The Study Program of Food Technology at the Institut Teknologi Sumatera (PSTP) continued its cooperation with PT.LDC Indonesia in the implementation of the independent industry internship, independent campus learning (MBKM), guest lecture activities, up to the alumni internship for new graduates. PT. Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) Indonesia is a global trading company and processor of various agricultural products that has been operating in Indonesia since 1999. The multinational company has a refining unit for Crude Palm Oil (CPO), biodiesel, coffee bean processing to cooking oil in packaging.
ITERA has carried out the MBKM industry internship activities for 3 periods by involving 15 Students from several Study Programs such as Food Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Agricultural Industry Technology. Nine Students of PSTP ITERA have participated in the MBKM activity until period 3 which was carried out in the even semester of the 2022/2023 academic year.
“The industry internship at PT.LDC provides very good learning for the Students to get to know the food industry and prepare for the world of work. The internship for 6 months this year provides experience to the Students as full-time workers with rights and obligations in accordance with PT. LDC Indonesia employees,” said Amalia Wahyuningtyas who is the coordinator of PSTP ITERA.
The cooperation between PT. LDC Indonesia and PSTP ITERA was also carried out in the absorption of new graduate alumni. As many as 5 alumni from the Study Program of Food Technology, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering underwent the alumni internship for 6 months. After completing the internship, the Students were appointed as permanent employees of PT.LDC Indonesia. Ken Aliani, who is a Student with Achievements of PSTP ITERA from 2021, is currently an employee of PT. LDC Indonesia after completing the alumni internship.
“The alumni internship activity is a great opportunity that I chose; here we must be able to balance the practice and theory obtained during college at PSTP ITERA, employees must also be agile to be ready to continue learning in various places and situations,” said Ken.
The industry cooperation visit to PT. LDC Indonesia was carried out on 10 May 2023. Hadi Teguh Yudistira, Ph.D. who is the chairman of the Department of Production Technology and Industry at ITERA hopes that the cooperation with PT. LDC Indonesia can develop in research and community service activities that involve the academic community of ITERA so that the synergy between industry and academia can collaborate in producing various innovations for the advancement of Sumatra and Indonesia (ILM/MNU).
