The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), through its Islamic Education Department, on Saturday held a Doa Kesyukuran ceremony to honor three students awarded scholarships for their Master’s degree programs in the United Kingdom for the 2024-25 academic year.
The scholarship recipients are Awang Ahmad Rusydi bin Haji Mohd Salleh, who will pursue a Master’s in Commercial Law at Queen Mary University of London; Awang Mohammad Nur Hafizuddin bin Abdullah Mohamad Norajme, who will study for a Master’s in Statistics at the University of Leeds and Dayang Nurafrina Fikriyah binti Abdul Razak, who will undertake a Master’s (Taught) in Arabic-English Translation at the University of Birmingham.
The ceremony took place at the Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong, with the Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Mohammad Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan as guest of honour.
In his remarks, the Director of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Awang Haji Shamshol bin Haji Omar, highlighted that this program aligns with the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Religious Affairs 2020-2024, particularly within the framework of Religious and Arabic Education.
He noted that, with the addition of these new scholarships, there are currently 91 scholarship recipients under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, including six pursuing Master’s degrees.
This scholarship scheme represents one of the Ministry’s initiatives to provide opportunities for outstanding Bachelor’s degree graduates to further their education at the Master’s or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) levels.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs aims for these government scholarships to cultivate religious experts in fields essential to the country, such as Tafsir al-Quran, Islamic law, and Islamic economics and finance, among others. – AZLAN OTHMAN
