Telkom Institute of Technology | |
Native Name: | Institut Teknologi Telkom |
Motto: | Center of Excellence |
Established: | 1990 |
Closed: | 2013, following a merger with Telkom Institute of Management, Telkom Politechnics, and Telkom Creative Arts School to form Telkom University |
Type: | Private university |
Rector: | Ahmad Tri Hanuranto, Ir., MT |
City: | Bandung |
Country: | Indonesia |
Coordinates: | -6.9733°N 107.6303°W |
Website: | www.ittelkom.ac.id |
Institut Teknologi Telkom (now : Telkom University) English: Telkom Institute of Technology (IT Telkom, formerly known as Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Telkom or STT Telkom) (1990-2013) was a vocational university specializing in telecommunication engineering. It was established on September 28, 1990 by the Telkom Education Foundation, which is owned by PT Telkom, the semi-privatized government-owned telecommunication company of Indonesia. The school with 480.000 m² area was in Dayeuhkolot, 3 km south of Bandung. In August 2013, the institution was merged with Telkom Education Foundation's 3 other institutions, Telkom Institute of Management, Telkom Politechnics, and Telkom Creative Arts Schools to form Telkom University
IT Telkom focused on a program to support the development of telecommunication technologies and industries by providing skilled professionals.[1] In its early years of 1991 and 1992, PT Telkom provided scholarship to all students with job contracts at the company after graduation.[2]
In 2005, IT Telkom tied with China's largest telecommunication manufacturer and wireless provider, ZTE, to establish a telecommunication center at the school's campus.[3]