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UBD discovery year showcase 2017
February 2nd, 2017 | 12:01 PM | 2919 views
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Officiation of the opening ceremony of the Discovery Year Showcase 2017, organised by the Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), was held yesterday at the Inspiring Hall of Student Centre, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
The guest of honour Asisstant Vice-Chancellor (Corporate and Administration) of UBD, Rubiah binti Haji Yacub, commenced the two-day showcase.
In a welcoming remark, the Director of Studies, Dr Masitah binti Shahrill, highlighted that Discovery Year is compulsory as it gives an opportunity to students to have a hands-on learning experience outside of the university compounds. "The mandatory year out of the university typically happens during the third year of their candidature and they have the choice of one or two out of the four different types of activities namely the incubation, internship, community outreach programme and study abroad programme," she said. She emphasized that the two-day showcase plans to display the work and talents of UBD students who have experienced their Discovery Year. Other students may take this opportunity to learn from them on their experiences and disciplines.
"It is very important for a student to make the right choice in order to mOximise the benefits. An easy choite or a comfortable choice will not benefit a student and if one is seeking for a comfort zone, the learning or gain will be minimal. The students will have more to gain from leaving their comfort zones," she added. Exhibitions and direct interactions with students who have undergone the Discovery Year Programme presented the opportunity for students and parents to better understand programme.
All local and overseas stakeholders and UBD partners were invited to the showcase which included Akita International University and University of Tsukuba from Japan; Universitas Airlangga and Universitas Pekalongan from Indonesia; Universiti Malaya from Malaysia and Heartware Network, UBD's international partner agency from Singapore. Standard Chartered Bank, Maybank, International Tag-a-Field, Kindy Kare, Anthony Tours and Travel Agency Sdn Bhd., and Jerudong Park Medical Centre were some of the local private sectors that participated in the showcase.
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