Research Admission

Published in School of Digital Science, 2022

This is for future students who want to pursue research at the School of Digital Science.

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Doctor of Philosophy

The ideal candidate should:

not be older than 30 years of age at the time of the application (exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis)
hold a Master’s Degree and at least Upper Second Degree in a relevant field from an internationally recognized top university, or
hold a First Class Degree in a relevant field from an internationally recognized top university
be able to fulfill UBD’s admission requirements (including English proficiency)
Submit a high-quality and impactful research proposal

*Degree should be awarded within 5 years of the starting date of the relevant Academic semester of the enrolment (i.e. 1 August or 1 January)

Tuition fees including registration and acceptance fees will be waived.
Subsistence allowance of BND 2,200.00 per month for 36 months.
Free on-campus accommodation (not including administrative fees) [UBD Corp]
For international candidates, one incoming and outgoing economy class air ticket will be provided.
Funding for overseas research or conference presentations (up to BND 3,000.00 (Brunei Dollars)).
Visa fees will be included in the scholarship for candidates.

Please contact me with your proposal at nagender.aneja@ubd.edu.bn
Potential Areas:
- Deep Learning: Adversarial Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Deep Reinforcement Learning
- Machine Learning
- Data Science

Qualification	Minimum Result equivalent to GCE O Level English Language Grade C6
International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) ACADEMIC	Overall score of 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT)	Overall score of 550
TOEFL Internet-Baset Test (IBT)	Overall score of 60-78
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)	Overall score of 54, with at least 51 in each component

London/ Edexcel/ Cambridge
- GCSE English Language (Grade C)
- IGCSE English Language as a First language (Grade C)
- IGCSE English Language as a Second language (Grade B)
- GCE O Level English Language (Grade C)
- GCE AS Level English Language (Grade C)
- GCE A Level English Language (Grade C)
- GCE A Level General Studies/ General Paper (Garde C)
Scottish Certificate of Education, Standard Grade English (Garde C)
Scottish Certificate of Education, Higher Grade English (Garde C)
Irish Leaving Certificate, Ordinary Level English (Garde C)
Irish Leaving Certificate, Higher Level English (Garde C)
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) (Garde C)
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) (Garde C)
International Baccalaureate (IB) Standard Level English (Grade 4)
Oxford Higher Level Certificate (Pass)
Proof of English proficiency is not required for applicants who hold a degree from a recognised institution (subject to approval by Senate (UGSC)) ina country where the majority are native English speaking (including but not limited to Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the United States of America) (refer to: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/international/english-speakingcountries).