Low Leng May
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
SHAPING individuals to be 'spiritually-intelligent' in addition to
other types of intelligences is the key to establishing Seri Begawan
Religious Teachers University College (KUPU SB) as a world-class
university in the field of Islamic studies.
This was pointed out by the Head coordinator of Al-Quran in the Core Education Centre of KUPU SB, Hasan Manurung, in his working paper entitled "Opportunity to Globalise KUPU SB: Let's realise it".
In his paper, Hasan outlined recommendations on how KUPU SB could boost its status as a university and obtain global recognition, noting that KUPU SB will achieve its status as a full fledged university "soon".
A world-class university does not focus solely on classroom education, but gains knowledge off campus through field studies, Hasan pointed out in his paper.
"A world class university does not just prioritise intelligence, rather...allows for the development of spiritual intelligence," he said.
This world is becoming more complex and demands wisdom not just in intellect and emotional intelligence, but also requires the support of spiritual intelligence, he said.
According to him, spiritual intelligence allows one to combine their body, mind and soul while enabling them to transcend the physical. It also allows one to experience high level of consciousness and use their spiritual resources to solve problems, he added.
To that, Hasan highlighted the role of educators in shaping their students into individuals who are able to navigate into success in the future.
He called for an improvement in teaching practices and field research in order to increase the capability of the college.
"The success of the university and its students to conduct research will, in the future, possess the potential to be a great reference and hence, the university will receive a lot of references for the academic community."
Student training, he said, must have a creative perspective. This can be done through partnerships with international partners to allow the university to gain regional and international perspectives in issues of Islamic studies, he added.
Additionally, Hasan said an increase of teaching staff should be the main focus in improving the university as they represent the backbone of the educational institute to producing great individuals.
He also called for the improvement and increase in facilities and resources such as copies of Al-Quran for the use of the students.
This was pointed out by the Head coordinator of Al-Quran in the Core Education Centre of KUPU SB, Hasan Manurung, in his working paper entitled "Opportunity to Globalise KUPU SB: Let's realise it".
In his paper, Hasan outlined recommendations on how KUPU SB could boost its status as a university and obtain global recognition, noting that KUPU SB will achieve its status as a full fledged university "soon".
A world-class university does not focus solely on classroom education, but gains knowledge off campus through field studies, Hasan pointed out in his paper.
"A world class university does not just prioritise intelligence, rather...allows for the development of spiritual intelligence," he said.
This world is becoming more complex and demands wisdom not just in intellect and emotional intelligence, but also requires the support of spiritual intelligence, he said.
According to him, spiritual intelligence allows one to combine their body, mind and soul while enabling them to transcend the physical. It also allows one to experience high level of consciousness and use their spiritual resources to solve problems, he added.
To that, Hasan highlighted the role of educators in shaping their students into individuals who are able to navigate into success in the future.
He called for an improvement in teaching practices and field research in order to increase the capability of the college.
"The success of the university and its students to conduct research will, in the future, possess the potential to be a great reference and hence, the university will receive a lot of references for the academic community."
Student training, he said, must have a creative perspective. This can be done through partnerships with international partners to allow the university to gain regional and international perspectives in issues of Islamic studies, he added.
Additionally, Hasan said an increase of teaching staff should be the main focus in improving the university as they represent the backbone of the educational institute to producing great individuals.
He also called for the improvement and increase in facilities and resources such as copies of Al-Quran for the use of the students.
Participants attending the opening of the 9th Regional Discourse on
Islamic Discourse at Centrepoint Hotel, Gadong. Picture: BT/Md Asdeny
Yakub
The Brunei Times
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