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Committee Set Up To Review Higher Learning Institutions
By M K Anwar

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday announced the establishment of a National Committee at the Cabinet Ministers' level to review and update the nations' higher learning institutions.

His Majesty, who is also the Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam, said this in a titah during the 18" UBD Convocation held at the Chancellor Hall yesterday.

Accompanying His Majesty was His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office.

His Majesty again stressed the need to setup an Islamic higher learning centre in the country.

"As we are aware, the higher education sector plays an integral role in building civilisation and the nation's economy," said the monarch.

Understanding this need, the Ministry of Education is currently reviewing the country's education system that is from the lower primary to the secondary level to ensure its quality, His Majesty said.

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"In line with the current needs, reviewing the tertiary education sector again is vital in gauging the level of achievement of our higher learning institutions."

These efforts are the demand of the global world, said the monarch, and added that this can be characterised as reformation towards updating it to a multipurpose higher learning system.

His Majesty said, a National Committee to scrutinise higher learning institutions at the Cabinet Ministers' level has been set up and this committee will evaluate the development and achievement of this sector and will also identify its direction.

"The committee will shape a comprehensive strategy which hopefully will place the sector at a more established level.

"The higher learning institutions must have a reputation which can provide valuable examples as well as quality education by having different types of education that can produce successful students capable of bringing changes.

"We always hope and stress that the graduates have a wider knowledge and skills that are marketable," said His Majesty. This, besides being important for the graduates themselves, is also anticipated by employers, professional organisations, the labour market and the community, added the ruler.

Touching on the establishment of an Islamic higher learning centre, His Majesty said that this has been mentioned for the third time. Even though it is the responsibility of the committee to study this, it cannot be used as an excuse to delay it, His Majesty added.

Though the education centre that will be set up may look unglamorous from the outside, it must achieve the country's aspiration to build a generation of Muslims that are knowledgeable and with noble characteristics.

"Understandably, there are some shortcomings but these can also act as a strong motivation towards greater efforts.

"What is worrying us is time moves very fast and it will overtake us while we sit still," the monarch said.

His Majesty once again stressed that our aim is to establish a pure Islamic higher learning centre, which can become a landmark in the world.

His Majesty later consented to present degrees to 726 graduates from various fields.

The highlight of the convocation was the awarding of an Honorary Doctor of Literature from UBD to the Crown Prince that was presented by His Majesty. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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