The Vice Director of Planning and Cooperation of Polines together with the Head of International Office of Polines attended the 3rd SEAMEO Polytechnic Network Meeting that was held in Surabaya, 4 – 6 April 2018. There are around 140 participants who are management level (Directors, Deputy Directors, Heads of Programme, Heads of International Relations, and Heads of Academic Affairs) from TVET colleges, polytechnics, universities of technology in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand attended the event. The Meeting was mainly discussing about te 2nd batch of SEA-TVET Student Internship Exchange and SEA-TVET 3-2-1 Dual Programme in which Polines will be joining in. The objectives of the SEA-TVET Student Internship Exchange are to enhance global competitiveness, knowledge and technical skills of TVET students;
to improve inter-cultural understanding, regional perspectives, and English communication of students; and to provide employable opportunities. Referring to the objectives of the program, Polines decided to join the SEA-TVET Student Internship Exchange because it suits Polines missions as vocational higher education institution. At the end of the meeting, 77 institutions from Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand agreed to sign Letter of Agreement (LoA) for the 2nd batch of SEA-TVET Student Internship Exchange.
To follow-up the signed LoA, International Office of Polines has informed this student internaship opportinity to the head of departments, head of study programs and students of Polines. Many students are welcoming this program and are very interested to join. Several students already filled the registration form and are scheduled to start the 3 months Student Internship Exchange program in August and/or September 2018.
