Brunei's highly-touted MYCE event to return in June

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 3 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) through the Tourism Development Department will organise Brunei Mid-Year Conference and Exhibition (Brunei MYCE) this year from June 1 to July 5.

Permanent Secretary at the MPRT Hajah Tutiaty Abdul Wahab as Deputy Chairperson of Brunei MYCE 2023 Committee said yesterday the event aims to make the Sultanate a destination for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) tourism as well as promote local institutions of higher education as centres of excellence and be known regionally and internationally for research and learning.

The four themes of this year’s Brunei MYCE are: Islamic; environment; technology and innovation; and current affairs.

Agencies organising events include the Department of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Fisheries Department at the MPRT, Department of Environment, the Parks and Recreation (JASTRe) at the Ministry of Development (MoD), the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), the Brunei Institute of Leadership and Islamic Finance (BILIF) and the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI).

Apart from conferences and seminars, exhibitions will also be held by the MoRA, UTB, BILIF and AITI. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN