MoE, JPKE, BAS and JPI Scholarships

For a full list of entry requirements and courses suggested for the above scholarships please read THIS

What's the difference?

MoE Degree and HND Scholarship - Bonded with the MoE/Government. If there is a need for you to become a teacher then you will be. (Unless you are strictly bonded to become a teacher then you will definitely have to work with MoE)

JPKE Scholarship and BAS Scholarship - Higher requirements, NOT bonded to become a teacher but highly likely to work with the government

JPI Scholarship - Must have credit in Malay, English AND ARABIC O level. Entry requirements differ. Highly likely to work with the government

2010 MoE Scholarship List, UBD and ITB requirements

The official HECAS website has been updated.

Entry Requirements and suggested courses for MOE Scholarship 2010/2011

Entry Requirements and Courses Available at UBD 2010 / 2011 - Please click on Entry Req.

Entry Requirements and Courses Available at ITB 2010 / 2011

U62009, Please amend your Form A and Form B accordingly, especially if you are applying for a scholarship as there are many new courses that are on the list now.

Mechanical Engineering at Karlsruhe Institut of Technology,Germany

Last year three Maktab Duli students were selected for a scholarship to read the above course, and two more before that!
A briefing about the above event will be held on,

FRIDAY 5th February 2010
7.30 pm
Jati Transport, Mercedes Showroom Gadong.

For students and parents interested to know more about the course, please make your way there but dont forget to RSVP first. Students with strong background in Maths and Physics are encouraged to attend.

Maktab DPM Al-Muhtadee BIllah and British Council UK University Fair

The above event will be held on

THURSDAY, 4th February 2010.
830-1130 AM
Maktab Duli Library

More than 20 UK Universities participating, full list available on HEU Noticeboard.

If you have applied or are interested in applying to any of these Unis please make sure you come and ring along your personal statement for further advice!

Feedback on VISION Programme

Dear current and previous MD students,

We request your kind cooperation in giving us feedback on your experience with the VISION programme that you went through whilst in MD. Any comments are welcome and would be much appreciated! Can you please email your feedback at phm.vision@gmail.com.

Thank you! :)

UCAS 2010 Application Reminders

Before you apply to UCAS you will need a buzzword. This can be obtained from your HEA.

However before we give you the buzzword YOU NEED TO HAVE REGISTERED WITH VISION FIRST. You also need to bring along a completed Form A, Form B, and a draft of your personal statement.

Once you have the buzzword you will then be registered under the college and can proceed to www.ucas.com.

Things to remember are as follows,

PERSONAL INFO PAGE

1. Enter your name as it appears on your passport or as it is on your A level certificates.
2. When you fill in your address make sure that you don't include 'DARUSSALAM'. Brunei will suffice.
3. Tel. No: Begin with +6732.. or +6738....
4. Nominated Access: YOUR COUNSELLORS FULL NAME:
Relationship: HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISER
5. Residential Category: Other
6. Fee Code: 09 Overseas Agency (if you're applying for a scholarship)
Private Finance (if your parents etc are paying)

EDUCATION PAGE
1. Date of Attendance in school:
For your previous secondary school January 2003 - January 2008
For Maktab Duli - February 2008- January 2010

The dates above are in accordance to your leaving certificate.
2. Awarding Body : CIE (University of Cambridge International Exams)
3. Entering 'O' level qualifications:

SUBJECT NAME	GRADE	DATE	AWARDING BODY
GEOGRAPHY	B	01/08	CIE

The date that you put down is the date of when you obtained your result, NOT when you sat for the exam.
The same rule above applies for your A level qualifications. (Add two months after you sat for the exam)
3. Entering AS level qualifications:
If you are applying before your results have come out, then include your AS grades for all the subjects taken (But not the grade for each paper)
If you apply after your results come out, You only enter your language support modules
e.g. General Paper, English AS, English Language and Lit, Literature AS, Thinking Skills.

Please note General STUDIES is NOT the same as General Paper!

PERSONAL STATEMENT PAGE

Enter your personal statement only AFTER is has been checked by your counsellor!

Please note that this is the most crucial part of the application so be prepared to revise your personal statement over and over again! If you choose to put in your personal statement without having it checked by your counsellor that we will take NO responsibility of any mistakes in style, technicality and accuracy of your statement resulting in the rejection of your application.

Once everything is all checked and ready, make the payment using a credit card and then send to referee (MD HEU).

Applications sent to referee will be sent to UCAS 2-3 weeks from date sent to referee. You should receive a Welcome Letter from UCAS 1-2 weeks later.

Undergraduate Scholarship to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Details of the above Uni can be found here. You can read about the entry requirements here

For application forms, please seek your HEA.

HEU Deadline for the above scholarship is 23rd January 2010. Forms will need to be sent to MOFAT on 25th January 2010

Scholarship to The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Details of the scholarship can be found here

Details of the University can be found here


This is open for U6 2008 students only. Those interested please see your HEA immediately,

Deadline for HEU is 19th January 2010 as all completed forms need to be sent to MOFAT on the 20th.

GOH KENG SWEE (GKS) SINGAPORE SCHOLARSHIP

GOH KENG SWEE (GKS) SINGAPORE SCHOLARSHIP

For students interested in furthering their studies at Singapore Universities (NUS, NTU, SMU)

- Open to citizens of Asia Pacific countries e.g ASEAN countries

- Undergraduate Degree in preferably Business, Banking or Finance Courses

- Bonded to work in/for a Singaporean company for 3 years

For more details please see HEU or click here

For application forms please click here

HEU Deadline for interested applicants:

21^st JANUARY 2010

Brunei Gas Carriers Cadet Scholarship 2010

There will be a briefing about the BGC Cadet Scholarship (known to some as the Brunei Shell Tankers scholarship) on
SATURDAY, 16th JANUARY 2010
2pm
VIP Room Maktab Duli

The talk is open to all U6 students and leavers. General requirements are as follows,
- Male!
- Brunei Citizen
- 17-25 years old
- Must sit for IELTS and get 6.0
Credits in O level Maths, English, Physics or Combined Science and any other English medium subject
- At least 120 UCAS points - (minimum C in numerate A level subject)

For more details on what a Marine Cadet does, please come to the talk and sign up at the HEU Notice board.

What U6 2009 Students Need to Know

Please click on the image above to see a mind map of what your options are now that your exams have finished. Alternatively, for a clearer version, click on this link.
Download the PDF version and zoom in to relevant parts.

If you have more questions, ask your HEA!

Welcome to 2010!

We're back!
It was a hectic end to the year last year, sincere apologies for the lack of updates. We will continue to try to update the blog as frequently as possible.

Things to look out for this month,

9th Jan - ITB Career Dialogue at ITB. 830am - 4pm, ITB, (Transport not provided)

16th Jan - BGC Marine Cadet Sponsorship Programme. 2-330pm, VIP Room

To be confirmed,
Otago University briefing - Scholars from the University share their experience
Study in USA talk - What you need to do to apply to a US Uni

More news later!