Brunei, 20 October 2024 – Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), in collaboration with KUUB as its strategic partner, organized the KUUB Convention 2024 and the KUUB Board Meeting on 20 August 2024. The events were held at the Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei Darussalam.

KUUB is a coalition of 16 public and government-owned universities in the Borneo region, including Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, Universiti Borneo Tarakan, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Universitas Mulawarman, Universitas Palangka Raya, Universitas Tanjungpura, Curtin University, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sabah, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sarawak, and Universiti Teknologi Sarawak.

The convention opening ceremony was officiated by the Honourable Dayang Hajah Rosmawatty binti Haji Abdul Mumin, a member of the Council of Ministers of Brunei Darussalam. Attendees included Prof. Dr. Shahrul Razid Sarbini, UPMKB Campus Director and KUUB Founding Chairman, and Datin Paduka Professor Dr. Dayang Hajah Zohrah Haji Sulaiman, UTB Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Chairman 1.

During the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Shahrul Razid Sarbini delivered a keynote speech titled ‘AgriHub@Gedong: Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security’. The event concluded with a visit to the KUUB Convention Exhibition, which showcased academic achievements, research projects, and cultural displays from participating universities. Also present at the convention were members of the KUUB Permanent Secretariat, including Tuan Haji Fakhzan bin Haji Buang, Ts. Dr. Suhaili Mustafa, Puan Hajjah Siti Rajanah Abdul Aziz, and Mdm. Joyce Morris Kapong.