Liverpool University and Loughborough University

Liverpool University (ranked 34th) and Loughborough University (ranked 12th ) will be visiting us soon.

Loughborough will be touching upon sports science and Liverpool will be talking generally on their University and the courses they offer (mostly traditional courses). So, if you are interested please do come to the briefings on the 12th November at 2.30pm.

Australian Education Exhibition review

HEU went to the Australian Exhibition at Sheraton hotel on the 18th of October 2008. We have gathered a lot of useful information on how to apply to Australian universities, specifically these following universities:

- University of Queensland
- University of Melbourne
- Griffith University, Queensland
- Monash University
- Queensland University of Technology
- The University of New South Wales
- The University of Newcastle, Australia
- The University of Western Australia

If you are interested to learn more about the universities, we have their prospectus in the HEU resource library or you could come and speak to one of the HEU advisors

Australian Education Exhibition

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There will be an Australian Education Exhibition this Thursday on the 16th of October. From 1 to 6pm at the Mutiara Ballroom at Sheraton Utama Hotel.

Temporary Job at JIS

Looking for a temporary job while waiting for your exam results to enter university?

Jerudong International School is looking for gap students to work as departmental assistants from January 2009 until July 2009.

A good command of spoken and written English as well as some ICT skills are required.

To apply, applicants are requested to submit by 10 November 2008, a letter of application and a complete resume, together with a photo to:


HR Department
Jerudong International School
PO Box 1408, BSB BS8672
Brunei Darussalam
Fax: 2411010
Email: applications@jis.edu.bn

Interview Sessions October 2008

To those who are interested in education in Australia (especially: The University of Melbourne, The University of Newcastle, Monash University and Queensland University of Technology), please take note of the following.

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Contact B Lau Education services for appointments with the respective representatives.

Thank you.

Malaysian Education Fair 2008

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The Malaysian Education Fair 2008, organized by the High Commission of Malaysia in Bandar Seri Begawan, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and ibf international Network Sdb Bhd will commence on the 25th and 26th of October at Sutera Ballroom, Rizqun Hotel from 1 to 8pm.

This fair would be most beneficial for those taking Malay medium subjects on their options for further studies after the A Levels.

Although the fair is open to public, those who came with their invitation cards will receive a door gift. Invitation cards are available in the HEU. :)

U6 2008

There will be a farewell briefing and assembly for all Upper Sixth students who shall be sitting for their finals exam A Levels this coming October.

The assembly/briefing shall be held at the Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 8th October 2008

All U6 are advised to attend the briefing/assembly

Selamat Hari Raya

Higher Education Unit would like to wish all Muslim students and teachers in Brunei Darussalam Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Notice for Upper Sixth students

Greetings and Salam Ramadan from HEU to all Muslim students and teachers at Maktab Duli

The following is a reminder notice from the ICT Club students:

FAREWELL for 2008 Upper sixth students

You are invited - to take pictures of you and your friends (self potrait, group photo or candid photos) and then save these pictures (new pictures and you can also used previous photos taken at the College or elsewhere) in a Pen drive or CD. This is to be submitted to Cikgu Hjh Roszaffina at the ICT Lab 2 or to any of the U6 Computing students during your PS period.

This is for farewell purposes to the current U6 students before graduating from Maktab Duli, to be presented during the coming farewell assembly.

If possible, the pictures are to be given to the U6 ICT Committee by the 11th September 2008 before 12pm.

Thank You and we mostly encourage you to participate in this as a celebration of our great experience in Maktab Duli!

OXBRIDGE 2008

Some of the photos taken by Cg Ali Syafiee and Cg Roszaffina during the 2nd OXBRIDGE roadshow

MAKTAB DULI 'S OXBRIDGE ROADSHOW

Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah, through its Higher Education Unit, recently organised and conducted the 2nd OXBRIDGE roadshow at the College auditorium on Wednesday 4th Syaaban 1429, 6th August 2008 at 1.30 pm. The guest of Honour for the roadshow was Yang Mulia, Awang Haji Abdul Aji Bin Haji Ishak, the Head of Special Education Unit, Ministry of Education.

Selected students from 6th form institutions were invited to attend the roadshow. And as a development from last year's roadshow, this year Maktab Duli has also invited 5th form students from secondary schools within the catchment area of the College.



