General Manager of PLN Corporate University, Rio Adrianto ST MBA (left) and ITS Vice Chancellor I Prof. Dr. Ir Adi Soeprijanto MT showed the text of the Cooperation Agreement (PKS) after it was signed.

Campus ITS, ITS News – To maximize the mission of realizing New Renewable Energy (EBT), PT PLN cooperates with the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) in terms of improving the quality of Human Resources (HR). This collaboration was officially enforced after the signing of the Cooperation Agreement (PKS) in the Main Meeting Room of the ITS Rectorate Building Wednesday (14/9).

General Manager of PLN Corporate University Rio Adrianto ST MBA revealed that ITS has the same mission in Renewable Energy innovation. In addition, with each different knowledge group, ITS has vital research and innovation development.

The signing of the Cooperation Agreement (PKS) by PLN Corporate University General Manager Rio Adrianto (left) and ITS Vice Chancellor I Prof Dr. Ir Adi Soeprijanto MT at the ITS Rectorate Building

In this PKS, PT PLN wants to improve its human resources by providing an exceptional education for staff, such as master studies at ITS. This activity is carried out so that the workforce can deepen their knowledge with experts from ITS. “A total of 10 people who took part in studies at ITS were spread across the Department of Environmental Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Department of Industrial Engineering,” he explained.

ITS Vice Chancellor I Prof Dr. Ir Adi Soeprijanto MT while giving a speech at the signing of the Cooperation Agreement (PKS) with PT PLN

As an ITS representative, Deputy Chancellor I for Academic and Student Affairs Prof. Dr. Ir Adi Soeprijanto MT welcomed the collaboration. He said the deepening of knowledge related to EBT not only focuses on Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering but is also supported by industrial management’s business side.

Unlike the regular student curriculum, ITS has its curriculum for students from PT PLN. It is tailored according to the needs of the industry and its implementation. “The application can later be in various energies developed at PLN, such as PLTS (Solar Power Plant), PLTB (Wind Power Plant), and others,” he explained.

ITS Deputy Chancellor I Prof. Dr. Ir Adi Soeprijanto MT (black cap) with PT PLN (Persero) delegates in the Main Meeting Room, ITS Rectorate Building

Adi hopes that the collaboration, which started in the odd semester of 2022/2023, can optimize the mission of PT PLN, which is currently transitioning to the stage of controlling EBT. “When this goal has been achieved, it is hoped that ITS can establish research collaborations in the future,” he said at the end. (ITS Public Relation)

Reporter: Fatima Az Zahra