BSP Reception For New Scholarship Students
By Hjh Saemah Zulkefli

Bandar Seri Begawan - A ceremony to celebrate 23 new Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) scholarship students set to begin their respective courses was held yesterday at the Panaga Club. Officiating at the event was the Acting Managing Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd, Awg Hi Zainal Abidin bin Hj Mohd Ali, who gave a welcoming speech to the students.

Under the BSP scholarship scheme, the majority of students will begin their first-degree programme in the United Kingdom, for which they are scheduled to depart on Thursday, September 8.

Of the 23 students, three are BSP employees undergoing in-service scholarship programmes, where two will be taking Mechanical Engineering in the UK while another will be studying at Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB).

Two Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) students will also be continuing their studies - as part of their twinning programme - at one of the universities in the UK.

In his speech, Awg Hj Zainal Abidin stressed that "the scholarship is a starting point for every student selected" and that there would still be many challenges to be faced, most notably the exposure to a higher level of education as well as to the new social and cultural environment whilst studying abroad.

He said that the company has high hopes for all the selected students as well as parents, family and friends, adding that students should be prepared to face any challenges positively to achieve success.

The function also saw presentation of mementos from BSP to the new scholarship students by Awg Hj Zainal Abidin. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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