NUSA DUA, PARADISO INDONESIA – The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf), Sandiaga Uno, finally inaugurated the Integrated Business Building at Poltekkepar Bali on Monday (2/9/2024). The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy also appreciated the innovation made by Poltekpar Bali in accommodating the needs of entrepreneurs and opening up job opportunities in Indonesia.
As a vocational education institution in the tourism sector that is in great demand in Bali, Poltekpar Bali started this September 2024 with a brilliant first step. Responding to the challenge of the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, in producing graduates who are able to open up job opportunities (entrepreneurs), the Polytechnic of Tourism officially built the Integrated Business Building.
“This is the great mission of Poltekpar Bali as a vocational education institution in the field of tourism and hospitality. The construction of the Integrated Business Building is a forum for Poltekpar Bali students to develop their potential in the field of entrepreneurship and accommodate the development of entrepreneurship with stakeholders and other business actors,” said the Director of Poltekpar Bali, Dr. Drs. Ida Bagus Putu Puja, M.Kes when giving a speech.
Ida Bagus Putu Puja explained that the purpose of entrepreneurship at Poltekpar Bali is to create an enterprise culture and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
“The definition of entrepreneurship at Poltekpar Bali must be expanded to academic entrepreneurship, namely how higher education institutions have an entrepreneurial orientation, increase entrepreneurial competency, and implement entrepreneurial processes that can break through old ways, and find innovations that contribute to socio-economic development in Indonesia,” said Dr. Puja.
The construction of the Integrated Business Building is also inseparable from the support of the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in developing agents of change in encouraging the birth of more entrepreneurs at Poltekpar Bali.
The inauguration of the Poltekpar Bali Integrated Business Building was carried out directly by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno through the signing of the inscription. Accompanied by the Head of the Communication Bureau of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Dr. I Gusti Ayu Dewi Hendriyani, A.Par, M.Par, CHE.
The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy also recalled the Topping Off ceremony of the Integrated Business Building in October 2023.
“The construction of this Integrated Business Building is a mindset trigger to build entrepreneurial skills towards ecopreneurs where tourism is heading towards environmental sustainability, green economy and sustainability”, said Sandiaga Uno.
The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy also stated that Poltekpar Bali has successfully produced 13% of entrepreneurs in creating 4.4 million jobs in Indonesia.
“The Poltekpar Bali Integrated Business Building can also function as an exhibition and establish business networking with other business actors,” added the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy.
After signing the stone inscription, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy accompanied by the Director of Poltekpar Bali and the Head of the Communication Bureau toured the building with an area of 12,558 m2. The building, which is divided into two parts, is also very identical to the nuances of Balinese architecture where the middle front of the Integrated Business Building is connected to the Watugunung Amphitheater as a teaching factory for students in organizing outdoor events.
During his visit to Poltekpar Bali, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy received an attractive gift in the form of a book by a Poltekpar Bali lecturer which was handed over directly by the Head of the Center for Research and Community Service (P3M), Dr. Putu Diah Sastri Pitanatri, S.ST.Par., M.Par.
The presence of the Integrated Business Building of Poltekpar Bali is highly anticipated by all academics at the Bali Tourism Polytechnic and the community. Hopefully all stakeholders will jointly utilize this facility not only as a discussion room and business meeting, but also as a place for exhibitions, theater arts, co-working space and literacy.***
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