More than 30 industrial partners of the SBM ITB attended the Industrial Gathering held by SBM ITB on Friday (23/9) in Bandung. It is a collaboration of the Directorate of Communication and Alumni Relations of SBM ITB with the Entrepreneurship Study Program to strengthen the relationship between SBM ITB, alumni and industry.
Dozens of industrial partners attending the gathering were those who had and will collaborate with SBM ITB. Currently, 120 industrial partners have collaborated with SBM.
This number does not include companies collaborating with centers or laboratories in SBM, including non-profit institutions, such as foundations and the government. The Industrial Gathering was opened by the Head of the SBM ITB Entrepreneurship Study Program, Akbar Adhi Utama, and the Acting Deputy Dean for SBM ITB Resources, Prof. Ignatius Pulung.
“SBM ITB aims to produce entrepreneurial leaders who can make decisions quickly and apply creative ideas,” said Pulung in his speech. “Graduates are expected to have work readiness to face the working world after graduating.”
This Industrial Gathering was also marked by the signing of a cooperation agreement between Prof. Chandra Anggaraeni as Acting Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs of SBM ITB with Arnita M, the Vice President of Human Capital Management at PT Jakarta Industrial Estate Pulogadung (JIEP). The scope of this collaboration includes joint research and development in business management, writing business case studies or teaching cases with local companies, invitations for practitioners as visiting lecturers, course teaching teams, development of industry and certified joint courses, mini MBA or MBA programs, and in-house scholarships for outstanding underprivileged students.
Many alumni of the Entrepreneurship Study Program and practitioners also attended and spoke at this Industrial Gathering, including the Chief Evangelist of Shinta Virtual Reality, SBM ITB 2022 Alumni, Angela Thrisananda, who won Global Loreal Brandstorm 2022, and Sodiko Hidayad, 2019 SBM ITB Alumni and the Founder of Eduka System.
To get feedback on the performance of SBM ITB alumni in industrial partners, the Industrial Gathering also held a Focus Group Discussion. This is an attempt by SBM ITB to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs). The Industrial Gathering was closed with door prizes by Bank Jabar Banten.