The speakers for the roadshow were :
Yvonne Soon Ying Wuan, graduate student in Physics, University College Oxford University
Awg Mohd Hilni Bin Harunsani, 4th Yr Chemistry , University College, Oxford University
Abd Hanif Bin Haji Mahadi (2nd Yr Chemistry), University College, Oxford University
Nurul Syazana Hassan (2nd Yr Biochemistry), Corpus Christi College, Oxford University
Jances Pang (2nd yr Chemistry), University College, Oxford University
Shirley Lee Huan Fang, a graduate with BA Genetics Trinity College, Cambridge University
Lim Jin Yang (3rd Yr Chemical Engineering) Magdalen College, Cambridge University
Anthony Lim Hoe Kit (3rd Yr Chemistry) Queens College, Cambridge University

These speakers are all holders of the Ministry of Education's Scholarship

Meet Your Higher Education Adviser

Upper sixth students are currently seeing their HE Advisers to discuss their VISION Progress.
Their HEA are to discuss with them their research findings on courses and universities. In addition, they also get help with their Personal Statement and Plan of Study (which is normally drafted and completed after receiving the A Level result).



How can VISION help these students?

When their A Level results are released next year in January 2009, they shall not need to panic as they have considered their options either for higher education or employment for 2009. All students need to do next year is get their result slip, obtain the relevant forms i.e. scholarships, UBD,ITB and etc. , and then complete and submit the forms. They can use the personal statement and plan of study that we are helping them with at the moment.



So meet your HEA and avoid the panic attack in January next year :)

"People who have goals, succeed, because they know where they are going"

VISION 2009

updates on Vision 2009

Upper Sixth students are currently seeing their Higher Education Advisors for their VISION 2009 Progress.
Please refer to the schedule posted outside HEU. Those who cannot make it during the schedule given please make appointments to see your advisors.

VISION 2009

Reminders for Upper Sixth 2008 students in AE 1 to AE 4

Your Higher Education Adviser (Pg Hjh Mashayu) shall arrange sessions to discuss VISION 2009 research progress with all Upper Sixth students in AE 1, 2, 3 and 4 this year at HEU after the term break. Dates and time shall be informed later. Please ensure your VISION research is currently in progress. The purpose of the sessions are to help you discuss the findings of your research for courses and universities so far.

REMEMBER to bring along copies of your STAMFORD TEST and COURSE CONTENT.
Drafts for your Personnal Statement and Plan of Study shall also be required to be shown to your Adviser during those sessions.

Careers Fair and Exhibition

Pesta Kerjaya 2008 shall be held on 28th May 2008 to 31st May 2008 at the International Convention Centre, Berakas.

The Exhibitions are opened on 28th May from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm and on 29th May 2008 from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm

Registration for MINDEF scholarship 2009

(Pictures taken from MINDEF briefing 14th May 2008 at MD)

There shall be a briefing on registration for MINDEF Scholarship 2009 at HEU on :

Tuesday 27th May 2008

Recess time 9.45 am - 10.05

UPPER SIXTH students who are interested and ELIGIBLE to apply for the scholarship are advised to attend the briefing at HEU.

Last date for registering for MINDEF Scholarship with HEU is Monday 9th June 2008.

Study in Brunei

An Exhibition on Local Higher Education Institutions in Brunei Darussalam is currently held at The Mall Gadong. The Exhibition is organised by the Non-Government Schools Section at the Ministry of Education.

Four private higher education institutions took part in the exhibition. Among them are Laksamana College of Business, Kemuda Institute and BQL. Various courses are offered at these institutions and this should give good opportunity for our students to research on their options after their A Levels study.

BSc Mechanical Engineering

Tuesday 20th May 2008 2.00 pm at the College VIP room, a Presentation on Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering at University of Karlsruhe Germany was delivered by The Managing Director of University of Karlsruhe, Mr Michael Kurth.

About 90 students currently in their Upper Sixth, taking Mathematics and Physics attended the Presentation. Also invited were Deputy Principal Administration, Mr Lim Chee Kong , Deputy Principal Academic, Dyg Munah Haji Yahya, and Senior Master Academic Mdm Joanna Lim.



Students were briefed on the the course content and the demands to succeed at the University. A mini model research car was displayed to the student followed by a Question and Answer session where students got their opportunity to enquire further regarding the Course and Germany.

