The document summarizes higher education in Brunei Darussalam. It establishes that Brunei has universal primary education and is ranked highly for women in higher education. It then discusses the establishment of higher education institutions in Brunei since 1984, including the first comprehensive university in 1985. It provides details on the four public institutions of higher education and their roles. It also discusses the national vision for an educated workforce and equipping students with skills for research and innovation.

1. 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

2. 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

3. HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE
In Brunei Darussalam

4. Long tradition of outgoing degree mobility to the UK, Al-Azhar and
Malaysia
1984 Independence
Call for creation of a university in the country

5. ESTABLISHMENTS
1985 First comprehensive university
2007 First Islamic University
2008 First Engineering University
2012 First Polytechnic

6. 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

7. 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

8. Policy
• Research Universities
• Action learning
• Internship
• Incubation & Innovation

9. 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

10. 10
Higher Education Institution in
Brunei Darussalam
• Universiti Brunei Darussalam
• Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali
• Institut Teknologi Brunei
• Politeknik Brunei
• Technical & Vocational Education And Training

11. Universiti Brunei Darussalam
– Est. 1985
– 4023 students
– English Medium
– 7 Faculties
– 7 Research Centres
– 3 support centres

12. UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

13. 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

14. Strategic context

15. 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

16. 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

17. THANK YOU