Student To Make French Connection
By Yulz. Wednesday, 12. September 2007, 09:04:42
Bandar Seri Begawan - Nur Masitah Hj Mohd Jaafar is the first Bruneian student to be awarded a full-time scholarship to study in France by the Ministry of Education.
"I would like to congratulate Masitah on being the first Bruneian to be awarded a scholarship Degree in Chemistry Engineering in which she will be taking up all her subject courses in the French language," said First Secretary of the French Embassy Jean Galinier, at an event to congratulate Masitah on her scholarship yesterday.
The event held at Alliance Francaise in Jalan Telanai was also attended by the President of Alliance Francaise, Pg Dato Hj Idris, Director of Alliance Francaise, Cyrielle Bazin, and Education and Cultural Assistant Delphine Renaut as well as Masitah's family members.
"I am proud to say that Masitah is the first Bruneian student to be awarded a full-time scholarship in France. She will be studying in Lille in one of the most prestigious schools in France for two years and then pursue her studies in Chemistry Engineering by choosing among the 18 institutes listed in the federation of Gay Lussac to complete her degree," said Alliance Francaise President Pg Dato Hj Idris.
Previously, another Bruneian Hjh Rokiah binte Hj Asmakhan also studied in France and is now a French subject teacher in Maktab Sains, said Pg Dato Hj Idris.
"I have had a strong interest in learning other cultures and languages since I was young. I believe that by learning other languages, one can better understand the significance of other cultures and appreciate them," Masitah said in an interview.
Masitah took the French language as a subject during her secondary schooldays at STPRI where she was awarded a B credit in French. However, as French is not offered as a subject at A' levels, Masitah took the initiative to continue studying French at Alliance. Francaise while studying for her A' levels in Maktab Duli, said her father Hj Md Jaafar Hj Ahmad.
According to her mother Hjh Mariah Abd Latif, nineteen-year-old Masitah, the third child among six siblings, represented the country at the Olympiades du Francais, a French contest organised by the RELC in Singapore.
In 2005, Masitah participated in a one-month field trip to France along with two teachers end three students from her school and this helped her in understanding more about the French and their culture.
Masitah will be leaving for London on Friday and continue by shuttle to Lille, 250km from Paris.
Last year, the Minister of Education brought up the possibility of Bruneian students studying in France. In response, the French Embassy opened an Information Desk on Higher Studies in France at the Alliance Francaise Brunei in Jln Telanai.
This allows prospective students to gather information and get counselling on higher learning institutions in France before applying to the Ministry of Education. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
"I would like to congratulate Masitah on being the first Bruneian to be awarded a scholarship Degree in Chemistry Engineering in which she will be taking up all her subject courses in the French language," said First Secretary of the French Embassy Jean Galinier, at an event to congratulate Masitah on her scholarship yesterday.
The event held at Alliance Francaise in Jalan Telanai was also attended by the President of Alliance Francaise, Pg Dato Hj Idris, Director of Alliance Francaise, Cyrielle Bazin, and Education and Cultural Assistant Delphine Renaut as well as Masitah's family members.
"I am proud to say that Masitah is the first Bruneian student to be awarded a full-time scholarship in France. She will be studying in Lille in one of the most prestigious schools in France for two years and then pursue her studies in Chemistry Engineering by choosing among the 18 institutes listed in the federation of Gay Lussac to complete her degree," said Alliance Francaise President Pg Dato Hj Idris.
Previously, another Bruneian Hjh Rokiah binte Hj Asmakhan also studied in France and is now a French subject teacher in Maktab Sains, said Pg Dato Hj Idris.
"I have had a strong interest in learning other cultures and languages since I was young. I believe that by learning other languages, one can better understand the significance of other cultures and appreciate them," Masitah said in an interview.
Masitah took the French language as a subject during her secondary schooldays at STPRI where she was awarded a B credit in French. However, as French is not offered as a subject at A' levels, Masitah took the initiative to continue studying French at Alliance. Francaise while studying for her A' levels in Maktab Duli, said her father Hj Md Jaafar Hj Ahmad.
According to her mother Hjh Mariah Abd Latif, nineteen-year-old Masitah, the third child among six siblings, represented the country at the Olympiades du Francais, a French contest organised by the RELC in Singapore.
In 2005, Masitah participated in a one-month field trip to France along with two teachers end three students from her school and this helped her in understanding more about the French and their culture.
Masitah will be leaving for London on Friday and continue by shuttle to Lille, 250km from Paris.
Last year, the Minister of Education brought up the possibility of Bruneian students studying in France. In response, the French Embassy opened an Information Desk on Higher Studies in France at the Alliance Francaise Brunei in Jln Telanai.
This allows prospective students to gather information and get counselling on higher learning institutions in France before applying to the Ministry of Education. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
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