Allen Lai Wins Queen Elizabeth II Chevening Scholarship

Bandar Seri Begawan - Twelve Bruneian students have been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Chevening Scholarships since it was first introduced in Brunei in 1998.

This includes two who are still studying in the United Kingdom. The scholarship is jointly funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London and in the case of Brunei by BSP, BLNG, CFBT, Cable and Wireless and MBDA.

Another six locals have received the scholarship for the year 2003/2004. The announcement on the scholarship was made last Tuesday night at a reception at the British High Commissioner's residence in Jalan Kota Batu.

Present at the function was Pengiran Abdul Qawi, the Deputy Chairman of QAF Brunei.

The recipients were Awang Allen Kuan An Lai who was awarded with the Queen Elizabeth II BSP Chevening Scholarship. He will read a Master of Marketing degree at the University of West England Bristol. Allen works as a Marketing Executive at Asia Inc. Forum and as one of RTB's news presenter.

The other three recipients included Dayang Siti Salwah Binti Haji Saim who received the Queen Elizabeth The Second BLNG Chevening Scholarship. She will be taking up a master degree in marketing the Kingston University.

Awang Mohammad Saiful Bin Haji Omar, was awarded the Queen Elizabeth The Second CFBT Chevening Scholarship. He will be undergoing a Master of Science course in Multimedia and Internet Computing at Lloughborough University and Awang Subandi Jamis who received the Queen Elizabeth The Second MBDA Chevening Scholarship. He will undergo a Master of Science course in Information and Knowledge Management at Loughborough University.

The four will commence their studies next month.

Two more recipients who will start their course in January 2004 are Awang Lim Ming Soon and Awang Haji Jailani Bin Haji Buntar. They are awarded The Queen Elizabeth The Second Cable and Wireless Cheveing Scholarship. Both of them will take a master degree in Communications Management at Coventry University.

Currently there are 2,000 Chevening scholars from 150 countries studying in Britain.  -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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