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'Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember' or 'ITS' is a public university in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, focused on technology and engineering. ITS took its name from the Battle of Surabaya which reached its peak on November 10, 1945. The day is also commemorated as ''Heroes day'' in Indonesia.

Contents

History

Faculties and Department

Campuses

Research, centres and facilities

Student activities

Trivia

External link

History

In the first years of Indonesian independence, needs for educated engineers were felt. In response, several members of PII (Indonesian Engineers Association) in East Java and Dr. Angka Nitisastro, a medical doctor, set up a foundation to start a technical college in Surabaya. 'Perguruan Teknik 10 Nopember Surabaya' or 'November 10 Technical College' was established in 1957. It's establishment charter was signed by Indonesia's first president, Soekarno.
At first, ITS only had two departments, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Later it expanded with the opening of Electronic Engineering, Marine engineering and Chemical Engineering departments. These departments later evolved into faculties. Today, ITS has several campuses, spread all over Surabaya.
In 1977, with financial aid from ADB, ITS started to build a campus complex in the Sukolilo district in eastern Surabaya. Since then, all departments and faculties have moved to the new campus.
In 1988, ITS opened its first polytechnic branch, Electronic Engineering Polytechnic of Surabaya.
In 2001, at the suggestion of the Indonesian fourth president, Abdurrahman Wahid, a Faculty of Information Technology was created. It consist of a department of Computer Science and a newly created department of Information System.

Faculties and Department

There are 6 faculties and two autonomous polytechnics in ITS. These polytechnics offer diploma programmes.

★ Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science

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★ Department of Physics

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★ Departemen of Geophysics

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★ Department of Mathematics

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★ Department of Statistics

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★ Department of Chemistry

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★ Department of Biology

★ Faculty of Industrial Technology

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★ Department of Mechanical Engineering

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★ Department of Electrical Engineering

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★ Department of Chemical Engineering

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★ Department of Physics Engineering

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★ Department of Industrial Engineering

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★ Department of Material Engineering

★ Faculty of Civil and Planning

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★ Department of Civil Engineering

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★ Department of Architecture

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★ Department of Environmental Engineering

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★ Department of Industrial Design

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★ Department of Geodetics Engineering

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★ Department of Regional and Urban Planning

★ Faculty of Marine Technology

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★ Department of Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding Engineering

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★ Department of Marine Engineering

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★ Department of Offshore Engineering

★ Faculty of Information Technology

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★ Department of Computer Science

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★ Department of Information System

★ Electronic Engineering Polytechnic of Surabaya

★ Shipbuilding Polytechnic of Surabaya

Campuses

ITS currently has three campuses in Surabaya. Its major campus is the ITS Sukolilo campus in the Sukolilo district east of Surabaya. All undergraduate program are located here. Also the postgraduate centre, administrative building and main library.
Another smaller campus located in Manyar district, which is place for Civil Engineering diploma programme. Third campus is Cokroaminoto Street, where the postgraduate Technology Management Magister programme is located.

Research, centres and facilities

★ RIMA-ITS (Research Institute For Web and Mobile Application - ITS )

★ Research and Society Service Centre (LPPM)

★ Laboratory for Housing and Human Settlements

Student activities

ITS has variety of student organizations involving in politic, religiosity, sports, arts, and other activities.

★ Student Executive Organization.

★ Student Legislative.

★ Manarul 'Ilmi Masjid Members.

★ "Siklus" students environmental organization

★ ITS Students Choir

★ ITS Radio

★ ITS Scout

★ "Tiyang Alit" Theatre

★ "dr Angka" students cooperative

★ Workshop of Entrepreneurship & Technology (WE&T-ITS)

★ PvPGN Battle.Net ITS

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★ Football

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★ Jiu jitsu

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★ Karate

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★ Pencak Silat

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★ Basketball

★ Loedroek ITS. Loedroek basically is traditional East Java play. However, it is converted to be more modern and contemporary style.
There are also organizations for religious activity. Every department also has its own student union.

Trivia

★ The ITS acronym does not stand for 'Institut Teknologi Surabaya' (Surabaya Institute of Technology), as some people think, but Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (November 10 Institute of Technology).

★ The current Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono briefly studied at ITS in the Electronics Engineering department before he entered the Indonesian military academy (AKABRI).

★ ITS has a Language Center that serve Language Course (English, Mandarin, Japanese, Germany, & France) and English for Specific Purposes to academic members, employees, and public.

★ Puteri Indonesia 2007 (Miss Indonesia Universe 2008), Putri Raemawasti is an ITS student.

External link

★ Official site