University of Brunei Darussalam (Abbreviation

Abbreviation

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: UBD; ; Jawi: يونيبرسيتي بروني دارالسلام) is Brunei

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

's oldest university

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered.

History

Universiti Brunei Darussalam was established in 1985, only a year after the country regained full independence, with an intake of 176 students. In 1988, the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education was merged into the university.

Mission

The original mission of Universiti Brunei Darussalam, as a small national university, was to develop human resources through excellence in teaching, research and services in areas of importance to Brunei Darussalam.

• Teaching is the University's primary mission. Universiti Brunei Darussalam aims to produce quality graduates suitably equipped in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, moral and spiritual values, to support the development needs of the nation and consistent with the national philosophy.
• Research is the University's second mission. As the nation's only university, Universiti Brunei Darussalam will promote and undertake research, particularly applied research, in areas where it has a comparative advantage and in accordance with national needs.
• The University's third mission is service to the community. As the University's staff are highly skilled in a large and growing number of specialisation, Universiti Brunei Darussalam will make this expertise available to the community.

The GenNext programme, which started in 2009, aims to provide a new kind of degree which "will align the university with some of the best practices in the world".

The full mission of the university is now stated as:

Our mission is to develop the individual and society as a whole, guided by our commitment to the nation that we love and by extension, the world that we cherish. We will achieve this by pushing back the frontiers of human knowledge through the cultivation and enrichment of the intellect, faith and culture which will in turn be accomplished through the creation of a conducive environment for achieving excellence in teaching, learning, research, scholarship, public service and professional practices.

In pursuing our mission, we shall be guided by the underlying values of our national philosophy.

Faculties

• Academy of Brunei Studies (ABS/APB)
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Faculty of Business, Economics and Policies Studies (FBEPS)
• Faculty of Science (FOS)
• Language Centre (LC)
• PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences (IHS)
• Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE)

Mosque

Construction on the university's Mosque began in 1992 on a site of 2032 hectares of land, and was completed in 1994, with a total cost of $7,600,000. The Mosque was officially opened in 1995 by Hassanal Bolkiah

Hassanal Bolkiah

General Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...

. It has a capacity of 1800.

Notable alumni

• Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah
  Majeedah Bolkiah
  Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah is the fourth child of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and his wife, Pengiran Anak Saleha....
  
  
• Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Sarah

External links

• Universiti Brunei Darussalam official website