UBD Breaks Into Top 400 in THE World University Rankings

For the second consecutive year, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) has placed in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. THE announced recently that UBD made a significant rise up to the 351-400 band from last year's 401-500 band. This keeps UBD's position as the 4th highest university in ASEAN, with only 5 and 19 universities in ASEAN making it to the top 500 and top 1000 respectively in this year's THE World University Rankings.

Friday, 04 September 2020

UBD’s General Engineering Programme becomes Brunei’s first to get accreditation by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)

Universiti Brunei Darussalam's Bachelor's degree programme in General Engineering has been conferred full accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. This is the first engineering programme in Brunei Darussalam to be accredited by ABET which is based in the USA and founded in 1932.

Monday, 31 August 2020

Fake Braces Awareness Campaign (FBAC)

Six third year Dentistry students from the Institute of Health Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, are organizing the Fake Braces Awareness Campaign (FBAC) in collaboration with the Department of Dental Services, Ministry of Health. FBAC is a project aimed to raise awareness on the dangers and risks of fake brace, to educate the public on the ways to report fake braces and to highlight the importance of seeking a proper orthodontic treatment.

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Green Synthesis Offer Eco-Friendly Alternative to Toxic Nanoparticles

A collaboration with Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Jazan University of Saudi Arabia and School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University of South Korea, researchers at the Faculty of Science (FOS) have been investigating the feasibility of utilising biological nanoparticles in seeking novel solutions in engineering, material science and electronics.

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

New species of bird for Borneo found in Brunei

Thursday, 02 July 2020