| Aziz Idris |
UNIVERSITI Teknologi Brunei (UTB) presented Excellence Awards to 23 outstanding graduates in a congratulatory ceremony held in conjunction with UTB’s 6th Convocation ceremony 2018 yesterday.
Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman presented awards to recipients.
Deputy Minister of Education Datin Seri Paduka Dr Hajah Romaizah binti Haji Mohd Salleh, Vice-Chancellor of UTB Professor Dr Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, senior officials from the Ministry of Education and UTB council members were also present.
The event began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat followed by a welcoming speech by Professor Dr Hajah Zohrah.
Professor Dr Hajah Zohrah said the awards ceremony is a gesture of recognition for graduates who excelled in their academic programmes.
She urged graduates to take the lessons learnt to pursue something better for the community and continue to strive to become successful individuals and always provide support to UTB.
“In every success you gain, it’s the best example of our mission coming to fruition,” she said.
Meanwhile, Chin Xin Ying, a graduate from the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil and Structural Engineering received three awards.
Chin Xin Ying received the Petrokon Utama Sdn Bhd Engineering Award, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Local Network Prize and the PUJA Prestige 2018 Student Awards.
Chin Xin Ying advised future graduates to grasp the many opportunities that life has to offer and to make the most of them.
“Always be competent and gain as much industrial knowledge as possible,” she said.
She works at a design and consultancy company and hopes to gain as much experience before furthering her studies to become an engineer and contribute to the country.
The Excellence Awards saw various categories sponsored by organisations, including the University Award of Excellence, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Local Network Prize, IMechE-Brunei Award, PUJA Prestige 2018 Students Awards, Petrokon Utama Engineering Award and BIBD Best Project Award 2018.