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THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INAUGURAL SOUTH EAST ASIA CONFERENCE OF COMMANDANTS 2023


TANAH JAMBU, 7 March 2023 – Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces held the Opening Ceremony of the Inaugural South East Asia Conference of Commandants with the theme ‘Professional Military Education in the 21st Century’ at the Auditorium, Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) today. Present as the Guest of Honour to officiate the opening ceremony was Yang Mulia Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force. Also present were deputy service commanders, military and civilian directors, Defence Attaches/Advisors, representatives from Universiti Brunei Darussalam and RBAF officers.  

The two-days conference was co-chaired by Yang Mulia Colonel Pengiran Sharifuddin bin Pengiran Haji Yusof, the Commandant of DA RBAF and Major General Andrew Roe, Commandant of Defence Academy, United Kingdom. This conference was participated by the heads of defence universities, military academies and representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.   

The ceremony began with Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa recitation by Captain Ayza Azrine bin Ayahani from the RBAF Religious Directorate. This was followed by a welcoming remark by the Guest of Honour, and followed by a video presentation. In his address, he emphasised on the importance of inculcating professional military education and learning amongst personnel, especially in facing the dynamic and evolving international security architecture and geopolitics.    

The ceremony then featured two introductory speakers. The first session was entitled, ‘Overview of Professional Military Education with Regional Perspective’ by Dr Bernard Loo, Senior Fellow Coordinator of MSc (Strategic Studies) Programme of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Nanyang Techonological University, Singapore. The second introductory topic was ‘Delivering Education in the 21st Century’ delivered by Major General Andrew Roe, Commandant of Defence Academy, United Kingdom. The event then concluded with a group photo session.    

The conference that will be conducted from 7 – 8 March 2023 will feature presentations from some of the Heads of Delegations and selected presenters, which will cover topics such as Blended learning (lessons from COVID), human dimensions, information operations and educating for multi domain operations. Apart from sharing of best practices, this conference also serves as an important platform for defence diplomacy and strengthening of training relationships with higher military education institutes in the region.

 

 

 

 

 

MAJLIS PEMBUKAAN SOUTH EAST ASIA CONFERENCE OF COMMANDANTS YANG PERTAMA 2023

TANAH JAMBU, 7 Mac 2023 – Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei telah mengendalikan Majlis Pembukaan bagi South East Asia Conference of Commandants yang bertema ‘Professional Military Education in the 21st Century’ bertempat di Auditorium, Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (AP ABDB) hari ini. Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat untuk merasmikan majlis ialah Yang Mulia Brigadier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB). Turut hadir adalah timbalan -timbalan pemerintah angkatan tentera, pengarah-pengarah tentera dan awam, Atase-atase / Penasihat-penasihat Pertahanan, perwakilan dari Universiti Brunei Darussalam dan pegawai-pegawai tentera ABDB.

Persidangan dua hari ini dipengerusikan bersama oleh Yang Mulia Kolonel Pengiran Sharifuddin bin Pengiran Haji Yusof, Komandan AP ABDB dan Mejar Jeneral Andrew Roe, Komandan Akademi Pertahanan, United Kingdom. Persidangan ini disertai oleh ketua-ketua universiti pertahanan dan akademi tentera dari Kemboja, Indonesia, Malaysia, Filipina, Singapura, Thailand dan Vietnam.

Majlis dimulakan dengan bacaan Surah Al Fatihah dan Doa dari Kapten Ayza Azrine bin Ayahani, Pegawai Jabatanarah Agama ABDB. Ini diikuti dengan Kata Alu-aluan daripada Tetamu Kehormat, dan diikuti dengan tayangan video. Dalam ucapan tersebut, beliau menekankan kepentingan menerapkan pendidikan tentera profesional dan pembelajaran kepada anggota-anggota tentera, terutama sekali dalam menghadapi keadaan sekuriti antarabangsa dan geopolitik yang dinamik dan sentiasa berkembang.

Majlis diteruskan dengan pembentangan dua topik pengenalan, dimana topik pertama adalah ‘Overview of Professional Military Education with Regional Perspective’ yang disampaikan oleh Dr. Bernard Loo, Senior Fellow Coordinator of MSc (Strategic Studies) Programme of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Nanyang Techonological University, Republik Singapura dan diikuti oleh pembentangan yang kedua bertajuk ‘Delivering Education in the 21st Century’ oleh Mejar Jeneral Andrew Roe, Komandan Akademi Pertahanan, United Kingdom. Majlis diakhiri dengan sesi bergambar ramai.  

Persidangan yang dijalankan pada 7 – 8 Mac 2023 ini akan menyaksikan pembentangan dari beberapa ketua delegasi serta pembentang yang terpilih , dimana topik yang akan dikongsikan adalah seperti pembelajaran teradun (pengajaran daripada COVID), dimensi manusia, operasi maklumat dan pendidikan dalam operasi pelbagai lingkungan. Selain dari perkongsian amalan terbaik, persidangan ini juga berperanan sebagai landasan penting bagi diplomasi pertahanan serta mengukuhkan hubungan latihan bersama institut pengajian tinggi ketenteraan di rantau ini.