The Ministry of Education (MoE) through the Department of Higher Education held the Brunei Info Day for Erasmus+ at the lecture hall of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) yesterday.
The Info Day was held in a hybrid format, allowing lecturers and students to attend in-person and as well as allowing participants from international members of Erasmus+ to join remotely.
Some 120 participants attended physically and 50 participants attended virtually.
Director of the Department of Higher Education at the MoE Hajah Anis Faudzulani binti Haji Dzulkiflee was the guest of honour.
The event saw sharing sessions by programme managers from the delegation of the European Union to Brunei Darussalam, as well as experts from the European Commission and the Erasmus+ National Focal Point.
Among the topics presented were an overview of the Erasmus+ programme, international credit mobility (ICM), sharing experiences with Erasmus ISM by alumni, and the Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme.
The event aimed to share information about the Erasmus+ programme and to promote learning mobility, cooperation, quality, inclusion, equity, excellence, creativity, and innovation in the field of education and training.
The event also aimed at encouraging joint projects between higher education institutions worldwide and supporting the design of high-level study programmes at master level. Also present were deans, lecturers and students from Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, UTB as well as chief executive officers and principals of private institutions.
Erasmus+ is a programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life. It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. – Azlan Othman
