BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Brunei's Ministry of Defence (MinDef) signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) concerning collaboration in research, innovation and technology with Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) respectively.
The MoUs were signed at Bolkiah Garrison on Wednesday afternoon by Brigadier General (Retired) Shahril Anwar, Permanent Secretary of MinDef. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Major General (Retired) Haji Awang Halbi, Second Minister of Defence and Haji Hamzah, Minister of Education.
According to MinDef, the objective of the MoUs is to promote research and innovation, capacity building and closer partnerships, in defence capabilities and technology, between MinDef and the two local institutes of higher learnings, through the formation of a defence research and technology community.
The MoUs create opportunities for MinDef to work collaboratively with an extended network of local experts, and for the development of a critical pool of defence technologists and scientists to serve the nation's needs.
