Sustainable Development Goals

Virtual Library Services

Books are one of the main sources of information. Providing access to library resources and services is similar to providing knowledge. Thus, during the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, all physical library service activities and visits are inactivated and changed to virtual library services.

Online Book Order

During 2020, ITS Library provided an online book loan ordering services. The online book loan ordering services is processed through an online form which ease the procedures and coordination for all library members to access the sources on ITS Library. Moreover, ITS Library also provides electronic resources that can be accessed online such as e-Catalog, e-Journal, Repository and e-Book.

Library in each Department at ITS

Not only ITS Library, several departments at ITS also provides Department Library/Reading Room such as ITS Dept. of Technology Management. It is located on the 3rd floor of ITS Tjokroaminoto Campus. The Reading Room is ready to provide services to students and teaching staff, including lending services, browsing books through computer catalogs and databases, internet access, ordering books, translation, access to information retrieval to international journals, etc. This Reading Room has approximately 2000 collection of books and journals. In addition, this Reading Room is very comfortable for students to study because it is equipped with air conditioning facilities, computers connected to the internet and online catalogs to facilitate the search for library materials.

ITS Science Techno Park 

ITS Surabaya provides public access to exhibition spaces or galleries, one of the buildings is SCIENCE TECHNO PARK, which serves to bridge ITS as a research university with the industry. Science Techno Park itself has seven focuses including automotive industry, maritime, creative industry, Settlement and environment, ICT and Nanotechnology. Public can visit Science Techno Park and enjoy the showing of many unique and creative products.

ITS Robotics Center

At ITS, Robotics is developed earnestly. ITS Robotics Center can be visited, where public can find and learn the latest innovations and work in the development and education in Robotics.

ICT & Robotics Center

The field of ICT and robotics has become a separate prestige in higher education. At ITS, the field of robotics is developed in earnest. ITS has several types of robots with international reputations. Among them are humanoid robots named Ichiro, flying robots, fire fighting robots to robots with the ability to dance like humans.

In the field of technology and information, ITS also develops strategic research for industry. For example, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is applied to a driver’s license (SIM) to control fuel consumption. Or in the medical field such as the TB Analyzer, a tool that helps doctors to calculate the number of tuberculosis bacteria in the image of sputum preparations. This strategic research was developed to answer problems and challenges both domestically and on a world scale.

ITS Surabaya provides free public access to open spaces and green spaces. ITS campus also has total area of 706329 m2 or 42.2% of the total campus area covered by plant vegetation. Where the plant vegetation at ITS is in the form of open gardens that can be enjoyed by the public, such as Alumni Park, Triangle Park, roundabout parks, departmental parks and garden land managed by several departments, and corridors spread across all campus areas. There are also vertical gardens that exist in several buildings, which utilize plants that hang and are easy to grow in the conditions of Surabaya. However, the current vertical garden area has not been included in the calculation of the plant vegetation area.

Green Open Space at ITS

Garden at ITS Department

Other Green Open Spaceswithin ITS Campus

Arts Appreciation from UKTK ITS, A Place for Indonesian Cultural Preservation

The Dance and Karawitan Student Activity Unit (UKTK) of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) is a student activity unit engaged in dancing and musical arts, which consists of three divisions: the traditional dance, modern dance, and musical divisions.

ITS Closed the Annual Dies Natalis with Wayang Kulit

On the closing ceremony of ITS 59th Anniversary, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) held a shadow puppet show (wayang kulit). This performance presents a famous puppeteer from Yogyakarta who is admired by millennials, Ki Seno Nugroho.

ITS Club and Activities

ITS also has a Talent Development Institution that houses Student Activity Unit or Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa (UKM). UKM is an extracurricular club that serves as a forum for students to learn and explore many new things as well as improve their talents in the desired field. UKM is almost the same as the extracurricular that existed during high school. Sometimes within the department or institution, there is also a club where students can explore their interests and hobbies, for example in the Department of Industrial Product Designs which have different communities concerning in art and design, or Department of Biology that has a birdwatching club.

CommTECH 2020

ITS Surabaya delivers projects to record and preserve Indonesia’s cultural heritage, the efforts shown through ITS Directorate of Global Engagement’s Community and Technological (CommTECH) Exploration. CommTECH Exploration is a camp program created to raise the awareness of the youth about natural issues and disaster that occur in the community nowadays. By merging ideas from diverse perspectives around the world, CommTECH Exploration will create global knowledge for overcoming the local problem. Through CommTECH, ITS offers course entitled “Exploring Indonesia Art & Culture” to all the participants all over the world.

UKM ITS – Express Yourself through Art and Performance!

ITS Surabaya accommodates its students’ expression through various Student Activity Unit (UKM) with a wide field, ranging from dance, music to filmography to support and preserve Indonesia’s cultural heritage.

Towards the 59 Dies Natalis, ITS Held the Festival Dolanan

Enliven the 59th Dies Natalis ITS, as well as the 74th anniversary of East Java province and Youth Oath Day, ITS Alumni Association (IKA) East Java regional caretaker, initiate the Sepuluh Nopember Dolanan Festival. With the main aim to socialize the traditional game in the younger generation, this was held at ITS Alumni Park, on 26th November.

