UBD To Hold Open Day
By Sonia K

Bandar Seri Begawan - Universiti Brunei Darussalam will be holding an open day on February 27 and 28 from 8.30am till 5pm at the Chancellor Hall of the university.

Each year, UBD holds the `Study at UBD' where its faculties set up booths for applicants to their courses and anyone interested in studying with them.

`Study at UBD' offer prospective students the opportunity to visit UBD before application and usually takes place in February each year. The open day provides visitors an insight into life as a student at UBD.

During the open day, visitors will be able to visit academic departments, take a student-led tour of the campus, talk to admission staff about entry requirements and courses offered.

The objective of the event is to give students a chance to further their studies at UBD, to know the many programmes offered by the university and entry requirements, interact with academic officers, course coordinators and lecturers, and allowing parents to gain an understanding of programmes available based on their children's qualifications and ambitions.

Applicants as well as their friends and family are welcome to visit the exhibitions and attend talks to be held by faculties. Visits to faculties will depend on the number of interested participants. For further information, contact the secretariat of the organising committee at 2463001 ext 1605 or email zalina@admin.ubd.edu.bn.

Meanwhile, one of the faculties that will be participating in the UBD open day is the Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies (FBEPS).

FBEPS offers courses that provide skills, knowledge and experience that match with the job market within the country and even abroad. Such courses include the Bachelors of Art degrees, which students can choose to major or minor in the fields of Business and Management, Public Policy and Administration as well as Economics, a press release from the faculty stated.

Value-added components of the faculty's programmes are highly regarded and acknowledged by both the public and private sectors in the country. These include the Work-Attachment Programme where students are placed in industry and government positions. The active Student Body, FBEPS Student Council, also encourages leadership and participatory involvement while the infrastructure of the faculty is highly equipped including lecture rooms with pre-installed projectors and computers, computer laboratories with access to the Internet, wi-fi access in parts ofthe faculty and satellite worldwide news on Kristal-Astro at the faculty's common room.

Postgraduate programmes are also greatly sought after in the faculty. Interested individuals are welcome to meet FBEPS staff during the open day regarding these programmes, which include Master in Business Administration, Master in Health Policy and Management, Master in Public Policy, Master in Environmental Management and FBEPS Doctoral programmes.

There will be a tour, limited to 50 people, of the faculty on February 27 at 2pm. Those interested are required to register their names at FBEPS exhibition booth at the Chancellor Hall. The tour includes a visit to FBEPS resources, participation in management games with chances of receiving various promotional offers by FBEPS sponsors and an afternoon tea with faculty members. There will also be an FBEPS briefing on February 28 at 2pm at Basement 2 of the Chancellor's Hall, UBD.

The FBEPS exhibition and tour is sponsored and supported by HSBC, CIMB Investment Bank Bhd, SD Cafe, Armtrix Enterprise, Hair Rock Salon, and The Natural Source.

For more information contact FBEPS Assistant Registrar, Dyg Salmiah at 2463001 ext 1005 or email salhs@admin.ubd.edu.bn. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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