SEAMEO COLLEGE MODULE 2 (HIGH OFFICIALS COUNTRY CASE STUDY) MEETING

11-13 March 2015 , Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok

by Rozita Haji Tamin Deputy Dean (Administration)

PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, UBD

Education in Brunei Darussalam

National Vision Wawasan 2035

Educated and highly skilled citizens

• Indicators – Universal Primary Education

• Literacy rate 96.7% [2011]

• National net enrolment ratio in primary education > 96%

• Students reaching grade 5 99%

– 11th in the world for the prevalence of women in higher education

– 8th highest human development index in Asia and Oceania

HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPEIn Brunei Darussalam

Long tradition of outgoing degree mobility to the UK, Al-Azhar and Malaysia

1984 IndependenceCall for creation of a university in the country

ESTABLISHMENTS

1985 First comprehensive university 2007 First Islamic University 2008 First Engineering University 2012 First Polytechnic

Higher Education

• 4 Public Institutions of Higher Education • Polytechnic & Technical Education • Transformation from teaching universities

to teaching, research & enterprise universities

• Private Institutions of Higher Education

Higher Education in the 21st Century

• Landscape is changing

• More global, open & competitive

• Growing demand for highly skilled workers

• Equipping students with the necessary skills & knowledge

• As change agents in developing enterprise

• Creating & diffusing research-led innovation

Policy

• Research Universities • Action learning • Internship • Incubation & Innovation

Authorities

• University Liaison Offices • Ministry of Education • Department of Economic Planning &

Development, PMO • Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources • Brunei Economic Development Board • Ministry of Development

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Higher Education Institution in Brunei Darussalam

• Universiti Brunei Darussalam • Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali • Institut Teknologi Brunei

• Politeknik Brunei • Technical & Vocational Education And Training

Universiti Brunei Darussalam

– Est. 1985 – 4023 students – English Medium – 7 Faculties – 7 Research Centres – 3 support centres

UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah

Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAMME

‘PhD & Master by Research Clinical Sciences

Biomedical Sciences Public Health

Nursing & Midwifery

Master by Coursework Public Health

Primary Health Care

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Bachelor of Health Science

Medicine Biomedical Science

Nursing Midwifery

For more information, please visit our website at: http://ihs.ubd.edu.bn

Strategic context

A LEVEL & EQUIVALENT

- Sixth Form Centres - Private Institutions

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA/ ADVANCE DIPLOMA

- Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) - Politeknik Brunei (PB) - Private Institutions

1st DEGREE

- Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) - Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) - Private Institutions

- Technical Vocational Institutions (VTIs)

- Private Institutions

DIPLOMA

MATURE STUDENTS

- O Level/A Level/Equivalents - Working Experience (3 years)

PATHWAYS INTO HIGHER EDUCATION

Acknowledgement

• SEAMEO TROPMED Thailand • Higher Education Department, Ministry of

Education, Brunei Darussalam

Reference:

10th SEAMEO RIHED Regional Policy Seminar Back-to-Back with 22nd SEAMEO RIHED Governing Board Meeting 16 September 2014 Da Nang, Vietnam

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