BruNI Society: 2009

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Congratulations Grads 09.

Sunday, 21 June 2009

First Khatam Al-Quran held by bruNI Society in Belfast

Brunei students perform khatam al-Quran in Belfast

By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Group photo of the final year QUB students with the guest of honour and BSU religious officer at the end of the khatam al-Quran ceremony at the Belfast Islamic Centre

Eighteen Brunei final year undergraduate students of Queen's University Belfast (QUB), Northern Ireland performed a khatam al-Quran ceremony recently at the Belfast Islamic Centre in Wellington Park.

The guest of honour at the event was the Director of the Brunei Student Unit (BSU), Cikgu Abdullah. Ustaz Raminey, the BSU Religious Officer, also attended the event.

Aziz Omar, one of the students who took part in the event, said the activity was one of the several religious functions organised by the Brunei students in Belfast.

"It is also meant to express our gratitude to Allah for giving us a chance to further our studies at QUB until completion," he said.

"It will not be long before we have to say goodbye to QUB and return home, hopefully after graduating with flying colours."

Some 60 Brunei students are currently studying at QUB, majoring in various disciplines including Medicine and Civil Engineering.

Thursday, 21 May 2009

Bruneian students 'safe' at Queen's University in Belfast

By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Some of the QUB students attending the informal discussion.

Brunei students at QUB with the visitors.

An informal discussion between the officers of Brunei Students Unit, Brunei Darussalam High Commission in United Kingdom, with a majority of 60 Brunei students at the Queen's University in Belfast (QUB) took place recently at the Brunei Students Union Building at QUB in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Leading the visitors at the informal discussion was as the Brunei Students Unit Director, Cikgu Hj Abdullah, said Aziz Omar, a QUB student who is now in his third year.

The informal discussion was also attended by two officers of Brunei Students Unit and QUB Senior International Officer Miss Rosemary McAlonan.

He said main topics discussed were a home-coming plan for students in their second year and overall academic achievement including difficulties faced in coping with their studies.

He added current issues affecting the students such as swine flu and car explosions by IRA were also touched.

Cikgu Hj Abdullah told the students that his unit received calls from concerned parents who learned such incidents from cable news such as BBC and CNN.

He advised the students not to worry so much about such incidents as the Brunei Darussalam High Commission in UK has devised action plans to help them if urgently required.

He also urged for the students not to be affected by isolated incidents such as car explosions but to concentrate on their studies especially in preparing for the coming summer examinations which are vital for those in the final year.

About 60 students from Brunei study at QUB in various disciplines including Medicines and Civil Engineering.

Aziz said on behalf of the students, he thanked the concerned officers who took time to visit them for informal discussion on general issues.

http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/wed/may20h36.htm