10 April 2021 – The Faculty of Engineering (FEng) and Graduate Studies of Research Office co-organised the third Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) Postgraduate Colloquium 2021 to encourage postgraduate students across faculty and schools to push the frontier of knowledge and network with their peers and established scholars from their field of study.
The event was held at the Lecture Theatre 1, Library Complex, UTB.
The one-day event began with a speech by the Guest of Honour, Yang Mulia Professor Dr Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Hj Sulaiman, Vice-Chancellor of UTB.
In her speech, the Guest of Honour highlighted research activities at the university has developed ever since the upgrade of UTB to a university status in 2018 through strategic partnerships with industries and reputable universities, through the admission of postgraduate students, through UTB’s research centres, and through enhanced research culture and enterprise.
“In the current Strategic Plan from 2019-2023, research scopes at UTB is expanded to include impact, tangible products, technopreneurship culture and enterprise,” said the Vice-Chancellor.
Professor Dr Dayang Hajah Zohrah was also pleased to share that amid COVID-19, the university’s research publications and citations in 2020 has increased to 166 and 1,369, respectively.
“This colloquium will therefore provide an insight into what other postgraduate students are researching on.” She hoped that this colloquium to bring together postgraduate students to share their research findings and create networks for future collaboration. “It may open a door for the young researchers to identify other disciplines of interest for their PhD work and it will help to discover how multidisciplinary research can be integrated and therefore benefit for their further research skills and career development”, she added.
The event proceeded with a keynote speech entitled ‘Translational Research at UTB: Supporting Wawasan Brunei 2035’ by Yang Mulia Professor Dr. Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research).
Carrying the theme ‘Impactful Research for the Society‘, the colloquium aimed to bring postgraduate students to discuss the latest development in respective research areas such as Engineering, Technology and Design; Accounting, Business Management and Economics; Applied Sciences and Mathematics; and Computing and Informatics. It also expected to generate more interest among participants in terms of sharing their research findings, create a platform for wider discussion across area of specialisation and develop new research ideas, innovations and collaborations.
The colloquium, which was divided into four parallel sessions were delivered by 53 graduate students comprising of 23 papers from Faculty of Engineering, 7 papers from School of Computing & Informatics, 16 papers from UTB School of Business, 6 from School of Applied Sciences & Mathematics, and 1 paper from School of Design.
At the afternoon session, Professor Dr. Mohamed Hasnain Isa concluded the colloquium with prize presentations to the winners.
The winners of the 3rd UTB Graduate Colloquium were:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Presentation Winners:
1st Place
Yang Mulia Nur Wardhyana binti Yahya
Faculty of Engineering
Topic: Experimental Investigation on the Performance Enhancement of Flat Plate Solar Water Heating System with Water Bases MgO and SiO2 Nanofluids
2nd Place
Yang Mulia Datin Dayang Hajah Aisah binti Awang Haji Timbang
Faculty of Engineering
Topic: Standardisation of Process Safety Management in Brunei Industries
3rd Place
Yang Mulia Awangku Mohammad Salihin bin Pg Hj Abd Rahim
School of Computing & Informatics
Topic: Designing a SMAC-Based Programming Learning Tool through Evidence from a Systematic Literature Review
Master’s Degree Presentation Winners:
1st Place
Yang Mulia Muhammad Asyraf bin Haji Daruis
Faculty of Engineering
Topic: Implementation of Cyclone Separator in Existing Oil & Gas Production System
2nd Place
Yang Mulia Dayangku Siti Hazimah binti Pg Sharifulazar
School of Applied Sciences & Mathematics
Topic: Evaluation of Anti-Cancer Activities of Diplazium Esculentum and Stenochlaena Palustris as Functional Food
3rd Place
Yang Mulia Salwa binti Mohammad Sofri
Faculty of Engineering
Topic: Study on Reducing Process Safety Knowledge Gaps Among New Chemical Engineers in Brunei’s Downstream Industries
