Micronet International College (MIC) honoured 24 students at the Radisson Hotel’s Mutiara Ballroom for their accomplishments in these two programmes: the 14-week UTB-SP Bridging Programme in Computing (BriCOMP) and the first year of the UTB-MIC Computing Degree Programme.
Twelve students from the UTB-MIC programme will advance to the second year of the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computing (Major in Network Security) at UTB, while twelve BriCOMP students admitted to the first year of SCI’s undergraduate programmes.
The ceremony commenced with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat followed by a Welcoming Address by Yang Mulia Ms. Sharon Chin, the Principal and General Manager of MIC. The event also featured speeches from student representatives of the BriCOMP and UTB-MIC Computing Degree Programmes.
The Guest of Honour, Yang Mulia Datin Paduka Professor Dr. Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, UTB Vice-Chancellor then delivered an opening remark, highlighting the successful partnership between UTB and MIC.
In her remarks she highlighted the successful partnership between UTB and MIC, which has provided an important alternative pathway for admission into UTB “This is the fifth cohort of bridging Bri-COMP students joining us at UTB. Our partnership with MIC has proven to be an important alternative pathway for admission into UTB. It stands as a testament to the fruitful partnership between us. It has effectively expanded the pool of qualified students pursuing their undergraduate studies in the field of ICT. MIC has effectively invested in Brunei youths to upskill themselves in the area of digitalization.”
The Guest of Honour then presented certificates to the students and awarded Special Merits Awards to Awang Aminnur Rifa'ie Bin Haji Rahman from BriCOMP and Dayang Iffah Baseerah binti Abdul Hafiz Alias Nor Bahrain from UTB-MIC Computing Degree Programmes. The certificate presentation ceremony concluded with a token of appreciation presented by Yang Mulia Mr. Slyvester Yong, Chief Executive Officer of MIC to the Guest of Honour.
The ceremony continued with the signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the two institutions for UTB-Satellite Partner Bridging Programme in Computing (BriCOMP).
Representing UTB are the Assistance Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of UTB, Yang Mulia Dr Hajah Ena Kartina binti Haji Abdul Rahman, Witnessed by Registrar and Secretary, Yang Mulia Mr Lim Chui Hua. Whereas,representing Micronet are the Executive Director of Micronet, Yang Mulia Ms Joyce Lim, and witnessed by General Manager of Micronet, Yang Mulia Ms Sharon Chin.
Also in attendance were UTB University Executive Members, Mrs. Joyce Lim (Executive Director, MIC) and staff and students of MIC.
BriCOMP is a UTB-Satellite Partner Bridging Programme established in 2020 in partnership with MIC which provides opportunities for students who wish to pursue their undergraduate degree at UTB but fall short of points for admission into specific undergraduate programmes in School of Computing and Informatics. Some of the undergraduate programmes at UTB School of Computing and Informatics include BSc (Hons) in Digital Media, BSc (Hons) in Creative Multimedia, BSc (Hons) in Computing (Major in Software Development), BSc (Hons) in Computing (Major in Data Analytics), BSc (Hons) in Computer and Information Security and BSc (Hons) in Computer Networking.
UTB-MIC Computing Degree Programme is a programme that enables eligible students to admit into the second year of a computing degree programme at UTB, which includes BSc (Hons) in Computing (Major in Network Security) and BSc (Hons) in Computing (Major in Multimedia).
