The Estate Office

Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Super Accomodation at the Visiting Lecturers Quarters


The Visiting Lecturers' Quarters is situated within the Male Residential Colleges and features 20 well presented guests rooms. All guest rooms ranging from junior suite to deluxe twin are equipped with coffee-tea making facilities, in-room entertainment system, free daily newspaper, outlet adapters and wireless high speed internet access.


The main entrance


Lobby

Floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the campus which greet you upon arrival at the lobby quarters set an exceptional tone to the rooms and suites. The interiors provide the basic creature comforts of living both for long and short stays.


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Guests have the choice of dining out (nearest would be the many eateries around campus) or in. The Quarters is equipped with a kitchen complete with cutlery and other utensils, enough equipment for a small home cooked meal. Very useful for our long term guests.


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There is also a dedicated laundry room in the building.
Use of the laundry room is complimentary.


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Deluxe twin room. All rooms have en suite bathrooms, very spacious closet
space and floor to ceiling windows.


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The lounge on the 1st floor.

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View to the campus ~ the Mosque in the background.

For further information or rates on the Visiting Lecturers Quarters, please email the very nice accommodation supervisor, Mr Zailan Ghani.

Universiti Mosque. Serenity. Calm. Peace.

In the midst of all the pursuit for knowledge and learning, hustle and bustle of academics... lies the University Mosque ~ a serene presence exuding the aura of calm and peace. The Mosque is located just in front of the Male Residential College and next to the Faculty of Science. The Mosque serves the University community as well as the neighbouring villages.


Main entrance - with an atrium

The front of the Mosque


An arch in front of the Mosque
The Minaret can be seen in the background. The way the campus was designed, the Minaret which lies on the central axis can be seen from almost anywhere in UBD


The minaret, where the call for prayer resonates throughout
the area. The minaret is approximately 60m high.

Inside the minaret...
This ceremonial plaque commemorates the opening and debut of the
University Mosque by His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei
on Friday, 15 September 1995.

Donations to the Mosque are most welcome..

Stacks of Quran waiting to be read inside the Mosque..

A verse from the Quran adorned the doorway feature in front of the
Imam (or someone who leads the prayer). The mosaic pattern is
designed specially for the Mosque.

The doorway feature..

Verses from the Quran crafted on top of all the columns..

The carpet was custom made and designed for the
Mosque, high quality BRINTONS carpet


Inside the Mosque

The Mimbar - During Friday prayers, the sermons are delivered from the Mimbar.

The top floor is reserved especially for women.




Ablution area


The Mosque can also be reached by foot through the Bambusetum Garden.

Autumn in UBD after Forest Fire

A major forest fire occurred last Sunday, 14th June 2009. The fire wiped out a substantial amount of forest, approximately 80 hectares (my estimation) mostly around the back of the main Institute of Medicine (IM) new building area all the way to Institute Teknologi Brunei (ITB), our neighbour.

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D-Day...

Clockwise from top left:
  1. The fire started behind the "still under construction" ICTC building
  2. From there, it quickly spread down the hill towards the forest behind the new IM building and rapidly towards ITB
  3. The Fire and Rescue team immediately rushed to the area upon a call by our security officers
  4. The heroic security officers of UBD
[Pics courtesy of UBD Security Officer mobile phone]


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The next day....

The fire burned all the forest between ITB and UBD... This picture is taken
from ITB side - UBD can now be viewed from ITB.


Contruction workers for the new ICTC building repairing their electrical and telephone line. 50 meters of their water line was also destroyed. The workers also assisted the Fire and Rescue team during the blaze.


Blackened and burnt...


The crisp and burnt Brunei national plant, Simpur


The forest behind the hills.. the fire nearly reached the housing area at Rimba





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A few days later...


Everything brown and orange... like Autumn.






The Green Project

The Green Project
"People who will not sustain trees will soon live in a world that will not sustain people." Bryce Nelson

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