MUIB GIVES FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS (BT)

by Fitri Shahminan

APPLICANTS of the Brunei Islamic Religious Council's tithes fund may get assistance in the form of housing and education, instead of a monthly allowance, as they are treated on a case-to-case basis, an official clarified yesterday.

Muib Acting Secretary Hj Abd Wahab Hj Sapar explained that an applicant's background will be comprehensively studied prior to awarding the assistance.

"An applicant sometimes can sustain their daily living but is unable to afford education or housing costs if he or she wants to further his or her studies and vice versa, so we (Muib) will study and consider the possibility of approving their applicants," he said during a ceremony to award education assistance to a student.

He said that depending on how severe is the situation of an applicant, he or she might even be receiving monthly financial allowances from the zakat (tithes) and other forms of assistance at the same time.

He added that the clarification was important for the public to know as some might have misunderstood the nature of the assistance.

A sum of $4,630 from the zakat (tithes) fund was awarded to Norhashimah Hj Abdul Kadir, a daughter of an underprivileged family to bear the costs of her 2010 Pre-National Diploma course in Computer Studies at International Graduate Studies (IGS) College in Kiulap during the ceremony yesterday.

Hj Abd Wahab also shared that three more students were expected to be handed the aid this month.

The students will be pursuing their studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Laksamana College of Business (LCB) and IGS College.

In his speech, Hj Abd Wahab hoped that the recipients would make full use of the assistance by achieving good results during the period of the course.

"Muib will always, from time to time, be providing assistance to those in dire need of help to sustain proper future development of the people of the nation," he added.

Chief Executive Officer of IGS College Pg Hjh Fatimah Pg Setia Jaya Pg Hj Abd Momin lauded the assistance given by His Majesty's Government through Muib, to ensure that the future of youths in the nation is being taken care of.

The CEO hopes to see more young students awarded with the assistance, if they are unable to continue their studies due to their poor financial situation.

The Brunei Times

SEORANG PENUNTUT IGS TERIMA BANTUAN PENGAJIAN DARI MUIB (PB)

oleh Siti Zuraihah Awang Sulaiman

Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei (MUIB) menerusi Jawatankuasa Mengeluarkan Wang Zakat pagi tadi menyerahkan bantuan kewangan berupa Yuran Pengajian di Kolej Pengajian Siswazah Antarabangsa (IGS) kepada salah seorang penuntut yang sedang mengikuti pengajian Pre-National Diploma dalam Pengajian Komputer (Computer Studies) di kolej berkenaan.

Majlis Penyerahan Bantuan Kewangan Yuran Program Pengajian berjumlah BND4,630 disempurnakan oleh Pemangku Setiausaha MUIB, Awang Haji Abdul Wahab bin Haji Sapar kepada Dayang Norhashimah binti Haji Abdul Kadir, berlangsung di kolej tersebut, di sini.

Juga hadir di majlis tersebut, Pengerusi Kolej IGS, Pengiran Hajah Fatimah binti PSJ Pengiran Haji Abdul Momin dan Ahli-ahli Lembaga Pengerusi IGS serta pegawai-pegawai dari MUIB.

Bantuan yang diambil dari Kumpulan Wang Zakat MUIB itu merupakan sebahagian usaha untuk memberi bantuan pendidikan kepada mereka yang berhak menerima wang zakat selain untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup mereka serta mengambil berat keperluan anak-anak mereka supaya tidak terabai dan tercicir dalam pengajian dan persekolahan.

Ayah beliau, Awang Haji Abdul Kadir bin Mohamed yang turut hadir di majlis tersebut melahirkan ucapan setinggi terima kasih di atas sumbangan bantuan yang dihulurkan kepada keluarganya terutama yuran pengajian anaknya itu.

Sementara itu, Dayang Norhashimah ketika ditemui wakil PELITA BRUNEI turut mengucapkan jutaan penghargaan serta menjunjung kasih kepada pihak Kerajaan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia melalui MUIB kerana dengan bantuan itu beliau dapat melanjutkan pengajian ke peringkat yang lebih tinggi lagi seperti yang dicita-citakannya.

Pelita Brunei