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)







from : http://www.mindef.gov.bn/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1991

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"

(from http://www.mindef.gov.bn/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=149)

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.

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