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Department.

After several years through the efforts pioneered by figures from YPTT, College of Engineering November 10, changed its status to a State University with a name: "Institute of Technology in Surabaya". Surabaya Institute of Technology who initially have two (2) Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering turned into five, namely: Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Shipping, and chemical engineering.

Development

The signing ceremony by President Soekarno ITS Establishment

1961. Majors later turned into a faculty. Then the government regulation No. 9 of 1961 (defined later on March 23, 1961) determined that the Dies Natalis Institute of Technology who first was dated November 10, 1960.

1965. Based on Ministerial Decree No. 72 year 1965, the Institute of Technology Surabaya (ITS) opened two new faculties, namely, the Faculty of Architecture and Faculty of Science and Natural Science. Thus, since then, ITS has seven faculties spread in several places, namely: Jl. Hamlet Simpang 11, Jl. Kali Ketabang 2F, Jl. Baliwerti 119-121, Jl. Basuki Rahmat 84 as the headquarters of ITS.

To anticipate perkembangn further, and brings together the places of the separate classes, then the figures YPTT, along with the Regent of Surabaya at that time Soekarso Raden (1958-1968) seeking a new location for the development of ITS in the region Sukolilo Campus - Keputih Surabaya area 172 ha of land.

1972. Faculty of Civil Engineering moved to Jl.Manyar 8, so ITS increasingly dispersed.

1973. Preparation of master plan development of long-term (20 years) as guidelines for further development of ITS. Development Master Plan of ITS attract Asian Development Bank (ADB), which then offers a loan fund of U.S. $ 25 million for the development of four faculties, namely, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, and Faculty of Chemical Engineering.

1975. Faculty of Architecture moved to a new campus on Jl. Cokroaminoto 12A Surabaya. ITS head office is moved to the same address.

1977. Funds from the ADB is partly used to build the campus ITS Sukolilo for four faculties mentioned above. In 1981 the construction of buildings on campus Sukolilo partially completed. Sukolilo campus development phase I can be completed and inaugurated its use on March 27, 1982.

Campus Sukolilo

1983. Changes in organizational structure that applies to universities or institutes in accordance with Government Regulation no. 5 year 1980, Government Regulation no. 27 in 1981 and Presidential Decree No. 58 in 1982, ITS became only 5 faculties, namely Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shipping, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and Faculty of Technology Non-Degree (Non-Degree Programs).

1991. There is a change into 4 faculties, namely Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Natural Sciences), Faculty of Industrial Technology (FTI), Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning (FTSP), and Faculty of Marine Technology (FTK). Programs in the Faculty of Technology Non-degree majors are integrated into a kind in 2 faculties (FTI and FTSP). In addition, ITS also has 2 Polytechnic of Surabaya State Polytechnic Shipping (PPNS) and Polytechnic State Electronics Surabaya (PENS).

1994. ITS re-obtain the ADB loan of U.S. $ 47 million for development of all faculty with a focus on marine technology. This program was completed in April 2000. In addition, ITS also has received grants from the governments of Germany / GTZ (1978-1986) for the development of the Faculty of Engineering Shipping.

2001. Based on the Rector's Decree dated June 14, 2001, ITS establish new faculties namely Faculty of Information Technology (FTIf).


Overview

Support Staff

Faculty have as many as 1012 people consisting of 99 people professors, 133 doctoral, 434 master's and bachelor graduates of other leading universities in foreign and domestic, and professional in his field, makes the ITS as a source of reference for other universities in Eastern Indonesia.

Non-academic staff totaled 1101 people, spread in various parts of the administration ranging from rector to majors, in addition there is a duty in the laboratories.

Student Capacity

Number of students enrolled ITS in 2002/2003 amounted to 17 672 students consisting of 21 students undertaking a PhD, Master Program student 1605, 11,666 students of Undergraduate Program, 4270 Program D-3 students and 110 students of the Polytechnic as well as D-4 program. Until then graduation to-86 March 2003, ITS has graduated as many as 37,208 graduates. They consist of a master degree 1389, 22,833 undergraduate, 12,841 3-D program and the Polytechnic, 145 Program D-4 Environmental Health Engineering and Polytechnic.

Academic capacity

By 2003, ITS has 5 faculties with 4 Programs Doctoral, 12 Masters Program, 22 majors / undergraduate course (10 majors include the extension program also organizes the S-1 or cross-track), 6 D-3 Program (5 courses including also organized extension program D-3), 2 Study Program D-4 and 2 with 8 Polytechnic Studies Program (also run programs all extensions).