17 Days to Meeting of Secretary Generals for ISESCO National Commissions at ISC, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran, 11-12 November 2018
Part Two: An Introduction to the Bruneian Participant
One of the participating countries in Meeting of Secretary Generals for ISESCO National Commissions at ISC is Brunei.
The Bruneian representative is:
Dr Zaruzi Abu Samah: Assistant Vice Chancellor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Brunei
About Brunei
Brunei is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. The climate of Brunei is tropical equatorial.
Islam is the official religion of Brunei. Brunei's political system is governed by the constitution and the national tradition of the Malay Islamic Monarchy.
The official language of Brunei is Standard Malay, for which both the Latin alphabet and the Arabic alphabet are used. The local dialect, Melayu Brunei (Brunei Malay), is the most widely spoken language.
Brunei's population was 423,196 in 2016. Brunei has the second-highest Human Development Index among the Southeast Asian nations, after Singapore, and is classified as a "developed country".
The Scientific Status of Brunei in Global Ranking of QS 2019:
Brunei with two universities is the ninth Islamic country according to QS 2019 ranking. Based on the reports of QS 2019, it is 1.98% of all universities of Islamic countries and 0.2% of all universities of the world.
The Share of OIC Countries of the total number of OIC & World Universities in QS World University Rankings (2019)
Also, according to the reports of QS 2019, among Islamic countries, Bruneian universities have had the highest QS Overall Score after Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Emirates.
Top OIC Countries based on QS 2019 Overall Score
Bruneian universities of Universiti Brunei Darussalam and Universiti Teknologi Brunei are ranked as 323rd and 422nd in QS 2019 ranking.
The Score of Top Bruneian Universities based on QS 2019 Global Ranking Indicators
According to QS Ranking Indicators, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) has been among top OIC universities in 2019 with regard to two indicators of “International Faculty” and “Faculty Student”. Respectively, it has gained first and third places with regard to these two indicators.
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