Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) when announced to be one of the recipients of the Best Higher Education Website award in the Beritajatim Digital Award 2022

ITS Campus, ITS News – Repeating achievements in the field of public relations, the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) received an award in the Best Higher Education Website category at the Beritajatim Digital Award (BDA) 2022 performance. This award was received by ITS Chancellor Prof. Dr. Ir Mochamad Ashari MEng personally directly at the Mercure Grand Mirama Hotel Surabaya Thursday (31/3).

Beritajatim.com organized and held the award to commemorate its 16th anniversary. It is the second time after the same event was successfully held in 2021. Interestingly, this year’s nominations are not only for district/city governments. But also media from BUMN, BUMD, universities, and private companies. ITS became one of the first universities to get the best website award from BDA.

ITS Chancellor Prof Dr Ir Mochamad Ashari MEng (center) when receiving the award for the Best Higher Education Website category at the Mercure Grand Mirama Hotel Surabaya

The assessment of the best website was carried out objectively using credible tools commonly used to assess website and social media performance. In this case, Beritajatim.com cooperates with Ayo Media Network to assess the websites of existing agencies. “All assessments use digital scoring. So we make sure all of it was done objectively,” explained Kuntoro Rido Astomo, Head of the 2022 BDA Committee.

Responding to the award, the ITS Chancellor, usually called Ashari, thanked Beritajatim.com for the award given. In addition, the man born in Sidoarjo expressed his gratitude to the ITS Public Communication Unit (UKP) for playing a major role in managing the ITS official website. “Not to forget, gratitudes are also given to all academics and ITS big family who continuously contribute to decorating the ITS website with high-quality academic achievements and activities,” said Ashari.

(from left) Head of ITS UKP Dr Rahmatsyam Lakoro SSn MT, ITS Secretary Dr Umi Laili Yuhana SKom MSc, and ITS Chancellor Prof Dr Ir Mochamad Ashari MEng with his wife after receiving the award

This Professor of Electrical Engineering also appreciated the role of the ITS website in spreading a good institution image to the public. Ashari assumes that the ITS website is an institutional storefront that will always be the first thing seen by the wider community. That way, Ashari said the existence of the ITS website was crucial.

Finally, the number one person at ITS hopes that the development of the ITS website will be better and compatible with the changing times. He also expects the ITS website to adapt to the demands of stakeholders. For example, webometrics ranking, community demands, and accreditation bodies. “So we must be able to serve all these demands on the website,” he concluded. (ITS PR)

ITS Chancellor Prof Dr Ir Mochamad Ashari MEng (center) when receiving the award for the Best Higher Education Website category at the Mercure Grand Mirama Hotel Surabaya

Reporter: Nurul Lathifah

Translator : Hanifah Inayah