Purbaya Polytechnic Institute

Purbaya Polytechnic Institute, officially Politeknik Purbaya, is a private coeducational vocational education institution located in Tegal Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. It is the first technical higher education institution in the regency. Its campus is situated at Jalan Pancakarya No. 1 Talang. The polytechnic is operated autonomously under patronage of Yayasan Pertiwi di Tegal (The Pertiwi in Tegal Foundation).

Purbaya Polytechnic Institute
Politeknik Purbaya
MottoDare to be different
TypePrivate
EstablishedSeptember 23, 2002
Academic affiliations
Asosiasi Perguruan Tinggi Swasta Indonesia (APTISI)
DirectorTBD
Academic staff
6
Administrative staff
4
Students200
Other students
49 vocational education
Location,
Indonesia
Colors   Green and yellow
NicknamePurbaya
Websitepurbaya.ac.id

Purbaya was established in 2002 by Mr H. Soediarto, the Regent of Tegal at the time and his wife Mrs. Hj. Sri Adiyati Soediarto. It was named after Raden Purbayasa, the first Regent of Tegal. The polytechnic's operating permit was issued by Ministry of National Education (now Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education) with Minister Decree No. 208/D/O/2002.

The polytechnic currently offers three-year vocational education in Mechanical Engineering and Information Systems.

Study Programs

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The Purbayatech offers three-years vocational education in:

Mechanical Engineering Study Program

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The Mechanical Engineering Study Program is intended to produce middle-level experts who are competent to:

  • Read and create technical/mechanical drawings according to ISO standards
  • Create three-dimensional drawings of mechanical systems
  • Design mechanical parts or systems
  • Compute strength of mechanical system constructions
  • Schedule and compute cost of prototype realization
  • Use information technology in their work

Information System Study Program

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The Information System Study Program is intended to produce middle-level experts who are competent to:

  • Develop application programs based on the LAMP software bundle.
  • Administer the Linux operating system
  • Design and administer Linux based computer networks
  • Implement website content management systems
  • Implement e-commerce concepts on small and middle size businesses
  • Use office suite: word processor, spreadsheet and presentation

General

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Tegal Regency has a reputation as a center of plate metalworking home industries in Indonesia.

Free/open-source software based education policy

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Since January 2007, Purbayatech has implemented free/open-source (FOSS) technology into its academic and administrative activities.

List of FOSS being used:

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