UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI BRUNEI CONVOCATION 2021

> UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI BRUNEI CONVOCATION 2021

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, the Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) consented to officiate the UTB Convocation 2021, held at the Plenary Hall, International Convention Centre (ICC), Berakas.

His Royal Highness Prince (Dr.) Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, the Pro-Chancellor of UTB was also at the Ceremony.

The arrival of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the ICC was greeted by the Minister of Education and Chairman of the UTB Council, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman; the Vice-Chancellor of UTB, Yang Mulia Professor Dr. Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Hj Sulaiman; and the Registrar & Secretary of UTB, Yang Mulia Awang Lim Chui Hua.

The UTB Convocation 2021 ceremony commenced with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Dr. Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti.

The Procession of the Chancellor into the Plenary Hall then followed, led by the Bentara (mace-bearer) holding aloft the Mushaf Al-Quran.

Verse 190-195 of Surah Al-Imran in the Holy Quran were recited by Yang Mulia Awangku Yura Alif bin Pengiran Yusofe, a graduate from the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering. Meanwhile, Yang Mulia Awang Muhammad Khaliq Syafiq bin Md Don, a graduate from the Masters of Science (Honours) in Management and Technology read the lessons from the verses.

The Vice-Chancellor of UTB then delivered the Sembah Alu-aluan.

His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Chancellor of UTB also consented to deliver the Titah (Royal Speech).

His Majesty then consented to deliver a Titah conferring the Doctor of Philosophy, Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree to recipients listed in the Convocation Book. This was immediately followed by the call of 'Allahu Akbar, Wa Lillah il Ham' by the graduates and all present.

His Majesty then consented to present Doctor of Philosophy to six (6) graduates, Master’s Degree to 78 graduates and Bachelor's Degree to 339 graduates.

At the end of the ceremony, the Doa’ Selamat was read by the State Mufti.

This year would be the very first cohort for PhD in Chemical Engineering; PhD in Petroleum Engineering; PhD in Management; PhD in Computer Network Security; PhD in Computer and Information Systems; Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computing with Data Analytics; Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Mathematics and Economics; Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Food Sciences and Technology; Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture; Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Major in Electronic and Communication); and Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Major in Electrical Power).

To date, UTB has produced over 5,141 BDTVEC HND; 295 Higher National Diploma Level Five; 2,265 undergraduates, 365 Master’s degree and 8 Doctor of Philosophy graduates from academic programmes offered by the Faculty of Engineering, UTB School of Business, School of Computing and Informatics, School of Applied Sciences & Mathematics and School of Design.