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Academics

The Faculty of Integrated Technologies (FIT) offers the Bachelor of Engineering Degree in the following two programme areas:

  1. Chemical and Process Engineering
  2. General Engineering in one of the following concentrations
    1. Energy Systems
    2. Information and Communications Systems
    3. Manufaturing Systems

Graduates from these programmes are expected to serve and lead in the industries of their specialization. Where our Chemical and Process Engineering Program was tailor-made to equip our students with required expertise in Oil Refineries in collaboration with Hengyi Industries China and Zhejang University China, our General Engineering program is designed and conducted in such a way to meet the requirements for ABET accreditation which is, a prestigious engineering accreditation body, recognized internationally.

Graduate Programme

At the moment FIT offers PhD and Masters in Engineering by Research only

PhD in Engineering (Phd-Engg.) by Research Program

Intake: Twice per year (January and August)

Duration: Full-time (3 years)

The Faculty of Integrated Technologies (FIT) offers TWO (2) PhD programmes:

  • PhD in Systems Engineering:
    • Energy Systems Engineering
    • Manufacturing Systems Engineering
    • Info communication Systems Engineering
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering

Masters in Engineering (MS-Engg.) by Research Program

Intake: Twice per year (January and August)

Duration: Full-time (2 years)

The minimum period of study will be 24 months to be taken by the candidate, as advised by the supervisor and the faculty.

The Faculty of Integrated Technologies (FIT) offers TWO (2) Masters by Research programmes:

  • MEng in Systems Engineering
    • Energy Systems Engineering
    • Manufacturing Systems Engineering
    • Info communication Systems Engineering
  • MEng in Chemical Engineering

GENERAL INFORMATION ON GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS

UBD Graduate Research Scholarships (UGRS)

HomeAdmissionGraduateFees & FundingUBD Graduate Research Scholarship Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is the flagship university of Brunei Darussalam located on the north of Borneo island. With 10 academic faculties and 7 research institutes, UBD has a strong record on international student exchanges, where courses are taught in English. In the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking, UBD is currently ranked as #3 in the ASEAN region, and top 350 in the world. UBD ranks #71 in Asia and #256 in the world, in the QS University rankings.

The UBD Graduate Research Scholarship (UGRS) is a competitive scheme awarded to quality PhD students with a strong desire to work in an international and competitive research-intensive environment. UBD is committed to opening doors to the brightest students to work among and network with our researchers to enrich their experience and equip them with the skills to maximise their talents and aiming to improve the international visibility of the university.

Eligibility

not be older than 30 years of age at the time of the application (exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis) hold a Masters Degree* and at least Upper Second Degree in a relevant field from an internationally recognised top university, or hold a First Class Degree* in a relevant field from an internationally recognised top university be able to fulfill UBD’s admission requirement (including English proficiency) Submit a high quality and impactful research proposal *Degree should be awarded within 5 years of the starting date of the relevant Academic semester of the enrolment (i.e. 1 August or 1 January)

Benefits

Tuition fees including registration and acceptance fees at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam will be waived.
Subsistence allowance of BND 2,200.00 (Brunei Dollars) per month for 36 months.
Free on-campus accommodation (not including administrative fees) [UBD Corp]
For candidates not residing in Brunei Darussalam, one incoming and outgoing economy class air ticket will be provided, from (upon accepting the scholarship) and back to home country (upon completion of study).
Funding for overseas research or conference presentations (up to BND 3,000.00 (Brunei Dollars)). Visa fees will be included in the scholarship for candidates

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MoFAT Scholarships

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) scholarships offer Masters and PhD studies.

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UBD-SKKU Dual Degree Programme (DDP)

The Faculty of Integrated Technologies (FIT) Universiti Brunei Darussalam and College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has recently signed an MOU to jointly run Dual Degree Postgraduate Programs. The Master, PhD and Master leading to PhD Programs in Industrial Engineering with the specialization in Smart Factory Convergence will serve as a stepping stone towards the relationship of two world class universities and will also support modern, independent and self-reliant industrial vision of Brunei. One of the main features of this Dual Degree programme is to promote student’s experiential learning by taking modules from SKKU which are in line with the recent IR4.0 developments. The students will have great opportunities to be involved with industry leaders and involved in industry relevant research topics that will be co-supervised by highly qualified staff at SKKU and UBD.

Examples of modules offered by SKKU include:
  • Smart Factory Capstone Design 1
  • Smart Factory Capstone Design 2
  • Introduction to Smart Factory Convergence
  • Fundamentals of Big Data Technologies
  • Smart Factory Basic Programming
  • Smart Factory Application Programming
  • Cyber-Physical System in Manufacturing
  • Smart Factory Cloud Platform
  • 3D Printing Manufacturing Applications
  • Smart Factory System Security
  • Smart Factory Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Applications
  • Intelligent Robot and Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • Smart Factory Modeling and Simulation
  • Manufacturing Process Control
  • Industrial Networking Applications
SKKU is ranked 95th in the recent QS world rankings and it is the 15th in the Asia rankings. SKKU spends heavily on research and development, mostly funded by its primary sponsors, the tech-giants Samsung and Hyundai and other government funding agencies as well, thus producing high-end research scientists.