The teaching and learning activities for 2021/2022 are ongoing, and the next academic year will begin in a few months. Therefore, Institut Teknologi Bandung is already preparing the procession for the new student admissions.

The Open House was opened by a welcome statement from the ITB Rector, Prof. Reini Wirahadikusumah, Ph.D. On the occasion, the Rector stated that ITB is a place to hone your skill, gain fantastic academic experience, and develop broad career choices.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Jaka Sembiring, M.Eng., Vice-Rector for Academics and Students Affairs ITB, also delivered his welcome statement. He said that ITB provides an opportunity to connect with its wide network of alumni, both at home and abroad.

The introduction of ITB international partnership was conveyed by the representation of Bureau of Partnership ITB, Andika Putra Pratama, Ph.D. He explained that the international program in ITB has two mechanisms, the international track, and the international class. Both mechanisms can be entered by foreign and domestic students. The international track uses both English and Indonesian in its teaching process, while the international class is fully done in English.

He added that ITB has signed a partnership with multiple countries in the world. Some of its partner universities are even among the best in the world. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has disturbed the previously planned visits to some universities abroad.

During the occasion, Andika explained that the undergraduate students of the international program are required to join the outbound exchange program for at least one semester abroad. However, the students from the regular program can also apply to join this outbound exchange. According to Andika, there are three categories of the student exchange program in ITB, the Regular Application, the GE3 Application, and the Indonesian International Student Mobility Award (IISMA). The students who are admitted into the IISMA program will be sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.

Then the ITB Director of Education, Dr. Techn. Ir. Arief Hariyanto, continued with a presentation regarding the new student admission process for the International Undergraduate Program. There are a few documents that need to be submitted when applying for this program, such as academic transcript, SAT/ITB AQ Test result, and English mastery certification. Study programs such as Architecture, Fine Arts, Craft, Interior Design, Visual Communication Design, and Product Design require the students to take an additional drawing test. "The drawing test will be carried out online, from your respective homes," added Dr. Arief.

In his presentation, Dr. Arief said that there are new study programs that will be added to this year's student admission, both for the international track and the international class. One of the newly added study programs is Entrepreneurship.

It needs to be noted that the admission process for the ITB Undergraduate International Program will be carried out in three periods. The first period is only open for domestic and foreign students that graduated from a high school with an international curriculum. The second and third periods will also open to the student that graduated from a high school with a national curriculum.

Through the Open House, Dr. Arief conveyed complete information related to this program, such as tuition fees, requirements, and important admission schedules. Arief emphasized that registrants need to be aware of new information that will be released on the admission website: https://admission.itb.ac.id. The event then continued with a presentation from each study program, there are a total of 8 international class programs and 13 international track programs.

Photo: ITB Partnership Bureau Documentation
Reporter: Hanan Fadhilah Ramadhani (Civil Engineering, 2019)
Translator: Favian Aldilla R (Civil Engineering, 2019)