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224 graduates received their degrees and diplomas at the 11th Convocation Ceremony of the Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College. His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Chancellor of KUPU SB, conferred the degrees and diplomas to the graduates. The ceremony was held at the International Convention Centre, in Berakas.

 

The ceremony began with the reading of Surah Al-Fatihah led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Doctor Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti.

 

Upon arrival, His Majesty was greeted by Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Othman, the Minister of Religious Affairs as the Chair of the KUPU SB Council; and Doctor Haji Adanan bin Haji Basar, Ra’es of KUPU SB.

 

The reading of Al-Quran, Surah Aali Imraan and Surah Al’Alaq were presented by the graduates. The interpretation was read by Awang Abdul Hadi Nasrullah bin Ashraf, a student of the Bachelor of Religious Education Programme.

 

The Ra’es of KUPU SB in his welcoming address among others presented on several new programmes offered by KUPU SB last year in an effort towards achieving KUPU SB’s objective. As of last year KUPU SB has offered several new programmes including Diploma in Fiqh al-Usrah studies, Diploma in Jawi studies and Islamic calligraphy as well as Minor in Muslim family Education. Also offered is a Part -time Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Education Programme.

 

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam delivered the titah of conferment of degrees and diplomas to the graduates.

 

Of the 224 graduates who received Degrees and Diplomas, 5 graduates received Doctor Of Philosophy in Religious Education, 7 graduates received a Master’s Degree in Religious Education; 34 graduates received a Postgraduate Diploma; 91 graduates received Bachelor of Religious Education; 80 graduates received Higher National Diploma; 6 graduates received Diploma and one graduate received a Special Certificate in Special Teaching.

 

In the convocation this year, KUPU SB has succeeded in producing its first graduates in the Master of Religious Education in Arabic Language Programme and several graduates of the first batch of the Bachelor of Religious Education in Arabic Language Programme. KUPU SB continue to collaborate with relevant institutions to meet the skills needs of the industry.

 

Doa Selamat was read by the State Mufti.

 

As a higher learning’s religious institution in Brunei Darussalam, KUPU SB responsible for producing pious, knowledgeable, highly skilled and committed educators and leaders.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

His Majesty notes that the Convocation Ceremony this time around witnesses the first presentation of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture, Data Analytics, Applied Mathematics and Economy as well as Food Science and Technology.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

Following the statement issued by the Ministry of Health on home clusters involving students in several schools, the Ministry of Education urge for the cooperation of the public, especially parents to be careful and vigilant by taking into account health advices before deciding to go out with family members for less essential purposes. This is because it can lead to the exposure of family members to infections that can affect students’ attendance to conduct face-to-face learning. The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education would like to clarify that so far, no school clusters have been detected.

 

However, Brunei Darussalam is currently in the Early Endemic Phase and that COVID-19 cases especially with the Omicron variant will be expected to increase, with cases that can be detected anywhere including residential houses, public places, business premises or educational institutions. Therefore, members of the public must continue to adhere to the SOPs and guidelines set by the Government and practice social responsibility as we live with COVID-19 such as wear a well-fitting face mask when going out or around others; practice physical distancing; practice personal hygiene at all times; conduct ART tests regularly and get the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

31 higher education institutions, educational services agencies and other relevant government as well as private agencies are taking part in the Higher Education Expo 2022. The expo launching took place yesterday morning at the Ministry of Education.

 

The expo was officiated by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman, Minister of Education. The Higher Education Expo 2022 is held virtually until the 11th February 2022 from 9 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. As an alternative platform to face-to-face events, the expo is held via online in compliance with the Ministry of Health’s guidelines in curbing COVID-19. The expo is expected to facilitate students who wish to further their studies to interact directly with participating institutions and educational agencies. Also present was Datin Seri Paduka Doctor Hajah Romaizah binti Haji Mohd Salleh, Deputy Minister of Education.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

The 11th Hafl Al-Takharruj of UNISSA take place after the 33rd Universiti Brunei Darussalam, UBD Convocation Ceremony. The ceremony was held by adhering to the Ministry of Health’s Standard Operating Procedure, SOP as the country is still in the early endemic phase.

 

To ensure the smooth running of the event, parents, guardians and students were required to undergo body temperature checks and scan the BruHealth QR code. They also took the Antigen Rapid Test, ART.

 

The staff on duty then distributed stickers to students and parents as well as guardians who have underwent the ART with negative results. Hygiene remains a priority to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Staff were seen cleaning the chairs and tables with disinfectant sprays.

