• Kitano Foundation Japan Gives Out Scholarships to Polines Students
    This is the fourth time that the company awarding scholarships to Polines Students. The ceremony was attended by the management of Kitano Foundation Japan and PT Indonesia Stanley Electric (ISE). Present on this event, Mr. Shinji Jo (Managing Director of the Kitano Foundation), Mr. Makoto Ogawa (President Director of PT ISE), Suwanto (Director of PT ISE) and Heroica Budi (Manager of HRD ISE).
  • Polines - JSVIAT China Establishes Cooperation
    Politeknik Negeri Semarang (Polines) continues to collaborate with various campuses abroad. This time the collaboration was established with the Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Architectural Technology (JSVIAT) of China. Marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between institutions by Ir. Supriyadi, MT (Polines Director) with Professor Sun Jin (JSVIAT Chairman) in the Director's Meeting Room, Polines Campus, Tembalang, Semarang, Wednesday (6/19). Also present at this event were the leaders of two institutions.
  • Polines Tops 4 Best Vocational Higher Education in 2019
    The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) of the Republic of Indonesia, again, announced the clustering of Indonesian higher education institutions in 2019 at Building D Kemenristekdikti, Senayan, Jakarta, recently. This clustering was carried out to map Indonesian higher education institutions under the auspices of the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education to improve the quality of higher education as well as to become the basis for Kemenristekdikti to provide policies according to the capacity of each of the higher education clusters.
  • Polines Rank Ist in Polytechnic Widyapadhi Science and Technology by Kemenristekdikti
    Politeknik Negeri Semarang Director (Polines) Supriyadi, received the 2019 Science and Technology award at the 24th National Technology Awakening Day (Harteknas) in Bali, Wednesday (28/8). The award, called the Widyapadhi Award, was received directly by the Director of Polines from the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Menristekdikti) Mohamad Nasir.

International Project Based Learning with the title "Theory and Practice of Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of Ecosystems in a Rural Area" is the realization of the grants for Institutional Development of the International Office  (PKKUI) 2019 received by the consortium of Politeknik Negeri Semarang (POLINES) - Politeknik Negeri Jakarta (PNJ) – Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) from the Directorate of Institutional Development, Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education.

International Project Based Learning (IPBL) in 2019 was attended by 40 participants from 8 universities namely Universiti Teknologi Mara (Malaysia), Sultan Idris Education University (Malaysia), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (Malaysia), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Thailand) , Kasetsart University (Thailand), Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Universitas Negeri Semarang, and Politeknik Negeri Semarang. Besides coming from different universities, participants also came from various different countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

The International Project Based Learning Program is a collaborative program organized by the International Offices from Politeknik Negeri Semarang, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, and Universitas Negeri Semarang. What makes the 2019 International Project Based Learning special is that in addition to this program aiming to develop students' experiences in Planning, Renovating and Improving Ecosystem Management Systems, this program also aims to increase their cross-cultural understanding. It is expected that after this program takes place, all participants can compete in this globalization era and become more open to face cultural, ethnic, racial and religious differences.

The opening ceremony of the IPBL 2019 program was held on August 5, 2019 in the Ruang Serba Guna of the Politeknik Negeri Semarang. The program was opened directly by the Director of Politeknik Negeri Semarang, Ir. Supriyadi, M.T. The IPBL program will last for 8 days until August 12, 2019. Other than Politeknik Negeri Semarang campus, a series of IPBL activities will also take place in various locations including the Universitas Negeri Semarang campus, the north coast of Central Java for mangrove conservation activities, the Munding tourism village and some elementary schools in the Semarang area to educate elementary students about the importance of sanitation and conservation.