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wish to pursue tertiary education
in other countries after undergoing
twining programmes here. With the
rising cost associated with foreign
exchange of currencies, studying
in Brunei looks to be even more
appealing now and could potentially
save parents much money due to the
lower cost of studying here.
Unknown to many outsiders,
Brunei’s Jefri Bolkiah
Engineering College is one of
the main training grounds for a
career in the oil and gas industry
in Asia and it collaborates closely
with the Brunei Shell Petroleum
Training Centre here. The Institut
Teknologi Brunei is an award
winning college which offers
courses ranging from Business
and Finance to Civil Engineering,
Computing and Information
Systems to Communication
Language, Electronic and
Communication Engineering to
Mechanical Engineering. It earned
the Asia’s Best Business School
Leadership Award in 2010 from
Singapore which shows the strength
of its courses and standard in
the region. Universiti Brunei
Darussalam is the nation’s only
academic university which also
caters for foreign students intake.
Established in 1985, the university
offers courses ranging from science
to arts, language to social sciences
and others. It is also one of the
main research institutions in Brunei
which places the importance of the
university in relation to the types
of research work done here. The
Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali
is a leading religious university in the
region, offering courses in the four
faculties of Usuluddin, Shariah and
Law, Arabic Language and Islamic
Civilisation as well as Business and
Management Sciences. A modern
university with links to the world
through ICT, the university is easily
Education
accessible and also a reference point
for the religion while providing
opportunities for people from all
over the world to pursue their
interests.
Graduates from Brunei’s education
system easily fit into other British
Commonwealth nations’ higher
education institutions like Australia,
New Zealand, Singapore, UK and
also USA. A closer look into the
education system in Brunei reveals
that there are still a number of
expatriates and foreign experts being
employed as lecturers and teachers
in the system which augurs well for
the integrity of the system as well
as maintaining the high standard
expected. By focusing on the
building of highly educated pool of
student population, Brunei is cleverly
investing in the future of its human
resources which will continue to
provide the necessary experts and
professionals to bring the nation
forward on the international and
regional fronts. Brunei is certainly the
ideal nation for gaining excellence in
education to meet the challenges of
the next century.
For further information, please contact BRUNEI TOURISM, Ministry of Industry and
Primary Resources, Jalan Menteri Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan BB3910, Brunei Darussalam.
Tel: (673) 238 2822, 238 2832 Fax: (673) 238 2824 Email: info@bruneitourism.travel
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