IGS COLLEGE VISITS LIVEWIRE (BB)

In an effort to promote entrepreneurship amongst the youths, 14 students from International Graduate Studies (IGS) College made an educational visit to the Livewire Brunei Office in Berakas.

The 14 students led by Atique Ur Rehman were given a tour of the premises and then briefed about LiveWIRE Brunei's functions and objectives, business programmes, past and upcoming events as well as listened to short stories regarding young successful local and international entrepreneurs.

Livewire Brunei conducts workshops such aBright Ideas (BI), Become a Successful Owner and Manager (BSOM), and Leadership Camp.

Bright Ideas is an introductory course in the legal, financial and mental preparation required to start a business.

While "Become a Succesful Owner and Manager" (BSOM) is an intermediate course which involves knowledge sharing from successful local entrepreneurs and organisations about topics such as business plan writing, marketing, customer relations and self-motivation.

The Livewire Leadership Camp is an activity that teaches the participants how to lead themselves and others.

Every participant who completes the workshops will be presented with a certificate recognised by the Ministry of Education (MoE).

On November 9, 2010, Livewire launched the "Livewire Business Awards" Competition for 2010-2011, which invites schools, higher education institutes and the public to submit their business plans.

By participating in the competition, the participants will see the feasibility of their business ideas in the form of business plans.

This competition also invites existing businesses to participate and to be recognised as successful local entrepreneurs.

The deadline for submission is July 29, 2011.

The next Leadership Camp is on April 29 - May 1, the next scheduled Bright Ideas is on May 17 and 18, and the BSOM workshop is on May 9 - 12.

For more information, contact LiveWIRE at 2220964 or 8714488 during office hours from Monday till Friday between 8am and 5pm.

More information can be found by browsing www.livewire-brunei.com or joining the Livewire Brunei Facebook group.

Livewire Brunei, a community development flagship of Brunei Shell Petroleum, was ' established in 2001 with the aim of introducing and assisting young local Bruneians to entrepreneurship by providing workshops, business programmes, mentoring and business activities.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY & KOLEJ IGS : AN HISTORICAL PARTNERSHIP IN BRUNEI (LKW)

April 11, 2011 marked the beginning of a new era for the Sultanate of Brunei and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.

Kolej IGS Brunei Darussalam (Brunei’s International Graduate Studies College) launched the first full degree programmes provided by a private college in Brunei. The four programmes are licensed degrees from the Limkokwing University.

The degree programmes were officially launched by the Deputy Minister of Education of Brunei, Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Yussof Hj Ismail. He pointed out that this partnership reflects the existing friendly relations between Brunei and Malaysia.

Contribution to Vision 2035
Kolej IGS is the first private college in Brunei to introduce full three years Bachelor’s degrees programmes. Dato Seri Setia Awng said the partnership was testimony to the fact that the private sector is “more than able to assist the government in achieving its Vision 2035.”

Brunei’s Vision aims to develop a Sultanate that is recognised for “the accomplishments of its well-educated and highly skilled people” by 2035.

Representing Limkokwing University was Dato’ Fajura Juffa, Vice President of Limkokwing University. Speaking on behalf of the University’s president Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr) Lim Kok Wing, she said “this partnership shows our commitment in supporting Brunei’s Vision 2035.”

“Any endeavour we embark on, our brand of Creative and Innovative education is to contribute and support the vision and mission of the country we are in, to build the kind of human capital the country needs for its future.”

Accredited Degree Programmes
Kolej IGS and Limkokwing University had formalised the partnership in March this year at the Limkokwing Cyberjaya campus. All the programmes that will be offered have been accredited by the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC). The four Limkokwing’s degrees that are offered by Kolej IGS are:


•Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons)

•Bachelor of Business (Hons) Accounting

•Bachelor of Science (Hons) Information Technology

•Bachelor of Science (Hops) in Software Engineering with Multimedia

First Batch Attending Lectures
Sixty-three students registered themselves on April 11 at the college’s premises in Setia Kenangan Complex Kiulap. The programmes are being implemented in two steps. This first cohort group is studying Business Administration (27 students) and Software Engineering with Multimedia (36 students). In September there will be a new intake where all four programmes will be offered.

Flexible Schedules
Whatever programmes the students choose, they have two options - day or evening classes.

The morning sessions cater to those below the age of 25 who want to get an undergraduate degree before seeking for a job. The evening classes are attended by people who are already working and typically aged between 23 and 40 years old.

Students from the Industry
The mature students are working both in the private and public sector in Brunei, and some are sponsored by their employer. Some are in management positions and enrolled for a Limkokwing degree programme to degree to strengthen their knowledge and resume.