Also present were parents of the four selected applicants of 2007 Upper Sixth who were nominated for this year's admission to the course. Among them is Dyg Siti Nurhafizah Bte Haji Tengah (picture below)



For the current U6 who shall be sitting for their finals this year, when the results are released next year let us know if you are interested for the BSc Mechanical Engineering offer at University of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Former MD Students as MINDEF SCHOLARS 2008

Be inspired by these students
They have accomplished their VISION in 2008
You too can achieve success
You too can make similar accomplishment next year !

TAN SHAO MEI
Supreme Commander's Scholar 2008
(Electrical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, USA)

JOSEPHINE HONG CHIEW YEE
Supreme Commander's Scholar 2008
(East Asian Languages & Literature at
Peking University, People's Republic of China)







NORZAIDAH MARDANI
Supreme Commander's Scholar 2008
(Political Science at Michigan University, USA)





MABEL LIM FANG YEE

Supreme Commander's Scholar 2008
(Biomedical Science at Rochester University, USA)







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MINDEF Scholarship Road Show and Exhibition

Representatives from The Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam shall be coming next week to Maktab Duli on Wednesday 14th May 2008 to brief students on scholarship offers at the Ministry of Defence. The programme on that day shall be as follows:

Wednesday 14th May 2008

1.00 pm : Set up for road show
1.30 pm : Exhibition (at the staff lounge open to all students)
2.30 - 4.00 pm : Briefing and Q&A Session (Conference Room MDPMAMB for selected students only)

HEU is conducting a pre-selection of students for the above event.
The following are the criteria for selection :

2008 batch students	Academic and non-academic requirements	Requirements to bring to HEU for registration to the road show BY 13th May 2008 TUESDAY
Lower Sixth Students	· Brunei Citizens Only O Level Grades A and B only APR Grade A and B only for ALL subjects including GP/THS/EAS/ASL Active in ECA/CCA	Bring along copies of O Level results Copies of APR result
Upper Sixth Students	· Brunei Citizens Only AS Grade A only for ALL subjects including GP/THS/EAS/ASL APR Grade throughout L6 and U6 years are A only for ALL subjects including GP/THS/EAS/ASL Predicted Grades from all subject teachers must be A (applicants should get a predicted form from HEU to be given to their subject teachers) Active in ECA/CCA	Bring along copies of AS Level results Copies of APR result

Last day to register at HEU is TUESDAY 13^th May 2008 at 12 noon. Seats for the briefing are limited to 50 seats only and therefore this offer is made on a first come and first serve basis.

The Exhibition shall takes place in the Staff Lounge for students to see.

Please be reminded The MINDEF Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship offer that requires Grades A qualification. This year the MINDEF scholarship are looking for students interested in the following :

1. Sports Science
2. Aerospace Engineering
3. Arts
4. Humanities
5. Political Science
6. Law

for further details, contact us at HEU.

MAKTAB DULI's PRIDE

Meet Hjh Farizah bte Hj Abdullah

(Maktab Duli 2005/2006)

Supreme Commander's Scholar 2007
Studying Economics at Illinois- Urbana Champaign, USA from 2007

"The scholarship has given me the rare chance to explore opportunities and it has challenged me to be the best that I can possibly be"

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Thank You and Not to Worry

MD Higher Education Unit would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to all the students who have attended VISION 2009 during the two days.

For a start, we managed to get 68% attendance from the Upper Sixth students. This however is still not inclusive of the students who have no PS block and those students who 'missed' our sessions (we shall arrange for additional sessions soon for them)

For those who missed the chance to attend the sessions, please register with the HEU Cadets in your AE Group and we shall arrange additional sessions for you.

Here are some pictures taken during the sessions.

Students attentively listening to the briefing

Some had to stand as most sessions exceeded the '60 students per session' limit

The DP Academic, Cikgu Munah was also there to support the students, HEU and VISION

It was full attendance to most of the sessions during the 2 days, this student had to sit outside listening to the counsellor explaining about VISION. We were fortunate we had a microphone/speaker of our own, to make the briefing more effective for the students.

But we shall try to arrange for bigger settings next time. The only challenge we faced last year when we used the auditorium was that as there were too many students in the briefing, quite often the sessions became less effective with too much noise. With smaller groups, although quite exhausting, we found it more effective. Nevertheless we are open to suggestions, feel free to see us at HEU or email us with your recommendations on VISION.

