Kalimantan Institute of Technology
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Institut Teknologi Kalimantan | |
| Motto | SPECTA (Solid, Peduli, Cerdas, Beriman, dan Bertaqwa) (Indonesian) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | October 6, 2014 |
| Rector | Prof. Ir. Budi Santosa Purwokartiko, Ph.D. |
| Address | Jalan Soekarno-Hatta km. 15, Karang Joang, North Balikpapan , , 1°09′01″S 116°51′41″E / 1.1503°S 116.8615°E |
| Campus | Suburban, 740 acres (300 ha) |
| Colors | Dark blue |
| Affiliations | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology |
| Website | www |
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Kalimantan Institute of Technology (Indonesian: Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, abbreviated as ITK) is a technological-focused public university based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[2][3][4]
ITK was created in 2012 as part of the Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion on Indonesia's Economic Development (MP3EI).[2][5] At the time, East Kalimantan had one university, Mulawarman University. ITK started collaborating with Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology. with the latter also providing ITK’s first campuses.[2][6] Despite that, ITK had already started accepting students in 2012, with 100 students from East Kalimantan exclusively as its first-year batch.
Originally, only five majors were available to the students: electrical engineering, machine engineering, naval engineering, chemical engineering, and civil engineering. By 2013, the number of majors available increased, and ITK started accepting students from outside East Kalimantan.[2][7]
In 2014, ITK officially became a public university, and, by 2015, ITK started operating from its Balikpapan campus.[2][8]
