The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam is seeking a suitable PhD candidate for the Research Project “Promoting Understanding of Science Concepts through Professional Development of Science Teachers” (PUSC-PDST).

The research will utilise a model of professional development to develop abilities to improve teaching and learning practices which promote better understanding of science concepts and principles in Brunei.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates must hold the following qualifications and experience:

• good undergraduate Honours degree (preferably First or Second Upper in a Science subject or Science Education)
• Master of Education degree (preferably in Science Education)
• taught in a relevant Science subject for a minimum of 3 years.
• English Language proficiency – at least pass in IELTS score of 6.0 OR TOEFL test 550(PBT) or 80(iBT) OR grade 6 in English language at GCE ‘O’ Level OR a grade ‘C’ in IGCSE (as a second Language)

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The University offers scholarships for excellent applicants The recipients will have their tuition fees covered, up to a maximum of 3 years for a PhD, 2 -3 years for a Master degree and 4-5 years for a Bachelor degree. The recipients’ academic performance will be assessed each year and only those achieving the required standard will have their scholarship renewed for the following year.

Scholarship availability: About 25 in total including undergraduates, masters and doctors

Eligibility

1) Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.
2) Educational background and age limits:

• Applicants for undergraduate studies must hold a high school diploma and not be older than 25.
• Applicants for master’s studies must hold a bachelor’s degree and not be older than 40.
• Applicants for doctoral studies must hold a master’s degree and not be older than 45.

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Their Majesties Scholarships and RTG Fellowships available for Study at AIT, Thailand
Scholarships for Masters and PhD programme at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand for Applicants from Asian Countries

Their Majesties’ Scholarships

Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Thailand, graciously provide master’s degree scholarships for study in various specializations at AIT. These scholarships cover the tuition and registration fees as well as a bursary for living expenses. All eligible Asian students may apply.

RTG Master’s and Doctoral Fellowships
The Royal Thai Government provides these fellowships to qualified applicants from Thailand and Greater Mekong Subregion countries in the form of grants that the cover tuition and registration fees for study at AIT in certain semesters; studentswill be responsible for the cost of accommodation and personal expenses. RTG Fellowship Grants are offered for all fields of study at AIT (more…)

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), as part of their longstanding partnership, have entered into a new cooperation agreement for capacity building for sustainable development through higher education and training in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam for the Master’s and Doctoral degree studies at AIT.

The Sida-AIT cooperation aims to demonstrate that higher education has a role in directly addressing poverty in the region. Higher education programmes for poverty alleviation traditionally recruit promising technocrats from among the elite in select countries and trains them to conduct research in impoverished areas and to adapt rich-world solutions to poor-world problems. This approach brings improvements to poor areas but generally has not resulted in the poor being given opportunities to develop their own improvements or to prepare their communities to face new and unforeseen challenges to their livelihood such as those posed by climate change, natural disasters or economic crises. Because practitioners working in the field within the communities they serve will better understand local problems and stand a better chance of helping those in need, there is hope that identifying and offering outstanding members of rural poor communities access to graduate programmes offered by AIT, which have a high degree of relevance and strategic importance for such self-reliance and preparedness, will significantly contribute to poverty alleviation. (more…)