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iCUBE
The International Consortium of Universities for the Study of Biodiversity and the Environment
Zohrah Sulaiman
Deputy Vice Chancellor Universiti Brunei Darussalam
EDUCATION RESEARCH
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iCUBE The International Consortium of Universities for the Study of Biodiversity and the Environment Zohrah Sulaiman Deputy Vice Chancellor Universiti Brunei Darussalam EDUCATION RESEARCH universiti brunei darussalam changes the way you see
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universiti brunei darussalam
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- est. 1985
- students ≈ 4000 [95:5]
- faculty staff ≈ 400 [60:40]
- 7 faculties
- english medium
- under MoE
universiti brunei darussalam
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- education
- arts & social sciences
- business, economics & policy studies
- sciences
- language
- brunei studies
- health sciences
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vision
to be a first class international university with a distinctive local identity interim vision –first choice university for locals
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genNEXT
3 cross-cutting themes:
- leadership & innovation
- entrepreneurship
- environmental awareness
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discovery year
100% out
- 1-2 semesters exchange
- Internship
- incubation project
- community service
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Graduate programmes by coursework and research
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Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS)
Announced by His Majesty in September 2010 Two- to three- year award Competitive Allows to recruit research students from around the world
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Research Areas
- Biodiversity
- Energy
- Food security or
agrotechnology
- Islamic finance
- Asian studies
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Climate-Weather Modelling and Impacts on Rainforests, Renewable Energy, Crops & Flooding
Funding of Research from Government and NGOs Belalong Initiative 25-hectare plot-UBD-AA of Harvard University
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Research
14Multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary Research Clusters: 1. Energy 2. Modelling and Simulation 3. Science, Technology and Society 4. Material Science 5. Environment and Sustainable Development 6. Cancer 7. Obesity 8. Ageing 9. Islamic Studies
- 10. Youth
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VisITING ProfessoRS
To attract students Research output
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Research Areas
Collaborative Focus IBM Strengths
- Weather Modeling
- Hydrology Modeling
Brunei Strengths
- Climate
- Rainforest
- Soil
Flood Forecasting Rainforest and Climate Change
Collaborative focus of Regional Climate-Weather Modelling
To expand with:
- Renewable Energy Modelling
- Crop Modelling
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Belalong Initiative
17Vision: To develop an International Centre of excellence in the study of tropical rainforests, encompassing biodiversity, climate change,sustainable development and environment