BSP Scholarships For Nine Students
By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Contract signing for nine students who will be undertaking the Petroleum Engineering degree under BSP's scholarships to University of New South Wales Australia (UNSW) this February took place yesterday afternoon in Panaga Club.

The nine students are Muhammad Asqalani Hj Abdullah, Muhammad Hafizuddin Hj Talip, Muhammad Yamin Hj Hashim, Hanisah Maryam Hj Ahmadiah, Norizah Abd Lamit, Ak Mohd Hadee Pg Hj Yasfadillah, Amal Majeedah Aji, Hjh Siti Salwa Khair POKMS Hj Tarif and Hjh Siti Nurhazimah Hj Abu Bakar.

The students are scheduled to depart February 23, pending approval from the Ministry of Education, to pursue their degree in UNSW for a period of four years. They will be bonded to the company for five years upon graduation.

Present to witness the signing was BSP Deputy Managing Director, Hj ZainalAbidin bin Hj MohdAli, and Head of HR Planning and Development, Malai Hjh Nuridah Sheikh Mohammad, who signed on behalf of BSP.

Hj Zainal in his speech congratulated the successful scholars, four males and five females, which reflects the company's diversity and inclusiveness policy.

He added that Petroleum Engineering is a scarce job discipline worldwide, and students pursuing this degree are considered a rare breed.

In the future, Brunei plans to find more gas and when these students return to join the BSP workforce, they will inevitably play an important role in achieving this mission, Hj Zainal said.

He added that BSP will continue to sponsor more students who meet the company's scholarship requirements and this was one of the company's strategies to ensure an adequate supply of workforce to support it in the coming future, especially in the technical disciplines such as petroleum engineering, subsurface engineering and surveying and mapping science.

BSP is also sponsoring two of its employees to pursue their studies in UNSW. They are Awg Md Aliza bin Md Hassan (DPE/11), who will do his Masters of Science in Petroleum Engineering, and Dayang Shirley Sikun (TSM/ 111), who will do her Masters of Science in Surveying and Spatial Info System. BSP currently has 23 BSP scholars studying in UNSW including one who is undertaking Masters of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

Hj Zainal also advised scholars who will be living on their own in a foreign country land to manage their finances and time as well both on and off campus or they would stray from the tracks. He urged scholars to uphold their Bruneian roots and stay away from the negative elements that could jeopardise their future and tarnish the image of the country and company. The signing ceremony took place between students, surety and BSP. This is the fourth intake since BSP introduces scholarship to Australia. Currently, there are 90 scholars under BSP scholarship studying in Australia and United Kingdom. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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