Home To Dominica With Very Fond Memories Of Brunei
By Alex How

Bandar Seri Begawan - His study in Brunei was a very interesting experience for Aurelius Gordon, the first Dominican to complete the Master's degree course in Public Policy at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Policy Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

Gordon was one of the graduates to receive the Masters degree from His Majesty the Sultan at the 17th UBD Convocation held at UBD's Chancellor Hall on September 6. Before he left Brunei on Tuesday, Gordon advised local students to take up the opportunity to study in the Dominican Republic.

"I hope many more students from my country will be able to experience Brunei, and I hope also that students from Brunei will visit and study in Dominica," the graduate teacher said.

Previously, Gordon served as a graduate teacher of Social Studies at the Good Will Secondary School in Dominica.

He was also a part-time lecturer and tutor of Sociology, Education Research Methodology, and Social Science at various educational institutions in his homeland, such as the Sixth Form College, the Dominica Teacher's College, and the Extra Mural Department of the University of the West Indies.

"Being in Brunei, for me, was a very enlightening experience, because it involved a new culture and an Islamic country," Gordon said. "But the Caribbean is similar to Brunei in terms of the climate. Both countries have the tropical climate."

Gordon, who also speaks French fluently, was the fifth Dominican citizen who studied in UBD. Previously, four Dominican students completed undergraduate and diploma programs in Brunei. Darussalam since 1995, under the Commonwealth Scholarship Programme.

Gordon was formally educated at the Hon. Wills S. Stevens Primary School in Marigot and St. Mary's Academy. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Thomas University, New Brunswick, Canada with a Psychology major and English, Sociology, French and Political Science minors.

While doing his Master's programme, Gordon conducted research in the Area of Education Policy Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation.

The title of his research project is called `The Impact of the Implementation of the 1997 Education Act on the Management of Dominican Secondary Schools'.

Other researches conducted by Gordon included the Study of Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis, Advanced Research Methodology in Public Policy, Economic Aspects of Public Policy, Public Policy Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation, Risk Assessment and Risk Management in Public Policy, Public-Private Sector Partnership and Privatisation, Good Governance and Public Policy, New Public Management and Public Sector Reform and Public Sector Administration.

Gordon expressed his sincerest thanks to the governments of the Commonwealth of Dominica and of Brunei Darussalam, his family and friends for the successful completion of his Master's programme. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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