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
Three short films from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD): Spark, Granted, and Menanti (Waiting), which were screened in last year’s 5th edition PRISM UBD Short Film Festival, are now selected into part of the Asia Rising 2023 online screening organised by National University of Singapore (NUS). The films were all made by Faculty of Arts and...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
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) hosted the “Kitchen Chemistry” science show on 25th January 2023. Award winning science communicator from the University of East Anglia (UEA), Professor Stephen Ashworth performed the show at the Pro Chancellor Arts Centre, UBD. Professor Ashworth has many years of experience engaging audiences in the United Kingdom and internationally. In addition...Read More
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in collaboration with Virginia Tech marked another milestone by launching an international workshop that explores the intersection of bioinspired engineering and biodiversity. The event was held at the Chancellor’s Hall, Universiti Brunei Darussalam on Monday, 9 January 2022. The event was graced by the Guest of Honour, Yang Mulia Dr Joyce...Read More
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) welcomed 261 students for the January intake of the 2022/2023 academic year during Freshers Week which began on 10 Jamadilakhir 1444 / 03 January 2023 at Chancellor Hall in UBD. This year’s Freshers Week will run until 6th January 2023 and it aims to introduce newly enrolled students to the relevant...Read More