Support from Limkokwing University
Prior to the launching of the programmes, two senior faculty members from the Business and IT Faculties at Limkokwing Cyberjaya were in Brunei April 6 and 7 to train
brief the 10 Brunei lecturers who will be teaching the Limkokwing programmes on module structures and moderating procedures. The new students and their parents also met the two faculty members.

A World of Opportunities
The Kolej IGS’s students will also have the option of doing part of their studies in any of Limkokwing’s foreign campuses under the Global Experience programme. Through this programme they can choose to do two weeks to one semester at one of the campuses in London, Bali, Cambodia, Beijing and Kuching.

The most popular Global Experience campus is London. Our campus is located in a heritage building in the vibrant business hub of Piccadilly; it has earned the distinction of being the first Asian university to open a campus in the heart of one of Europe’s most dynamic cities.
The Global Experience involves students attending industry-related events as well as talks by industry experts in their respective field of studies.

Kolej IGS
Kolej IGS is a private college that was launched in 2004, in Brunei Darussalam. Up to now it has been offering Pre-National Diplomas, National Diplomas and Higher National Diplomas in IT, Business and Finance. Since April 2011, the College is the first private institution of the Sultanate to offer full bachelor’s degree programmes. These degrees in IT and Business are licensed by Limkokwing Univervisty, Malaysia.

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
Kolej IGS is now part of Limkokwing’s network of licensee partners. Limkokwing University is Malaysia’s most globalised university with 12 campuses in Europe, Asia and Africa. The University has a population of 30, 000 students coming from over 150 countries. Limkokwing University is globally reputed for its creative and innovative approach to education.

www.limkokwing.net

DON'T FORGET ABOUT MIB & BRUNEI STUDIES (BB)

The desire of Kolej IGS Brunei Darussalam (Brunei's International Graduate Studies College) to enter into an academic collaboration with Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia, gives an added value to its institutional goals, as this does not only expand its capacity to offer knowledge to potential students but at the same time, acquire a new horizon in the global arena of innovative learning.

This move is truly befitting to an institution that aspires to grow and explore new opportunities that will contribute to nation building.

These observations were made by the Deputy Minister of Education, Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Yussof Hj Ismail, during a ceremony to mark the launching of the college's bachelor degree programmes yesterday at the college's premises in Setia Kenangan Complex Kiulap.

As all the programmes in the new bachelor degree programmes are accredited by the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC), the deputy minister emphasised that Kolej IGS, in offering these programmes, should abide by all the quality assurance requirements as stipulated by the BDNAC.

While these new courses are franchised programmes, Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Yussof expressed his hope that the Kolej IGS would consider making "minor adjustments or additions to this structure in such a way that the modules also have some relevance to the context of Brunei Darussalam".

In this regard, he strongly suggested that modules such as MIB and Brunei Studies should be included.

"I very much anticipate that the partnership between Kolej IGS and Limkokwing University be strengthened and sustained towards a common goal in promoting quality education," he said, adding that the linkage also reflects the existing friendly relations between Brunei and Malaysia, both of which have long shared an aspiration in producing professionals and a quality workforce that contribute to the development of their human capacity needs and future economic stability.

He further noted that Kolej IGS's introduction of its new bachelor degree programmes clearly indicated that government partners in the private sector were "more than able to assist the government in achieving its Vision 2035".

The deputy minister also expressed his hope that the noteworthy initiative spearheaded by Kolej IGS would encourage other private institutions in the Sultanate to take similar stands.

"It is, therefore, high time that we work together in widening access to higher education and advocate quality education in order to provide our generations with the required skills," he said.
Kolej IGS, since its inception in 2004 with an initial intake of 35 students, has shown encouraging growth and development with its Pre-National Diploma and National Diploma programmes.

The college then moved another step further with the launching of its HND programme in 2006 with a cohort of eight students following the success of its Pre-National Diploma and National Diploma programmes.

Since then, the college's HND student population has grown and at the same time, the programme has been expanded to include part-time classes to cater to working adults.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

DEGREE PROGRAMME AVAILABLE AT KOLEJ IGS (BB)

Kolej IGS Brunei Darussalam (International Graduate Studies College) is the first private college in the Sultanate to offer a full three-year degree programme in collaboration with Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT), Malaysia.

According to the college's CEO, Pg Hjh Fatimah Pg Setia Jaya Pg Hj Abd Momin, Kolej IGS was also the first private institution in Brunei to offer Diploma programmes of Brunei Darussalam Technical and Vocational Education Council (BDTVEC).

Highlighting the achievements of the college, Pg Hjh Fatimah noted that Kolej IGS has witnessed three convocations to date, the first of which was held in 2007, followed by 2009's and 2010's.

From these convocations, some 168 of the college's students have graduated, including the eight from the first intake of the college's HND course, she said, adding that not less than four of the college's students have also been awarded scholarships by various government and private agencies to pursue their studies abroad.

