ITS is an Indonesia-based public university located in Surabaya, the biggest port city in East Java, which has strong emphasize on science, engineering, and art. ITS has long been maintaining its reputation for innovative and proactive relationship with industries and public services. The campus occupies a large area of 180 hectares as its main campus which advantages for both excellence scientific activities and pleasant natural environment.
Recognized as one of the paramount technology universities in Indonesia, ITS offers great and challenging career prospects to its graduates. Various works of scientific and social significance produced by ITS student graduates and faculty members have been dedicated to the community and industrial world to help them gaining the most of economic and social benefits. Many of our graduates are occupying top positions in business and public organizations.
In the spirit of ITS vision which is to be a world class research university, ITS is eager to initiate and maintain cooperation with foreign universities and research institution all over the world. ITS has been cooperating with institutions in European Union and third countries within the Erasmus Projects consortiums and is looking forward to establishing more collaborations.
ITS has been collaborating in several schemes for both student, staff, and teaching mobility through Erasmus Projects started with IMPAKT, Interweave, and also Erasmus+ ICM. Currently our campus is in collaboration with many universities from twelve countries in Europe including Turkey, Greece, UK, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland.
ITS continues its active participation in the Erasmus+ CBHE GREENSEA project (on-going), collaborating with European and Southeast Asian partners to strengthen green education, sustainability practices, and the development of green skills in higher education. Under the coordination of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), ITS Mathematics teams for GREENSEA focuses on modernizing curricula and building institutional capacity in areas related to green technologies, renewable energy, and sustainability, aligning closely with the principles of the European Green Deal and regional development goals.
ITS joined the Erasmus+ funded SustainaBlue programme, led by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), to establish a Southeast Asian Blue Sustainability Center in partnership with the University of Indonesia (UI) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Through this initiative, the consortium collaborates with academia, industry, government, and international partners to advance blue sustainability and the blue economy through capacity building, knowledge exchange, and collaborative innovation across the region.
ITS as the member of ASEAN University Network (AUN) significantly, actively participated in Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Asia (CALOHEA), a spin-off of the European CALOHEE initiative that supports Asian universities through the development of Qualification and Assessment Reference Frameworks to implement outcome-based education, strengthen quality assurance, align learning outcomes with global standards, and improve graduate employability and international mobility. In 2020, ITS led lead institution and coordinator of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education project “SMART – University Business Engagement in Indonesia: Supporting Employability and Transition into the Graduate Labour Market.” The project was initiated and coordinated by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Irmina Kris Murwani (ITS), with ITS taking overall responsibility for project management, governance, dissemination, and the establishment of the Business Engagement Center, while collaborating with three European universities (University of Bologna, Agora Institute for Knowledge Management, and University of Turku) and six Indonesian partner universities to strengthen university–business collaboration and graduate employability in Indonesia.
ITS contributed in Strategic IP Management for Effective R&I in Asian Higher Education (SPIRE) project led by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia that aimed to strengthen strategic intellectual property management in Asian universities, in which ITS through the Directorate of Research and Community Service (DRPM) contributed by delivering workshops on research writing, patents, and intellectual property rights.
2016-2019 | Tuning Asia–South East (TA-SE) ITS participated in the Tuning Asia–South East (TA-SE) Erasmus+ project by becoming the key institutional hub in Indonesia, collaborating with ASEAN and European partners to align and improve competency-based curricula using the Tuning methodology to enhance regional compatibility and student mobility. Coordinated globally by the University of Deusto, Spain, it is designed to harmonize higher education structures across Southeast Asia by implementing the “Tuning” methodology which builds standard competency frameworks to improve student mobility, curriculum transparency, and graduate employability.
Vidian Ade Mauludi – Erasmus+ Staff Training at ANS Pila, Poland
Spending my Erasmus+ mobility at ANS Piła, Poland was an experience I will truly treasure!
Throughout the week, I had the privilege of meeting the International Relations team, faculty members, and fellow Erasmus participants from Turkiye and Colombia. We shared insights and explored various possibilities for collaboration between ITS and ANS Piła — from student and staff exchanges, upcoming Erasmus+ proposals, and inter-departmental teaching visits, to initiatives beyond Erasmus such as PhD teaching opportunities and future MoUs.
The program also included a memorable visit to Malbork Castle and time to discover the welcoming community and peaceful charm of Piła, which made the experience even richer.
I hope this mobility will pave the way for stronger ties between our institutions and inspire more students and colleagues to take part in similar opportunities.
Emharis Gigih Pratama – Erasmus+ Staff Training at Ataturk University, Turkey
During this visit, I had the chance to meet with the International Affairs team, professors, and fellow Erasmus staff from various countries, making the week both enriching and inspiring. We had open and productive discussions on potential collaborations between ITS and Ataturk University, from bilateral agreements and Erasmus partnerships to faculty and researcher exchanges.
Beyond the academic activities, I also had the chance to explore Erzurum, a beautiful city with warm people, vibrant culture, and stunning landscapes that made every moment there a joy to discover.
I hope this mobility can open the way for future exchanges and collaborations, and that more students and faculty members can experience the same meaningful journey.
Hanim Maria Astuti, S.Kom., M.Sc. – Erasmus+ Mobility Lecturer 2020 at Cardiff Meropolitan University, UK
This is a valuable program that should be maintained by ITS. I thank the International Office of ITS to be given ths opportunity. The program lasted only for seven days, a pretty short program but totally rewarding. Every day, I joined in both the lectures and seminars to comprehend academic life in CardiffMet. I discussed with some students to find out their perceptions about what makes studying enjoyable.
Nur Muhamad Ziko Iskandar – Erasmus+ ICM Study Mobility 2019/2020 at Istanbul Aydın University
During the five months of attending lecture and programs created by Erasmus staff is a valuable experience that I will never forget in my life, because I can meet new friends who are very friendly from various other countries, learn from professors who add to my insight, visiting historical places and tasting a variety of typical foods from Turkey. I hope the Erasmus + student mobility program at Istanbul Aydin University will become a program that will continue to exist in the future because it can help students from developing countries in Asia to add insight not only in terms of lectures but also ideas about culture, history and expanding networks with professors and new friends from other countries.
Efrilia M Khusna – Erasmus+ Participant 2018 at Anadolu University, Turkey
Erasmus+ in Anadolu University gives me countless opportunities for meeting new exciting people come across of distinct background with various experiences, perspectives and beliefs that completely different than Indonesian stereotype. Erasmus+ grant me with tons of possibility to meet students from around 60 countries around the world. This is the highlight of my journey during my Erasmus period. Meeting with world class professor is another privilege that I got from Erasmus+. It broaden my horizon for sure and might let me see some issues in a completely different light. To all my fellow ITS students I have an advise, do not knuckle under the complicated bureaucracy of scholarship especially Erasmus+, It only hard on the starting point but also it will be you new beginning of your amazing journey.
Sabilah Margirizki – Student Exchange Program 2018 at University of Szczecin
Being an Erasmus exchange student was never been my expectation until I truly made it. I do not deny that Erasmus brings me a new atmosphere, new insight from many directions, new friends from many countries, and new family because all of that are still exist until today, eight months after my return form University of Szczecin. The one that made the most impressive is it gave me more ambition to fight for. Erasmus is the prestigious one, that you will never ever regret to be part of it.
For any query, please contact us at int_off@its.ac.id or international@its.ac.id.
📅 Semester period: February – June 2027 about the scholarship: https://pans.nysa.pl/org/ico/strona/students-1 and https://pans.nysa.pl/org/ico/blog/study-offer-for-erasmus-students-1 Eligibility: -ITS undergraduate students
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