 

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

354 graduates received their Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, Masters and Bachelor’s degrees and diplomas in various disciplines at the 11th Hafl Al-Takharruj of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University, UNISSA, this year. His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam as the Chancellor of UNISSA conferred the degrees and diplomas to the graduates.

 

The ceremony commenced with the reading of Surah Al-Fatihah was led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Doctor Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti.

 

Upon arrival, His Majesty was greeted by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman, the Minister of Education, as the Chairman of UNISSA Council, and Doctor Haji Norarfan bin Haji Zainal, Rector of UNISSA.

 

Also in attendance was His Royal Highness Prince Doctor Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, as Pro-Chancellor of UNISSA.

 

The reading of Surah As Saba was presented by Awang Muhammad Yusrun bin Haji Jahari, a Bachelor’s Degree graduate in Usuluddin (Tahfiz and Qira’at). The reading of Al-Hadith was delivered by Awang Ahmad Shafie bin Haji Mohd Adnan, a Bachelor’s Degree graduate in Usuluddin (Tahfiz and Hadis), while Awang Mohammad Rif’at Atiyah bin Anwari, a Bachelor’s Degree graduate in Shariah Law read the translation of holy verses and Al-Hadith.

 

In his welcoming address, the Rector of UNISSA underlined UNISSA’s latest development. In line with rapid advancement of technology, the Faculty of Islamic Technology that was established last year played a vital role in preparing UNISSA students and graduates in facing current challenges of the digital era.

 

His Majesty then delivered the titah of consent to confer degrees and diplomas to the graduates.

 

234 graduates received the Bachelor’s Degrees in various fields; 62 received the Master’s degree and 8 graduates were conferred the PhD. 26 graduates received the Higher National Diploma, HND and 10 others were conferred the Special Degree including international students from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Tanzania, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Yemen and Sri Lanka.

 

As a Zikir Nation, UNISSA also plays its role in supporting the noble aspiration with the publication of UNISSA mushaf. This year’s event was highlighted with the distribution of coupons for UNISSA mini sized Mushaf.

 

UNISSA also has its own scientific laboratory to carry own research works related to agriculture and halalan tayyiban.

 

UNISSA, among others, collaborated with Osaka University, Japan as an added value to enhance the academic development of students.

 

Doa Selamat was read by the State Mufti.

 

Since its establishment over a decade ago, UNISSA has produced nearly two thousand graduates in various fields.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office as Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam, conferred Masters Degrees and diplomas to 305 graduates. The ceremony took place at UBD Chancellor Hall.

 

The ceremony commenced with the reading of Surah Al-Fatihah led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Awang Haji Salim bin Haji Besar.

 

Upon arrival, His Royal Highness was greeted by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman, Minister of Education and Datin Doctor Hajah Anita Binurul Zahrina binti Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Wijaya Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abdul Aziz, Vice Chancellor of UBD.

 

His Royal Highness then conferred the degrees and diplomas to the graduates.

 

282 graduates received degrees in Masters of Governance; Nursing; Health Science; Medicine; Public Health; Defence and Security Studies; Literature, Science; Engineering; Applied Economics; Economics; Business Administration; Islamic Finance; Logistics; Management; Counselling; Education; and Teaching.

 

Doa Selamat was read by Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim.

 

UBD will strive to further improve the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship through digital and entrepreneurial training to enhance commercialisation of research and development results.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

His Majesty also reminds the graduates to maintain their integrity based on Islamic teachings.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

Also touched upon in His Majesty’s titah, was the Clarivate South and South East Asia Innovation Award for UBD’s innovation achievements.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

His Majesty is of the belief that it may now be the time for higher education institutions in the country to explore micro credentials which have now transformed the education landscape, due to the digitalisation of the higher education sector and digital transformations among industries.

 

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His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam in the titah also touches on the need for UBD to give priority on research and academic input.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with Datastream Digital Sendirian Berhad, DST; Progresif Sendirian Berhad and Mach Telecommunications Systems Sendirian Berhad, MachTel will be offering Short Messaging Service, SMS for the upcoming examination results for Brunei-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level and IGCSE October/November 2021 Examination results.

 

Parents or guardians and students can register through mobile phones via SMS and will need to input the following text; MOE space REG space CENTRE CODE space CANDIDATE NUMBER space CANDIDATE I.C. NUMBER and send to 8885555 for DST Subscribers or 38666 for Progresif Subscribers.  No charges will be applied for registration made through mobile phones.

 

Subscriptions can be made starting today, Friday, 28th January 2022. Examination results will only be sent to subscribers via SMS upon approval from the Department of Examinations, Ministry of Education to release the results. Subscribers will be charged 3 Dollars for each SMS result received. Further information can be sent via e-mail and the website on the screen.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei