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 UTB consented to officiate the 14th UTB Convocation, 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 Chair of the UTB Council, Yang Berhormat Datin Seri Setia Dr Hajah Romaizah binti Haji Md Salleh; the Vice-Chancellor of UTB, Yang Mulia Professor Madya Pengiran Dr Mohamad Iskandar bin Pengiran Haji Petra; and the Registrar & Secretary of UTB, Yang Mulia Awang Lim Chui Hua.
The 14th UTB Convocation 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.
The event commenced with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran—specifically Surah Ar-Ra'd, verses 8 to 11—by Awang Muhammad Nur Hazim Wafiuddin bin Haji Kamaruzaman, a Master of Science (by Research) student in Mechanical Engineering. This was followed by a reading of the summary of the verses by Awangku Ahmad Amsyar Zaki bin Pengiran Abdul Razak, an undergraduate student from the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Civil and Structural Engineering.
The ceremony proceeded with the Vice-Chancellor of UTB delivering the Sembah Alu-aluan.
His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Chancellor of UTB then consented to deliver the Titah in conjunction with the 14th UTB Convocation.
This was followed by His Majesty 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 Llillah il Ham' by the graduates and all present.
His Majesty then consented to present certificates to 574 graduates which include Doctor of Philosophy to 14 graduates, Master's Degree to 120 graduates and Bachelor's Degree to 440 graduates.
This year's convocation also marks the graduation of the first cohort of the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Digital Media and the first cohort of the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Food Science and Human Nutrition.
To date, UTB has produced over 5,141 BDTVEC HND; 295 Higher National Diploma Level Five; 4,209 undergraduates, 896 Master's degree and 59 Doctor of Philosophy graduates. The graduates are from academic programmes offered by the Faculty of Engineering, UTB School of Business, School of Computing and Informatics, School of Applied Sciences & Mathematics, School of Design, and Centre for Communication, Teaching and Learning (CCTL).