Bags were left outside the HEU resource room as HEU was simply packed with students attending VISION.

VISION 2009 Briefing

Today marks the end of the briefing sessions for VISION 2009 which took place at HEU for two days. We shall arrange for additional briefing sessions to students who do not have PS blocks. And should you have queries regarding VISION please come and see us, make appointments if you cant meet us due to our teaching responsibilities or email us with your questions.

Try not to worry too much although as you can see theres quite a lot that you need to do for research. BUT consider yourself lucky as VISION is here to help so you wont panic next year when you get your results in February.

RESOURCES FOR VISION

1. Stamford Test : http://www.ucas.com/students/beforeyouapply/
whattostudy/stamfordtest
2. Research on Courses and Universities

Look at Ranking/League Tables for University ranking http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/

education/good_university_guide/

NOTE: The MOE scholarship looks at the top 20 universities for undergraduate studies

For UK universities: www.ucas.com

For US Universities: http://www.usastudyguide.com/

For Singapore Education Guide: http://app.singaporeedu.gov.sg/asp/index.asp

For Malaysian Universities: http://www.studymalaysia.com/

For Australian Universities: http://www.australian-universities.com/

For New Zealand: http://www.newzealandeducationguide.com/universities.htm

Get your own prospectus so you can learn about the content of the course you shall be applying for. COURSE CONTENT is also a MUST for filling in the MOE scholarship PLAN OF STUDY. You must know what you will be studying at university before you can apply for the scholarship. Course content will also recommend future career prospects.

TARIFF POINTS FOR UCAS

http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/

Work out how many points are awarded to

specific qualifications

The UCAS Tariff is a points system used to report achievement for entry to higher education (HE) in a numerical format. It establishes agreed comparability between different types of qualifications and provides comparisons between applicants with different types and volumes of achievement.

KEY TO TARIFF POINTS FOR UCAS

For A Levels :	AS Levels
A = 120 points	A=60
B = 100	B=50
C = 80	C=40
D = 60	D=30
E = 40	E=20

Research forms for VISION :http://www.savefile.com/files/1539672

VISION Projects are set to make students realise their potentials and the options available. It is hoped that once they know their options, they can change their traditional mind set of “deciding after the results” to one which is more pro-active and positive which is “what can I do to get the grades for this course so I can go to this University and graduate as a professional”.

By having goals, students will know their future directions and no longer have to struggle once they have their A level results.

In addition, Vision Projects also acts as a strategy to improve the academic achievements of the students.

Once they realise their skills and interest for their particular course, and knowing which universities/institutions they would want to go to, they should be motivated to achieve better grades to meet the requirements of their course they aspire to apply next year.

VISION includes :

· Exploration - What Your Options Are, Where You Want To Be

· Planning - How You’re Going To Get There

· Action - Doing It and Getting There

· Experience - Learning and Achieving

WHY DO YOU NEED TO BE REGISTERED FOR VISION ?

Higher Education Unit has piloted this project last year. As a result students who were registered with VISION were able to SECURE GOOD COURSES AND GOOD UNIVERSITIES (because they prepared EARLIER !) once they get their A level results in February.

For 2009 – students who have NOT done VISION with us (in 2008) WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL MARCH 2009 (Late applications) as HEU shall close all applications and requirements for Personal Statement, Plan of Study and etc by January and February 2009. In fact once the results are released next year , HEU shall be closed for full time Lower Sixth Admission consultation at the auditorium.

SO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR FUTURE IN 2009

AND BE WITH US IN VISION

P.S. : If you don’t have a VISION for yourself,

YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED

and let us HELP YOU make a VISION for YOUR future.

·

VISION 2009

The current Upper Sixth students might have heard of the word VISION in Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah but for those who have never heard of it before, VISION is a project organised, conducted and coordinated by Maktab Duli Higher Education Unit.

VISION is a Strategy for Sucess. It includes a number of independent research tasks and several decision making that needs to be done by the students.

The purpose of VISION is to HELP students be better prepared strategically for their path ahead. The project was pilotted last year and it has shown that students who have VISION are able to secure good courses and good universities/institutions for higher education after their A Levels.

VISION 2009 for the current Upper Sixth students shall be held :
TUESDAY 6th May 2008 and WEDNESDAY 7th May 2008
From 8.00 am to 12.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm

Students are advised to come in during their PS Period. Those who does not have a PS Period shall have to register online with their HEU Counsellors. Information on this shall be displayed soon.

