| Aziz Idris |
TWO Bruneians have been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2016 to 2017 session at distinguished universities in the United Kingdom.
The British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, David Campbell to hosted a farewell reception yesterday for Azizul Azri bin Haji Majit and Khairunnisa Ash’ari who will be pursuing their postgraduate studies.
Azizul, who is an Administrative Officer 1st Grade at the Youth and Sports Department, will be pursuing an MSc in Sustainability and Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. Common to members of the Brunei Administrative Service (BAS), he has been rotated around government agencies, and previously was attached to Tutong District Office and Temburong District Office.
“To be awarded the Chevening Scholarship is truly the defining moment in my life and it is nothing short of surreal. I am extremely honoured and privileged to be accepted into the Chevening community, to be a member of an international network of leaders and exceptionally outstanding individuals.
“I will be studying MSc Sustainability and Management at Royal Holloway, University of London which is recognised as one of the UK’s leading research intensive universities.”
The British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, David Campbell in a group photo with the recipients of the Chevening Scholarship for the 2016 to 2017 session. – AZIZ IDRIS
Azizul added, “Upon returning home from my Master’s degree, I also see myself to be heavily involved in advocating and developing policies that gear towards social and economic sustainability, particularly via entrepreneurship among the youths of Brunei.
“This can be achieved by laying out the foundations of policies in my department that encourages investments on entrepreneur projects and facilitations that are in line in the realisation of the Brunei Vision 2035.”
Khairunnisa Ash’ari, Co-Founder and Community Engagement Director at Green Brunei, will be pursuing an MA in Environment, Politics and Globalisation at King’s College London.
“My work with Green Brunei has always been a result of experiences I had from conferences and training abroad. The opportunity to strengthen my knowledge in the field of environment can contribute towards better actions and better results in the future.
“The impact of climate change is becoming more apparent and there is a need for stronger regional efforts in combating this issue.
“The course I am undertaking will also have a strong focus on politics and globalisation, which would contribute a lot towards our advocacy efforts in this field.”
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