The 61st ITS Opening Ceremony will be held today, Thursday, September 9, 2021, starting at 09.00 WIB. The opening performances, greetings, and others are done virtually via the Zoom and YouTube applications. Students, staff, and lecturers also attended the opening online. The opening of the event was opened with a dance performance from the ITS Dance and Karawitan Activity Unit. Followed by the appearance of sponsors, as well as playing acoustic music.

Several representatives from foreign universities also give a greetings on the 61st ITS Ceremony. Some of them are: Head of International Engagement Office, Dr. Joanna Misiukajtis from Szczecin University, Poland; Vice President, Prof. Dr. Akito Takasaki of Snibaura Institute of Technology Japan; Head of Botany, Assoc. Prof. Sehanat Prasongsuk, Ph. D from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; H.E.Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary as Coordinator General of COMSTECH; President of Surigao State College of Technology, Prof. Gregorio Z. Gamboa Jr.; and from Student Experience and Partners Relations, Mr. Harfiz Rasul Mohamad from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The series of events held related to the 61st ITS Anniversary are ITS Sportainment (1 August – 31 October 2021), ITS Entertainment (1 September – 10 November 2021), ITS Social Responsibility (1 August – 31 October 2021), ITS National Contribution (1 September – 31 October 2021), and ITS Dies Natalis Event (10 November 2021).

Prof. Dr. Ir. Mochamad Ashari, M.Eng opened the event by delivering several remarks, as well as explanations regarding the history of the establishment of ITS and ITS mission in the welfare of students and employees. The event was also marked by auction activities ranging from a set of t-shirts, hats and masks bearing the 61st ITS Anniversary logo, a copy that reads 61, to a guitar which was successfully auctioned with a value of 20 million rupiah.

The event closed with the announcement of several rhymes and interesting words conveyed through ITS TV’s live YouTube chat.