With these graduating students from all levels of diploma courses, it is timely for the college to provide the next platform for further enhancement.

In light of this, the college is ready to embark onto the next level.

In these challenging times, Kolej IGS is relishing the challenge that is often mentioned Majesty the titahs of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, in which the monarch stressed on the need to be innovative and creative.

According to Pg Hjh Fatimah, LUCT was chosen due to its sharing of similar philosophy as a forward-thinking institution of higher education that sees a vital need to make learning relevant to industry expectations.

The CEO of Kolej IGS said that the collaboration with LUCT, which is known as an outstanding creative technology university worldwide, would further enhance the college's creative thinking and earning practices that are "parallel to the public and private business practices".

Furthermore, this strategic collaboration would greatly prepare and assist the college's graduates in their transition into the working world with a clear understanding of the expectations of industries, she added.

Pg Hjh Fatimah noted that providing the degree programmes at the college was in line with the aspirations of her late father, Pg Setia Jaya Pg Hj Abd Momin Pg Othman, the founder of Kolej IGS, whose legacy was to provide opportunities and help to Bruneians, especially the youths, to further their studies locally.

The Formal Academic Licensing Agreement between the two institutions was signed on March 15, 2011, at LUCT Cyberjaya for the Bachelor of Science (Bons) in Information Technology, Bachelor of Business (lions) in Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons).

Classes for the Bachelor of Science (Boris) in Information Technology and Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (lions) will commence today (April 12) with 65 students enrolled on their respective programmes.

Registration will still be open until April 25, 2011.

"The encouraging number of students (who registered for the programmes) portrays great awareness amongst the youth and parents on how such benefits of long-term investment in education will bring them in future," Pg Hjh Fatimah said.

Dato Fajura Juffa of LUCT, meanwhile, reassured that Limkokwing's creative and innovative education model "would contribute and support the vision and mission of whatever country they are in such as building human capacity and capabilities of the country.

"Here in Brunei, it is no different," she said noting that through creativity and innovation education, they hope to be able to unlock the creative capabilities of each and every student and help build the creative technologically-savvy human capacity for the Sultanate.

As a word of encouragement to students, Dato Fajurah Juffa said: "The future will always be driven by creativity and innovation. It will always be about making the impossible possible.

It will always be about doing things no one has ever done, and going to places no one has ever been."

Among those who attended yesterday's launching ceremony were: Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam Dato Abdul lah Sani Omar; Brunei's Permanent Secretary (Core Education), Awg Hj Mahrub Hj Murni; as well as senior government officials, members of the Board of Directors of Kolej IGS and representatives of LUCT.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

IGS DEGREE PROGRAMME LAUNCHING (RTB)

International Graduate Studies College, IGS, has shown an encouraging growth and development since its inception in 2004 with an initial intake of 35 students. To date, 168 students have graduated from the college with its Pre-National Diploma, National Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes. This morning, once again, IGS marked another milestone as it became the first private college in Brunei to offer Degree Programmes.

Speaking at the Official launch of International Graduate Studies College Bachelor Degree Programmes, the Deputy Minister of Education, Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yusof, expressed his pleasure in hearing the success stories of IGS College, saying that, not only does the college give added value to its capacity to offer knowledge to potential students, but it also acquires a new horizon in the global arena of innovative learning by widening the possibilIty of dynamism and flexibility that an educational institution should nurture during these changing and challenging times.

IGS College offers full three year degree programme in Brunei Darussalam in collaboration with Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology Malaysia. The formal agreement between the two institutions was signed on March 15, 2011. The programmes offered are in Bachelor (Honours) of Information Technology and Bachelor (Honours) of Business Administration. All the programmes are accredited by the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council, Ministry of Education. The first intake commences on April 12. A couple of students shared their views.

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PRIVATE TERTIARY INSTITUTE TO EXPAND PROGRAMMES (BT)

by Nurhamiza Hj Roslan

THE International Graduate Studies (IGS) College is looking to expand its degree courses in collaboration with Malaysia's Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT).

Chief Executive Officer of IGS College Pg Hjh Fatimah Pg Setia Jaya Pg Hj Abdul Momin said the college plans to offer more programmes related to the field of creative industries.

Yesterday, IGS College launched four honours degree programmes in Business and IT. These programmes are twinning degree programmes with LUCT.

On the sidelines of the launching ceremony, Pg Hjh Fatimah told The Brunei Times that IGS college would be offering other programmes not limited to IT and business courses.

"LUCT has inspired me and I think we are going to offer more than what we are offering now," she said.

The CEO said IGS College could offer many more programmes especially those related to design and broadcasting, as well as short courses.

Nurturing the talents and skills of students was the main reason IGS College approached LUCT in coming up with programmes for students' further studies, Pg Hjh Fatimah explained.

