| Azlan Othman |
A SCHOLARSHIP agreement signing ceremony and Doa Kesyukuran for recipients of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan’s Scholar scholarship for the 2017/2018 academic session was held yesterday at the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex in the capital.
The signing was held following the Sultan’s Scholar scholarship awarding ceremony held earlier at Istana Nurul Iman.
Present as the chief guest was Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, the Minister of Education in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
The welcoming remark was delivered by Dato Paduka Eddie bin Dato Paduka Haji Sunny, Managing Director of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
This year, three students were awarded the prestigious scholarship to pursue Bachelor’s degree courses. They are Muhammad ‘Azim bin Abdul Hadi, Amal Aqilah Fathiah binti Haji Abdullah, and Teo Zhi Perng. Another student, Nurul Syadirah binti Awang Sayang, was awarded with a scholarship to take up a Master’s degree course.
The four scholars each inked their agreements together with two guarantors, comprising their parents and close family members.
Signing on behalf of Yayasan were Dato Paduka Eddie along with Hajah Donnaliza binti Abdullah Puasa, Assistant Managing Director of Yayasan, witnessed by Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi.
In an interview with the Bulletin, Nurul Syadirah, who will be pursuing her Master’s degree in International Public Policy at University College London, UK, she said presenting oneself well to other people with good communication skills, broad non-academic skills, and active participation in co-curricular activities are what constitutes success to her – attributes which she is strong in and contributing to her attaining the scholarship.
“I would like to express my gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam for this conferment and hope to become a well-deserving leader in the future. I will try to realise such an aspiration and fulfil my parents’ aspirations and give back to the nation,” said Nurul. “I will try my best to do what the nation needs and to realise the country’s Vision 2035. Learning at university is always tough as we have no idea what is in store.”
Meanwhile, Amal Aqilah Fathiah, who will be pursuing her studies in Veterinary Medicine at University of Cambridge, UK, said she is very grateful and overwhelmed with the award, pointing out that getting into a prestigious university like Cambridge is one main reasons why she applied for the scholarship. “It’s going to be tough, but I am thinking positively. I am up for the challenge,” she said.
Last but not least is Teo Zhi Perng, who will be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Material Science and Engineering at Imperial College London, UK.
“I am a bit nervous doing my further studies in the UK but it is a big step for my future. I believe my competence and experience in leadership, diplomacy and communicating with my teammates are my greatest strengths,” said Teo. “I would also like to extend my sincerest gratitude to His Majesty for the scholarship and do my best to perform well in my UK studies.”
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