OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM ITSM
Jember, 05 May 2023 The opening ceremony for the double degree program. Students from the Institute of Technology and Saints Mandala will start a double degree program at the International Education Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute (SXPI)
Rector of the Mandala Institute of Technology and Science, Dr. Suwignyo Widagdo, S.E., M.M., M.P. explained that; The Double Degree Program that is currently collaborating with SXPI is one of the implementations of the MoU that we signed at the end of 2018. on this occasion we proposed 20 (twenty) students to take part in the learning program at SXPI for 3 (three) semesters.
For the Mandala Institute of Technology and Science, this program is certainly intended as an effort to support the achievement of our institution’s vision to produce graduates who are competitive both at the national and international levels. In addition to gaining knowledge in terms of cross-cultural academics so that our graduates are more competitive.
The Double Degree itself is a program that will give us new opportunities, opportunities and experiences that are not limited to students outside our campus. It will be a good springboard to achieve the future we want, a new challenge where we will learn other people’s culture, language and customs with new people from all over the world.
The international credit transfer program in Indonesia is a form of implementation of the MBKM (Merdeka Learning Kamus Merdeka) program initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia.
The Double Degree program is a combined study program leading to two university degrees in parallel, either at the same institution or at different institutions, sometimes in different countries. Dual degree programs usually reduce the amount of time needed to complete the two degrees separately. In addition, this program also provides opportunities for students to improve themselves and their knowledge and gain new relationships around the world.
One of the student participants, Chintya Septian Restu said: “I am happy to be part of this program, I and several participants here have also participated in International Credit Transfer at Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute last semester. Furthermore Chintya also explained that the international program that has provided the best and most memorable experience is the winter camp activity that we have done in several other countries. Where we were given experience about the beauty of culture in China and we also exchanged experiences about culture from several other countries.
Furthermore, Monica, one of the participants, also explained that several programs to gain new international experience apart from double degrees were credit transfer programs, and there was also a summer camp which was an extraordinary experience, even with the limitations of the lectures we got. only done online through zoom meetings, but many ways are provided so that we can still feel how extraordinary the lectures at Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute are.
Mr Qing Jingjun, dean of International Education at the Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute (SXPI) is also very proud to be working with Indonesia, especially ITSM because the students are creative, bright, and look forward to collaboration.
ITSM and SXPI – China. SXPI is one of the best tertiary institutions in China, ranked 13th out of 100 vocational colleges in China. ITSM have collaborated since 2017 and this collaboration has been implemented by sending two STIE Mandala students in the Double Degree program in 2019.
SXPI is located in Xianyang, a city with a history of more than 2,350 years and famous for its rich culture, this city was the capital of China’s first Empire. Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute is 25 kilometers from Xi’an Provincial Capital and about 15 kilometers north of Xi’an-Xianyang airport. The hotel is adjacent to the Lianyungang-Lanzhou Railway Line and the Zhengzhou-Xi Passenger Railway Line. Founded in 1950, SXPI provides 3-year college degrees to 18,500 students on its campus (http://en.sxpi.edu.cn/AboutUs/Welcome.htm).
SXPI provides 63 specializations including Equipment Manufacturing, Electronics & Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Business, Public Services, Automotive, Logistics, Civil Works, Textiles and Apparel Arts. With technique as its mainstay. SXPI also seeks to balance subjects across economics, administration, liberal arts, foreign language learning, and fine arts. SXPI has been identified as the best college by the Ministry of Education and the government of Shaanxi because of its well-developed specialization.
Covering an area of 43.33 hectares, SXPI has a comprehensive state-of-the-art technical training center and more than 100 well-equipped training centers both on and off campus and two at the national level and four at the provincial level. This training center provides opportunities for students to practice professional skills and undertake theoretical studies. The school library houses over 1 million volumes and 3,028 GB of e-books and has the Tsinghua Tongfang and Wanfang databases available to visitors. The campus offers a 500 Mbps broadband service that provides a fast campus internet connection. SXPI has various sports facilities including indoor badminton court, table tennis room, outdoor all-weather table tennis table, basketball court, and all-weather sports field with 400 meter running track and soccer field to provide students with physiological and educational training as well as opportunity to improve the physical fitness of students and families living on campus. SXPI has new and state-of-the-art teaching facilities, student dormitories, canteens, student centers, multi-functional academic halls and other facilities.
Another achievement obtained by SXPI is ranking No. 13 among 100 national model higher vocational colleges, Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute is the only college of Shaanxi among the top 15 colleges, which is a great achievement for SXPI as there are more than 1300 higher vocational colleges in China, and 39 universities in Shaanxi (by People Daily and Communication University of China). HVCI focuses on big data on College construction, media reports, owned media, and other media activity. The list nicely shows the overall development of Chinese higher education public opinion, is an important reference for studying higher vocational education in China.
