Efforts to ensure the sustainability of study programs, especially in terms of:
- Efforts to increase the interest of prospective students:
- Conduct a roadshow to several high schools in Surabaya which are held annually by the ITS-URP Student Association. In addition, the roadshow was also carried out by the Team from ITS and Departments to Senior High Schools in the major cities of East Java (up to now there have been three roadshows, namely in 2012, 2013 and 2014).
- Visitation from high school and tutoring students in Surabaya to attend open houses at the URP Department (PLANOPOLIS), and take part in activities held periodically by the URP-ITS Student Association (among others, taking part in photography competitions, poster, tryout, debate). year.
- Efforts to improve management quality:
The URP Department currently has an organizational structure consisting of Chairpersons of Departments, Secretary of Departments, General Subdivisions, Laboratories (Regional Planning Laboratories, Urban Planning and Computing Laboratories), Department Consideration Commissions, and lecturers.
At this time the URP Department has made efforts to formulate organizational foundations in establishing organizational managerial functions in the form of planning, management, implementation, and supervision, which include:
- inventory databases development of department
- Implementation of self-evaluation
- Preparation of URP Department Development Plan
- Development of Academic Administration System
- Compilation of Studio Implementation Standards
In 2014 the URP Department of ITS submitted a Opening Proposal for the S-2 Study Program in Urban and Regional Planning. Currently in the process of discussion in the ITS Academic Senate.
- The Efforts to improve the quality of graduates:
Undergraduate Program of URP-ITS is an educational institution oriented to produce graduates not only with sharp and quality analytical skills; expertise in communicating communicative and representative information and planning concepts; but also readiness to enter the workforce independently.
To get the competencies the efforts taken are:
- In 2014 the Undergraduate Program of URP- ITS evaluated the 2009-2014 curriculum and compiled the 2014-2019 curriculum based on the IQF. This curriculum is structured in order to prepare students to face AEC and AFTA which began in 2015.
- The 2014-2019 curriculum requires students to take part in Entrepreneurship courses placed in semester VIII. Through this lecture students are trained to develop independent businesses (able to create their own jobs).
- To equip students (and prospective graduates) to have the ability to write scientific works, Undergraduate Program URP-ITS organizes student scientific writing tutorials.
- To prepare graduates who have superior and professional competence in the preparation of spatial plans, undergraduate Program URP-ITS plans to open a One-Year Professional Program held in collaboration with the East Java Planning Experts Association.
- Efforts for the implementation and results of partnerships :
Collaborating with government, among others by:
2012 Surabaya City Government; (Cooperation with the URP Department) in order to improve the quality of Surabaya City Government officials in the field of urban planning and urban design in preparation for delegation of authority to issue building permit to District Offices; through education and training held in 2012.
2012 Sumenep Regency Government (Collaboration with URP Department); in order to improve the quality of the apparatus to solve problems related to the implementation of spatial plans and the implementation of physical development in Sumenep Regency; through education and training held in 2012.
2013 Banyuwangi Regency Government (with Banyuwangi Regency Bappeda through collaboration with LPPM ITS) in the framework of preparing spatial plans (four RDTRK, two Strategic Area Plans, and one Coastal Zone Spatial Plan) held in 2014.
2014 The Sumenep Regency Government is in the framework of drafting the Raperda on Housing and Settlements held in 2014.
2015 Banyuwangi Regency Government (Collaboration of East Java Province Marine and Fisheries Service and ITS URP Department) in the framework of Community Service for fishing communities in Muncar.
- Efforts for the implementation and results of partnerships:
The efforts made by the URP Department in obtaining competitive grants are:
- Develop a research culture for young lecturers in each laboratory at the URP Department. This effort is carried out through research incentives from the department, so that it is expected to stimulate interest and add to the research experience for young lecturers, so that later they can compete in more competitive research.
• Establish a forum for communication and cooperation between laboratories in the URP Department to improve competitiveness in collaborative research and community service competitions.