Sumatra Institute of Technology explained

Sumatera Institute of Technology
Native Name:	Institut Teknologi Sumatera
Motto:	Smart, Friendly, and Forest Campus
Type:	Public university
Rector:	Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Pugeg Aryantha
City:	South Lampung Regency
State:	Lampung
Country:	Indonesia
Campus:	Suburban, 285ha
Colors:	Black
Affiliations:	Bandung Institute of Technology
Address:	Jalan Terusan Ryacudu, Way Hui, Jati Agung

Sumatera Institute of Technology (Indonesian: Institut Teknologi Sumatera, abbreviated as ITERA) is a public university in South Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia.^[1]

ITERA has three departments and 40 undergraduate programs, with 1 postgraduate program in physics.

History

ITERA was founded in 2014 as part of the implementation of the Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion on Indonesia's Economic Development (Indonesian: Masterplan Percepatan dan Perluasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Indonesia) or MP3EI.

ITERA was created to increase the number of Indonesian STEM graduates. To ensure the quality of its program, ITERA had also entered a 10-year partnership with Bandung Institute of Technology.

Academics

Departments

Despite having no faculties or schools as most Indonesian universities or institutes do, each educational units in ITERA are divided into departments instead and claimed to be positioned as equal as a faculty/school. The following are the programs available in ITERA:

Department of Infrastructure and Territorial Technology

• Urban and Regional Planning
• Civil Engineering
• Geomatics Engineering
• Architecture
• Environmental Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Landscape Architecture
• Visual Communication Design
• Railway Engineering

Department of Science

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Atmospheric and Planetary Science
• Pharmacy
• Actuarial Science
• Data Science
• Marine Environmental Science

Department of Production and Industrial Technology

• Electrical Engineering
• Geophysics Engineering
• Informatics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Geological Engineering
• Energy Systems Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Physics Engineering
• Material Engineering
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Food Technology
• Agricultural Industry Technology
• Biosystem Engineering
• Forestry Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering^[2]

Ranking

ITERA was ranked as the 134th best university in Indonesia according to Webometrics’ 2021 report.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sejarah. 2021-02-22. ITERA. id.
2. Web site: Program Studi. 2021-02-22. PMB - ITERA. en-US.
3. Web site: Indonesia Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions. 2021-02-22. www.webometrics.info.