Padang State Polytechnic

Vision

To be the best professional education institution in Indonesia

Mission

To conduct professional education by improving management system, applied research, community service and cooperation with related institutions to produce qualified human resources for the prosperity of the nation

Academics

Padang State Polytechnic has departments and study programs as follows: Diploma III:

* Mechanical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Electronic Engineering
* Telecommunication Engineering
* Electric Engineering
* Accounting
* Business Administration
* Computer Engineering
* Informatics Management

Diploma IV:

* Irrigation and Swamp Technical
* Energy Conversion Engineering
* Banking Accountancy

Civil Engineering has English or international class, which is a special class that conducts all instructional processes in English

International Collaboration

Padang State Polytechnic has been maintaining a mutual cooperation with Cubic Electronic Sdn.Bhd from 2003 until now. The cooperation is in student internship in the company's factory in Malaka, Malaysia, for three months. In 2006, training is conducted by the Polytechnic for labor candidates of labor force who will be sent as Indonesian Labor Force for Cubic Electronic Sdn.Bhd. Padang State Polytechnic has also joined the student exchange program with Saxion University of Netherlands in 2005 until now by sending one of its graduates to continue his study to S1 degree.

Research and Community services

Some applicable researches and community services conducted by the Polytechnic lecturers are the use of solar power to dry "Gambir" and coconut as people commodity, electrical isolation testing and micro-controller functioning in Robotic application.

Facilities

Library: The library is a fully air conditioned area located near the academic building. It is a separated building with 744 m2 room divided into 3 parts; reading room, references room and circulation room, which are divided by glass walls. The book collection is in Indonesian and English language and is related to the needs of each department (3554 titles). Besides, the library also provides magazines and newspapers in the two languages (364 magazines, 364 journals, Jakarta Post newspaper). The library has a computerized data processing to ease the work of the staff.

Laboratory: Each department in Padang State Polytechnic has its own laboratory and workshop with specific usage and equipment related to the departments. For example, in Mechanical Engineering Department there are Fluid Mechanic Laboratory, Computer Laboratory, Pneumatic Hydraulic Laboratory, Maintenance Laboratory, and Machinery Workshop.

Language Laboratory: The laboratory has 32 booths with complete audio-visual equipment and air-conditioned room that can be used for regular class study or English training for the Polytechnic's students, lecturers and staffs of all departments. This laboratory is also supported by an English reference room which is known as English Community Center (ECC) room, which provides many books, magazines, newspapers, and audio-visual equipment that can be used by all Polytechnic elements to study English independently.

Sports and Leisure: Padang State Polytechnic has sports facilities owned together with the Andalas University. The facilities are tennis, badminton, and basketball court and also a fishing pond.

The Polytechnic is located on a hill known as Limau Manis, which provides a clear view to Padang city and the beach. Besides, the fresh air of the hilly area and the calm situation will give benefit to students' health and learning activity. This campus also has religious facility (a mosque for Moslem as the majority in West Sumatra), cafeteria and photocopy center.

Student Life

Padang State Polytechnic fully supports various students' activities; therefore Polytechnic's students have many organizations and activities such as Students' Representatives Board, Students' Indonesian Red Cross, Students' Force Unit, English Club, Religious Club, and many others. The Polytechnic also provides dormitory for students from outside of Padang. Foreign students can also use the facilities and join the available students' organization and activities. English resource books from the library and EEC room can help them to study in this campus.