Halal Bi Halal ALTEKIMITS 1440 H, Knitting the Gathering of the Great Family of Chemical Engineering ITS

Halal Bi Halal ALTEKIMITS 1440 H has been carried out on Saturday, June 29, 2019. In order to connect the friendship ties in the large family of ITS Chemical Engineering after celebrating the Iedul Fitri 1440 H, the Chemical Engineering Alumni Association of ITS held this event. Assisted by the Chemical Engineering Student Association (HIMATEKK), activities were prepared as well as possible to welcome invited guests, ranging from lecturers, full-time lecturers, educators and employees, and alumni of Chemical Engineering who worked in various sectors.

Opened with recitations read by Maulidella, a 2016 Chemistry Student, Ananda recited a verse that reminded the audience of the importance of doing good and a sense of oneness which is a gift from Allah SWT listed in Ali Imron’s letter (2) verses 102-105. The agenda continued with entertainment which this time was filled by the Nasyid group from Jombang Awesome Voice, a melodious voice accompanied by acapella chanting made the activity more relaxed and could be enjoyed by invited guests. Ketut Rusnaya, M.M., Pak Ketut expressed his pride in the progress of all alumni who are scattered everywhere and serving their country as well as expressing their happiness to be able to gather even though in a short event such as Halal Bi Halal. The speech was then conveyed by the Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, ITS, Juwari, S.T., M.Eng., Ph. D. The man who is familiarly called Mr. Juwari conveyed the improvement in the quality of Education in Chemical Engineering starting from Regional and International certifications that have been made in Chemical Engineering such as the certification of ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) at the ASEAN level and Indonesian Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (IABEE) at the international level. Mr. Juwari also expressed his gratitude to all alumni who have helped a lot in the activities of Education in Chemical Engineering so that it became one of the departments with very good reputation in ITS

The activity continued with a sharing session which was filled by three alumni namely, Mr. Mustahid from the second generation, Cak Gatot from the 22nd class, Cak Mujiaman from the 26th generation, and moderated by Cak Gunawan from the 34th generation. In this session the speakers shared their experiences and messages and impressions on ITS Chemical Engineering, Mr. Mustadi in his session confirmed that the Chemical Engineering Alumni of ITS still contributed the best human resources in contributing to the alma mater, nation, and country of Indonesia. While Cak Gatot began his session by expressing his pride and gratitude to full-time lecturers, for him there was no such thing as a former lecturer or teacher, even today the lecturer when taking Education still became a lecturer for him. Cak Gatot, who is currently entrusted as CEO Than Long Cement Vietnam, also said that the current educational institutions are very good with all the supporting qualities of their human resources, which must be coupled with the industry in order to have a greater effect in the future. The last session was delivered by Cak Mujiaman who is the President Director of PT. PDAM Surabaya said that when student education is given a basic knowledge, where basic knowledge must be beneficial wherever and in contributing to any line, for example as an engineer or even as an entrepreneur, the basic knowledge possessed from the education period is very beneficial.

Entering the afternoon the sharing session ended with photos and lunch together. The series of activities finally arrived at the end of the agenda, the master of ceremony closed the activity and invited invited guests to rest and pray. As one of the forums to establish friendship with Halal Bi Halal this time also held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) for invited guests who wished to join. The FGD which took place in the Chemical Engineering Meeting Room raised the theme of Regulations and Business Opportunities for B3 Waste.