Brunei Polytechnic
| Politeknik Brunei | |
 | |
| Type | Polytechnic |
|---|---|
| Established | 2012[1] |
| Director | Denis Ho (Acting)[2] |
| Location |
Brunei-Muara & Belait, Brunei Darussalam |
| Website |
www |
Brunei Polytechnic (abbreviation: PB; Malay: Politeknik Brunei; Jawi: ڤوليتيكنيك بروني) is the first polytechnic in Brunei.[3] It was established as a Consent from His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in 2008 and subsequently opens its doors to the first intake in January 2012.[4] Students who have completed the programmes are awarded a Diploma.
Schools
There are four schools under Brunei Polytechnic, namely:
- School of Business
- School of Information Technology
- School of Science and Engineering
- School of Health Sciences
Campus
At present, Brunei Polytechnic has three campuses. The main campus and the campus for the School of Health Sciences are located in Brunei-Muara District where as another satellite campus is located in Belait District.
Main campus
The main campus in Brunei-Muara is a temporary campus, located in one of the condominiums which were former athletes accommodation for the 1999 SEA Games at Jalan Ong Sum Ping in Bandar Seri Begawan.[5] The schools located here include the School of Business and School of Information Technology. The programmes conducted here are mainly related to business and information technology.
The office of the Director as well as other administrative offices can also be found in this campus.
Satellite campus
The campus for the School of Health Sciences is integrated to the PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences of the University of Brunei Darussalam. Programmes conducted under this school were formerly conducted by the University but since 2016 they are subsumed under the governance of Brunei Polytechnic.[6]
The Belait campus is located in Lumut, approximately 91 kilometres from the main campus, and houses the School of Science and Engineering. Programmes conducted here are mostly related to engineering but there are also programmes for interior design and architecture.
Programmes
All programmes take three years to complete.[6] Upon the completion of a programme, students are awarded a Diploma. The programmes under the schools other than the School of Health Sciences are accredited as Level 5 under the National Qualifications Network where as Diploma in Health Sciences programmes are Level 4 qualifications.
The range of the programmes include architecture, business, engineering, information technology, interior design, midwifery, nursing and paramedic.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.pb.edu.bn/index.html#about
- ↑ http://www.pb.edu.bn/director.html
- ↑ "About". Politeknik Brunei. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ↑ "About". Politeknik Brunei. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ↑ "Welcome Message | Director Office". Politeknik Brunei. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- 1 2 3 "Edu.bn" (PDF). hecas.edu.bn. Retrieved 2016-06-26.