She also said that IGS College approached LUCT because the university's philosophy was about embarking on innovation and creativity which goes in line with the aspirations of students at IGS College.

Students at IGS College's strengths leaned more towards skills and talents and it was through skills and talents they excelled, the CEO said.

Dato Fajura Juffa who represented LUCT at the launch of IGS College's twinning degree programmes said she hoped that the newly-offered degree programmes IGS College would expand.

She also hoped that more students would enroll in the programmes and realise the type of education that LUCT and IGS College could provide.

Dato Fajura expressed her confidence that in the future, programmes at IGS College would expand from just IT and Business courses to multimedia, design and other courses.

"Today, creative industries is the driving force. It's about building content, about people producing (their own) works, whether it's animation or software or opening up of their own businesses," said Dato Fajura.

The Brunei Times

COLLEGE IGS LAUNCHES DEGREE PROGRAMMES (BT)

by Zatty Joanda

THE International Graduate Studies College (IGS) officially launched their degree programme yesterday morning at the college's main hall yesterday morning. Present at the event as the guest of honour was Deputy Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Hj Yusoff Hj Ismail. Also present at the event was the Malaysian High Commissioner Dato Abdullah Sani Omar and Dato Fajura Juffa from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) representative, other senior government officials, lecturers and students of IGS College.

IGS College is the first private college in Brunei to offer a full three-year degree programme for the students in collaboration with LUCT Malaysia.

The event began with a speech presented by Pg Hjh Fatimah Pg Setia Jaya Pg Hj Abd Momin, CEO and principal of IGS College and was then followed by a speech by Dato Fajura Juffa, the LUCT representative.

The guest of honour, Dato Hj Yusoff also presented a speech as well as to officiate the launching of the degree programme.

A formal agreement between IGS College and LUCT was signed on March 15, 2011 for the two degree programmes which are offered namely the Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) and Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), available in both morning and evening sessions.

All the programmes are accredited by the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC) of the Ministry of Education.

The degree classes commences today.

The Brunei Times

IGS COLLEGE OFFERS NEW DEGREE COURSES (BT)

by Nurhamiza Hj Roslan

THE International Graduate Studies College (IGS College) has become the first private higher education institution in Brunei to introduce four new undergraduate degree programmes yesterday.

The new programmes offered at the IGS College are honours twinning degree programmes with Malaysia's Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and have been accredited by the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC).

The new programmes include Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours), Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting, Bachelor of Science (Honours) Information Technology and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Engineering with Multimedia.

The offering of the new programmes has made IGS College the first private academic institution in Brunei to run a three-year full-fledged degree programme.

Speaking during the launch of the degree programmes at the IGS College in Kiulap, Deputy Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Hj Yusoff Hj Ismail hoped that the college would consider making minor adjustments or additions to the programmes in such a way that the modules would have some relevance to the context of Brunei.

He suggested that modules like Brunei Studies and a subject on the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) of Brunei be included.

The deputy minister noted the accreditation of the new programmes by the BDNAC and reminded IGS college to abide by all the quality assurance requirements as stipulated by the BDNAC.

Dato Hj Yusoff then further anticipated the partnership between IGS college and LUCT to be strengthened and sustained towards promoting quality education.

The link between IGS College and LUCT reflected the existing friendly relations between Brunei and Malaysia, he said.

Also present at yesterday's event was Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei Dato' Abdullah Sani Omar.

The Brunei Times

LUCT REPRESENTATIVES VISIT KOLEJ IGS (BB)

A two-member delegation from Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) recently trained Kolej IGS (KIGS) lecturers involved in LUCT degree programmes.

During their visit, the delegation also toured the facilities of the college and briefed new students about the courses, methodology and other procedural and academic matters.

They also answered queries from the students at a briefing session that took place yesterday at the college's lecture hall.

KIGS is offering degree programmes in the areas of Information Technology and Business in collaboration with LUCT.

These programmes are accredited by the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council, Ministry of Education.

KIGS announced that the official launch of the LUCT-KIGS degree programmes is scheduled to take place next week.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

IGS COLLEGE HOLDS ANNUAL SPORTS DAY (BB)

Jupiter team members celebrating their win

IGS College Brunei Darussalam held its Third Sports Day over the weekend, at the Berakas Sports Complex, as part of its extracurricular activities.

Present as guest of honour at the track and field event was Pg Hjh Fatimah binti Pengiran Setia Jaya Pg Hj Abdul Momin, the CEO of IGS College.

The event began with the mass recital of surah al-Fatihah, which was followed by the march-pass by participating students, who were divided into five houses - Jupiter, Mars, Pluto, Venus and Earth.

Jupiter won the highest number of gold medals and was declared the champion house for the year 2011. Medals and trophies were presented to the prize-winning students by the guest of honour.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin