By Zasika Musdi
His Royal Highness Pengiran Muda Dr Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah the Crown Prince, Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam presented diplomas, certificates, postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate certificates to 321 Universiti Brunei Darussalam graduates yesterday afternoon.
The ceremony was held at the Chancellor Hall, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
The afternoon session saw successful graduates from courses such as Diploma in Islamic Law and Legal Practice (nine recipients); Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary) - English Medium (25 recipients); Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary) - Malay Medium (10 recipients); Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary - Islamic Studies) - Malay Medium (15 recipients); Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Teaching of Arabic Language as a Second Language - Malay Medium (17 recipients); Postgraduate Certificate in Technical Education - English Medium (16 recipients); Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling - Malay Medium (four recipients); Diploma in Education (In-Service) - Malay/English Medium (52 recipients); Diploma in Technical Education - English Medium (13 recipients); Diploma in Primary Education - English Medium (111 recipients); Certificate in Lower Secondary Science Education - English Medium (four recipients); Certificate in Educational Management - Malay Medium (seven recipients); Certificate in Special Education - English Medium (17 recipients); Certificate in Counselling - English Medium (two recipients); Certificate in Early Childhood Education - English Medium (11 recipients); and Certificate in Creative Writing - Malay Medium (eight recipients).
This year, one graduate, Dyg Raimah bte Ismail, also received the Book Prize Award for passing with a distinction in Diploma in Primary Education - English Medium.
Another graduate, Dk Seri Rahayu bte Pg Yaakub, expressed her happiness in finally graduating. An in-service lecturer at Institut Teknologi Brunei, Dk Seri Rahayu took a one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Technical Education - English Medium, and found the course challenging as she had to juggle the responsibilities of caring for her family and keeping up with her studies. "All that hard work was definitely worth it," she said.
- Borneo Bulletin
(12th September 2007)
