BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Training (MOE), in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, held the second version of the EU – Brunei Darussalam Cooperation in Larger Training and Analysis webinar on August 27.
The web occasion was attended by 320 registered individuals and centered on three flagship EU-funded programmes:
- Erasmus Mundus: The flagship academic initiative of the EU that enables college students to pursue a joint grasp’s diploma by learning at two or extra universities in numerous international locations inside Europe.
- Horizon Europe: The world’s largest analysis and innovation programme, offering over €93.5 billion in funding to deal with a few of the best world challenges.
- Erasmus+ Worldwide Credit score Mobility: A programme that enables college students, educational workers, and different greater schooling institutional personnel to undertake short-term academic experiences within the EU.
The webinar is designed to offer Bruneian college students, students, and researchers with clear steerage on scholarship and fellowship alternatives supplied by the EU.
Individuals had the possibility to interact instantly with EU and Bruneian representatives and community with fellow college students, lecturers, and establishments.
Previous students additionally shared their experiences as college students within the EU and addressed frequent challenges confronted by candidates, corresponding to cultural adaptation and navigating software necessities.
The primary webinar on this sequence was held in September 2023, drawing round 180 individuals. This 12 months’s session attracted a good broader viewers of 320 individuals because it coincided with the beginning of the brand new educational semester, reaching each present college students and up to date graduates.
In his opening remarks, MOE Everlasting Secretary (Larger Training), Dr Hj Azman Ahmad, underscored the significance of worldwide educational collaboration, with the EU rising as a key companion in educational mobility, joint analysis, and curriculum innovation.
“This webinar… opens doorways to premier academic assets, state-of-the-art analysis amenities, and transformative worldwide experiences. Programmes like Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe are central to this effort,” he stated.
Dr Hj Azman added that a number of Bruneians have already benefitted from the Erasmus+ programme, gaining invaluable educational expertise and cross-cultural competencies by Worldwide Credit score Mobility.
Additionally current in the course of the webinar have been Dyg Rosimah Sumaimah Hj Metassim, Performing Director of the MOE’s Larger Training Division, who gave welcoming remarks, and Stéphane Mechati, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei, who delivered a keynote deal with.
Along with college students and researchers, the webinar was attended by Dr Joyce Teo Siew Yean, Assistant Vice Chancellor (World Engagement) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam; Dr Mohamad Saiful Hj Omar, Assistant Vice Chancellor (Exterior & Business Relations) at Universiti Teknologi Brunei; and Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Norarfan Hj Zainal, Rector of Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali.
By internet hosting this occasion, the Ministry of Training and the EU goal to encourage higher consciousness and curiosity amongst Bruneian college students and students in pursuing EU-funded programmes.
The initiative additionally seeks to foster nearer collaboration between greater schooling establishments in Europe and Brunei, laying the groundwork for joint analysis, educational exchanges and potential Memoranda of Understanding.
