KOLEJ IGS BRUNEI LAKSANA PROGRAM PERINGKAT IJAZAH (MP)

Kolej IGS Brunei, mencatat sejarah sebagai kolej swasta pertama di Negara Brunei Darussalam yang mendapat kelulusan Kementerian Pendidikan untuk menjalankan program-program ijazah sepenuhnya.

Program-program tersebut yang berjalan antara dua hingga tiga tahun akan dikendalikan di sini. Pengetua Kolej IGS Pengiran Hajah Fatimah Pengiran Haji Abdul Momin dalam satu kenyataan berkata, penawaran program-program ijazah IGS dari Universiti Teknologi Kreatif LimKokWing, (LKWUCT) Malaysia telah mendapat kelulusan baru-baru ini. Memorandum persefahaman antara IGS dan LKWUCT telah dimeterai pada 2009.

"Bagi pihak Kolej IGS dan Ahli-ahli Lembaga Pengarah, saya ingin mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan dan terima kasih kepada Kementerian Pendidikan atas amanah dan keyakinan mereka terhadap kolej kami.

"Ini merupakan perkembangan yang amat menggembirakan memandangkan pelajar-pelajar kolej swasta yang berusaha mengejar ijazah dari universiti-universiti yang diiktiraf kini tidak lagi perlu ke luar negara.kesulitan para pelajar swasta daripada perlu meneruskan pengajian ke luar negara," kata beliau.

Program-program ijazah yang diluluskan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan ialah Bachelor Of Business Administration (Hons.), Bechelor Of Business (Hons.) Accounting, Bachelor Of Science (Hons.) Information Technology dan Bachelor Of Science (Hons.) in Software Engineering With Multimedia.

Syarat-syarat kemasukan termasuklah Diploma Kebangsaan (ND), Diploma Tinggi Kebangsaan (HND) dan GCE 'A' Level. Pelajar-pelajar yang memiliki kelayakan lain akan dipertimbangkan berdasarkan kes-kes tertentu.

Menurut Pengiran Hajah Fatimah, pemegang HND yang memenuhi syarat kelayakan akademik akan dimasukkan terus ke Tahun Dua program masing-masing dan dengan itu, mereka hanya perlu belajar selama dua tahun untuk mendapat ijazah.

Borang-borang permohonan dan keterangan lanjut boleh diperoleh dari Kampus Kolej IGS di Kampung Kiulap, nombor telefon 2238701 atau dengan melayari laman web: http://www.igsbrunei.edu.bn/

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FIRST PRIVATE COLLEGE TO CONDUCT FULL-FLEDGE DEGREE PROGRAMMES (BB)

Kolej IGS Brunei, a private tertiary education institution located at Kg Kiulap, has the distinction of being the first private college in Brunei Darussalam to be approved by the Ministry Of Education to conduct full-fledge degree programmes (two to three years, all conducted locally), said a press release.

According to IGS principal Pg Hjh Fatimah Pg Setia Jaya Pg Hj Abd Momin, IGS' offering of degree programmes from LIM KOK WING University of Creative Technology (LKWUCT), Malaysia, has recently been approved. The IGS-LKWUCT memorandum of understanding was signed in 2009.

"On behalf of Kolej IGS and the Board of Directors, I would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Ministry of Education for their trust and confidence in our college.

This is a wonderful development, as private students seeking recognised university degrees, from now on, will no longer have to go abroad.

IGS is pleased to be able to save private students the hassle of studying abroad," she added.

The degree programmes approved by MOE are: Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), Bachelor of Business (Hons) Accounting, Bachelor of Science (Hons) Information Technology and Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Software Engineering with Multimedia.

Entry requirements include National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (FIND) and GCE `A'-Level. Students with other qualifications will be considered on a case-to-case basis.

"HND holders, who meet academic requirements, will be placed directly in the 2nd Year of the respective programmes, and therefore, will only need two years to obtain their degrees," Pg Hjh Fatimah further explained.

Application forms and further information may be obtained at the Kolej IGS campus in Kg Kiulap.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin