Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya  The Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya (EEPIS) ( (PENS)) is a technical institution located in Indonesia. It serves its community by conducting research to resolve industrial and community problems. The institute was founded with the support and assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), who sent a team in 1985 to assess the need for aid. Lead by Prof. Y. Naito from Tokyo Institute of Technology, the team conducted an initial assessment to the area that resulting agreement for the development of the campus. In 1987, construction of the institution began. Japan also provided training for EEPIS instructors, both before and after the opening of the school, in Indonesia and Japan. It was officially inaugurated on June 2, 1988 by the Indonesian president Suharto. Since its inception, the institution has held several names. When it opened, it was the Politeknik Elektronika & Telekomunikasi. From 1992 to 1991 it was entitled Politeknik Elektronika Surabaya, at which time it came under the umbrella of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember. In 1996, it was retitled to Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya (PENS). After 24 years under the statute of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, the institution is no longer a part of ITS. The transition year was 2012. Since then, EEPIS is independently separated from ITS and started to stand on its own statute. As a technical educational institution in the field of applied science, PENS has a long-term vision to provide education platform in the field of emerging technologies by conducting research and innovation to the society. To diverse technical education, EEPIS in cooperation with many local governments in East Java established Community College as an embryo of vocational education in their district. The cooperation begins in the 2002 and the teaching took place in local vocational high school (SMK). In 2014, more than 1500 graduates are supplied by this schema. EEPIS offers two degrees, Diploma-III is a three-year degree course, while Diploma-IV is a four-year course. The Diploma-III graduates will hold "associate degree" and Diploma-IV graduates will be granted with "bachelor of applied science" (B.A.Sc). In 2016, EEPIS has signed an MoU with GMF AeroAsia to provide a specialized vocational education for the company to fulfill the necessity of skilled graduates with Aircraft Maintenance Training Standard (AMTO) certificate.