In a concerted effort to chart a future-forward path, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) recently hosted a series of under the theme “Futuring Together,” focused on the new core organisational values encapsulated in the acronym LEAD: Learner first, Elevate, Agent of Change, and One UBD. Two workshops, conducted in May and June 2023, saw active participation...Read More
Associate Professor Dr Sang-Ho Yun and his team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore came for their first visit and fieldwork recently. The visit was also joined by Dr Hao Tang from National University of Singapore (NUS) and Dr Alex Cobb from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) as part of a new...Read More
On the 8th of March 2023, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) attended the launching ceremony of Hong Kong (HK) Tech 300 Southeast Asia Startup competition hosted by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) at the Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur. A signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between City University of Hongkong (CityU) and Universiti...Read More
The 5th UBD-FASS Term Screening was held on Friday 28th April, 2023 in Pro Chancellor Arts Centre, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). Co-organisers Dr Yong Liu from Design and Creative Industries (DCI) programme and Mayyer Ling from English Studies programme compiled a total of 30 student short films across six genres – Documentary, Fiction, Experimental, Animation,...Read More
On Thursday 9th March 2023, the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) held its first “Professorial Lecture” to honour the faculty’s local professors as well as to celebrate their achievements and academic milestones. Each lecture aims to present an overview of the professors’ academic contributions thus far and to introduce...Read More
On Tuesday, 7th March 2023, the Intellectual Property Office Brunei Darussalam (BruIPO) and the Office of Assistant Vice Chancellor (Innovation & Enterprise) (OAVCIE), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), at UBD Startup Centre (USC), Universiti Brunei Darussalam. The MOU serves as a general framework to facilitate cooperation and collaboration between both...Read More
TEDxUniversitiBruneiDarussalam officially hosted the first TEDx event on 4th March 2023 at the Pro Chancellor Arts Centre, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). TEDxUniversitiBruneiDarussalam debuted with the theme “Sustainability” featuring eight speakers consisting of UBD staff, students and local speakers. The speakers for the inaugural event were: Dr James McLellan, Dr F Merlin Franco, Dr Pooja Shivanand,...Read More
EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Ambassador-Designate of EU to Brunei Darussalam, Ambassador Vincent Piket, gave a lecture on “The European Union (EU) as a Global Actor in the Indo-Pacific” at UBD on 2nd March 2023. The lecture was attended byore than 250 participants including Foreign Missions in Brunei Darussalam, staff as well as students from...Read More
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) officially launched its Open Day on 15th February 2023. Present to officiate UBD Open Day 2023 was the Guest of Honour UBD Vice Chancellor Dr Hazri Haji Kifle. Also in attendance were principal officers, staff and students of UBD. An annual event that encourages school-leavers, graduates and working professionals to further...Read More
