From left: Amb. Christopher B. Montero, UNISSA Rector Dr. Haji Norarfan Bin Haji Zainal and UNISSA Deputy Director Dr. Mohammed Hussain Ahmad discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and academic exchanges in higher education.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN. 26 August 2020 – Philippine Ambassador Christopher B. Montero continued to push for stronger cooperation between tertiary institutions of the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam in a recent meeting with top officials of the Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Brunei’s first national Islamic University.
In his discussions with UNISSA Rector Dr. Haji Norarfan Bin Haji Zainal and Deputy Rector Dr. Mohammed Hussain Ahmad, Ambassador Montero cited the importance of fostering closer engagement and collaboration between UNISSA and PH universities offering Islamic education as a platform to properly impart knowledge on Islam and its teachings to young Filipino Muslims.
Ambassador Montero likewise welcomed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNISSA with Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography as a platform to intensify academic cooperation and exchanges between the two countries. Aside from MSU Tawi-Tawi, UNISSA also has existing MoUs with MSU Marawi, MSU General Santos City, and MSU Iligan Institute of Technology.
Aside from education cooperation, Ambassador Montero also discussed stronger collaboration with UNISSA in the development of the Philippines’ halal industry.
UNISSA was established in 2007 and prides itself as a world-class Islamic university that is progressive and dynamically based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah. END
The Ambasador presents a Philippine gift to UNISSA Rector Dr. Haji Norarfan Bin Haji Zainal