Circular Letter of ITS Rector No. T-95007-IT2-TU.00.08-2019 about ITS’ Initiatives towards a Sustainable and Environmental Friendly Campus, item C, no. 1 – 7

One of ITS’ initiatives is becoming a smart eco campus. To create a smart eco campus, ITS promotes sustainable practices. The practices include measuring and setting targets for more sustainable commuting (walking, cycling or other non-motorized transport, carpools, shuttlebus or public transportation, motorcycle, and electric vehicles).The initiatives are supported by the Circular Letter of ITS Rector No. T-95007-IT2-TU.00.08-2019 about ITS’ Initiatives towards a Sustainable and Environmental Friendly Campus, specifically item C, no. 1 – 7. ITS builds pedestrian ways and bike lines and offer bike rent services to promotes non-motorized vehicles. The bikes are rented for free for the campus community.

Sustainable Commuting Practices

Through Circular Letter of ITS Rector, ITS implements Sustainable Commuting Practices program which promote the usage of public transportation such as Suroboyo Bus or walking and cycling.

Bicycle routes, bike rent, and bike park in ITS

ITS builds pedestrian ways and bike lines and offer bike rent services to promotes non-motorized vehicles. The bikes are rented for free for the campus community.

Launching MyITS Worktime

To prevent the spread of the Corona Disease Virus (COVID-19), ITS has mandates all civitas academica to carry out its duties at home from 16-27 March 2020. But in order to keep ITS presence during the service, ITS also launched a presences application in the network (online) to record the presence of lecturers and educational personnel named myITS WorkTime.

Online Community Service

Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia did not discourage the spirit of ITS to conduct its community services program. The community services program is conducted online at several cities. One of them is conducted at Puncu Village, Kediri Regency, East Java.

ITS Work from Home

To prevent the spread of the Corona Disease Virus (COVID-19), ITS Rector has mandates all ITS civitas academica to do Work From Home from 16-27 March 2020.

Perumdos in ITS Area

As a public university, ITS provides affordable housing for employees. The state-owned housing of is located within the campus area and covers the area of 185,758 m2.

ITS Surabaya Housing and Dining Facilities

ITS Surabaya provides affordable housing for students with several dormitories in ITS Surabaya campus area. In addition to student dormitories, ITS also has a student dormitory that caters to international students‘ housing and dining needs. The international dormitory is located in block J, housing ITS Lecturers which located in front of the Department of Statistics.

Regulation of ITS Rector No. 2 Year 2018

Through ITS Rector’s Regulation No 2 Year 2018, ITS shares the procedures for house occupancy permit in housing for employees in ITS area.

ITS Student Dormitory

ITS Surabaya provides affordable housing for students with several dormitories in ITS Surabaya campus area. In addition to student dormitories, ITS also has a student dormitory that caters to international students‘ housing and dining needs. The international dormitory is located in block J, housing ITS Lecturers which located in front of the Department of Statistics.

ITS in Collaboration with the Government Provides Dormitory for ITS Students

To improve services to students, ITS inaugurated a new dormitory building unit in the form of rental flats. The building of the student flats is one part of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) and ITS work program. The program is open for students or worker at ITS. The program is specially dedicated for students who are from low-income family, especially Bidikmisi students.

Pedestrian Priority on Campus 

ITS promotes the initiatives towards Sustainable and Environment Friendly Campus. One of the initiatives is encouraging sustainable commuting by providing pedestrian access on campus. The pedestrian ways are built together with the bike lanes.

Post Covid-19 Urban Settlement Planning and Arrangement

Covid-19 pandemic has a greater impact on a number of aspects that demands us to take adaptive measures. ITS Department of Environmental Engineering, together with the East Java Indonesian Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Specialist Association (IATPI) and the East Java Indonesian Association of Consultants (INKINDO) held a webinar in the theme of Post Covid-19 Urban Settlement Planning and Arrangement Based on the Aspects of Regional and Environmental Arrangement.

Education on Sustainable Village Development

ITS through its SDGs Center on August 2020, became speakers on one of the Youtube channel entitled “TV Desa” which carried the theme of sustainable village development education to the community.

Improving Regional Development, ITS Cooperates with Tulungagung Government

In an effort to increase the potential of regional development in Indonesia, ITS continues to expand its cooperation to a number of regions. This time, ITS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tulungagung District Government related to the development of education, research, devotion, and development of human resources quality.

Solar Panel Monitoring at Research Center Building ITS

In 2019, ITS installed a solar panel to Research Center building which still functioned until today. The solar panel also be monitored thoroughly to evaluate the system’s efficiency and energy.

Energy-efficient Renovation and Building

There are 29 buildings in ITS area (25.3% of total ITS area) implement an energy-efficient and smart building policy. This implementation including 5 criteria such as: safety, automation, energy, water, indoor environment and lighting.

Renewable Energy Sources

Through the Circular Letter of ITS Rector No. T-95007-IT2-TU.00.08-2019 about ITS as a Sustainable and Environmental Friendly Campus section B, ITS implemented an effort to an efficient and conservation of energy, one of the efforts is using Renewable Energy Sources in ITS area.