SEMARANG – The Manager of the Naval Engineering Study Program (Prodi) of Diponegoro University (UNDIP) is currently finalizing preparations to open a Master’s Program (Strata -2) in Marine Engineering, which is scheduled to start in 2022. Various administrative and technical practices required continue to be refined so that approval and the necessary permits for the program implementation can be received as scheduled.
The Head of the Department and the Head of the Department of Marine Engineering, Faculty of Engineering UNDIP, Dr Eng Hartono Yudo ST MT, currently in the Marine Engineering Study Program, already has an A Accreditation from BAN-PT (National Accreditation Board for Higher Education), so it is possible to open a master’s program. “We are part of the engineering faculty; the priority this year is to improve the accreditation of other study programs so that all of them can get A Accreditation. Therefore, the target for opening a master’s degree in marine engineering is scheduled for 2022,” said Hartono Yudo (11/16/2020).
This is related to the various preparations and the seriousness of program managers supported by faculties and universities in the practices carried out. “The point is that submitting a proposal for a Masters in Marine Engineering permit has the support of all parties, both faculties and universities. Due to thorough preparation, we hope that the permit from the government will be immediately dropped so that in 2022 Master of Naval Architecture can open the program,” he said.
According to him, self-preparation to open a Master’s in Marine Engineering starting from proposals, curriculum preparation, and preparation of supporting lecturers has been carried out. Efforts have also been made to introduce the plan to open a master’s degree in marine engineering to the community and stakeholders.
Lecturers currently, there are six lecturers with doctoral degrees. Meanwhile, at this time, two lecturers are pursuing doctoral education, and two people have just started taking doctoral programs this year. Some study in Indonesia, and some are abroad. “It is hoped that in the next two to three years, there will be ten doctors in our team so that the qualifications are better,” he said.
Other preparations that have been carried out include the Preparation of Semester Learning Plans (RPS) for master’s courses per semester to support the master’s program curriculum. The concentration of the study focuses on three areas, namely Capture Fisheries Technology, Non-Conventional Fast Ship Technology, and Inter-Island Transportation Technology.
For the field of Capture Fisheries Technology, the courses offered include advanced fishing vessel design, structural and system reliability, performance, advanced fishing vessel stability, and piping structure analysis. As for Non-Conventional Fast Ship Technology, the courses that will be offered include non-conventional fast boat design, advanced fluid dynamics, advanced ship vibration, structural and system reliability, advanced material technology and composite materials.
Meanwhile, for Inter-island Transportation Technology, the courses that will be offered include ferry boat design, advanced fluid dynamics, advanced ship vibration, structural and system reliability, piping structure analysis, and ship structure fatigue. The course materials offered are already but continue to be refined.
“For the market share for Masters, we expect from sea transportation, lecturers, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Indonesian Classification Bureau and from shipbuilding companies. Each target has been prepared its RPS,” explained Hartono Yudo.
Currently, there are a limited number of universities (PTs) in Indonesia that have opened Naval Engineering, and there are three PTs, namely Hasanuddin University (Unhas) in Makassar, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) in Surabaya and the University of Indonesia (UI) in Jakarta. In Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, no universities hold a Master’s Program in Shipping Engineering, so the opportunity is still very open because of the substantial need to produce reliable experts, researchers and educators in the shipping sector.
The Department of Marine Engineering UNDIP was established in October 2002 and received BAN-PT Accreditation (National Accreditation Board for Higher Education) with an A predicate based on Decree No. 1057/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/S/VI/2016 and ISO 9001:2015 Certification. This study program is equipped with six excellent laboratories, namely the Laboratory of Ship Hydrodynamics, Structural and Construction Laboratory of Ships, Laboratory of Piping Systems and Ship Machinery, Computer Assisted Ship Planning Laboratory, Welding and Ship Materials Laboratory, and Small Ship and Fishery Laboratory.