Those who attend VISION 2009 shall be officially registered for the programme
and only these registered students shall be given high priority for application and admission to university and higher education institution next year.

Interested to do Volunteer Work?

As you all know, it's not enough that you do very well in your studies, Universities also look for students with all-round abilities. This helps you unleash your potential and enables you to learn and acquire new skills such as teamwork and communication. Volunteer work is a great way not only to help out the community but it also boosts your skills and makes your personal statement more interesting!

In the college we have the PYRO (Pioneer Youths Reach Out) Club but here's another group which is involved in volunteer work in order to help the community - Brunei Humanitarian Affairs Support Group . Click on the link or here for details!

Before the Term Ends...

As mentioned before, last week was a busy week for us at HEU. After UCAS training,
on Thursday afternoon, 13th March we met up with the representative from the University of Edinburgh who was kind enough to let us know what are the benefits of a scottish degree as well as a brief idea of the sights and sound of Edinburgh (Did you know that the author of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, went to Edinburgh University? :))



The next day Ck. Pg Hjh Mashayu was invited by the Hostel Unit to give a talk to the AE and BE Hostellites. This was done on Friday, 14th March at the College Auditorium.

The talk went very well and the hostellites were well mannered, attentive, enthused, inspired and also full of questions - our kind of audience! :)


And lastly, on Monday 17th march we had a representative from the University of Kent explain to us about Actuarial Science (which is a course offered on the Scholarship list) and then give us an idea of what the University has to offer. It was interesting to note that there are about 65 Bruneians studying in Kent! Basically we learnt that you need at least ABB in order to do Actuarial Science in Kent with Maths being your best subject.


A snapshot of students at the talk interested in broadening their horizons ;)

Have a good break!

UCAS Training at PTE Berakas

On Thursday, 13th of March, counsellors from HEU were invited to attend a UCAS briefing on writing Personal Statements and References from a representative of UCAS.

The information that we received was quite useful as the representative gave reminders and tips on what needs to be remembered by the students. Basically it's important for students to establish and identify their KEY SKILLS which are RELEVANT TO THE COURSE and then include WHAT HAVE YOU DONE to illustrate that you have this skill.

She also mentioned that it's worth checking out www.Unistats.com to have a better idea of the University that students are thinking of applying to and what are the chances of being accepted.

HEU would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the Careers Unit at PTE Berakas for inviting us to the event. It was a great chance to meet and network with other counsellors and Higher Education Consultants.


HEU Counsellors present at the briefing



The UCAS representative answering questions after the talk


Ms. Yani and Madam Jenny liasing with Mr.Charles from SMSO



Networking with other counsellors



Thank You for having us! :)

More Events before March Holidays

ISB Career Day

Date- TOMORROW, Friday 14th March 2008
Venue- Royal Brunei Recreation Club (RBRC), near the International Airport
Time- 7.30 am - 11.45 am

Open to everybody, especially those who do not know what course they should be applying for or what profession to be in!


Talk on ACTUARIAL SCIENCE by the University of Kent

Date: Monday, 17th January 2008
Venue - HEU Resource Room
Time - 2.00 pm

Click here for a brief review of what actuarial science is and more information.

See you there!

HEU Deadline for UCAS Applications

To All Upper Sixth Leavers of 2007,

Please be informed that the final date for processing UCAS applications in 19th March 2008. Even though UCAS's deadline is in June, HEU's deadline is much sooner than this as we will be busy with other activities.

Therefore to all those applicants who have a received the buzzword but have yet to make payment and send to referee, PLEASE DO SO NOW!

PS: Take note of whether or not your counsellor has asked you to amend your application. Check your emails!

Upcoming Events

It's going to be a full week for us here at the HEU!

Thursday 13th March
AM - Training for HEU Counsellors at PTE Berakas for reference writing and handling UCAS applciation forms

PM- HEU Counsellors welcome representatives from Edinburgh University who are interested in establishing links with us.

Friday 14th March
9.30AM - Career Talk for the AE Hostellites at the Dining Hall (as part of the Hostellite developement programme)

To non hostellites, don't worry, yoru turn will come pretty soon!

Saturday 15th March
UK Education Exhibition : From 1pm - 8pm at Rizqun International Hotel
Click HERE for the list of participating institutions