Written by: Mohammad Loqmanulhafeez, Member of COSMO Entrepreneurship Club
Cosmopolitan College of Commerce & Technology has always been supportive of our students in learning outside the classroom. We encourage our students to explore, be creative and learn “by doing” through hands on activities and projects. Here’s our COSMO Entrepreneurship Club who have recently launched the “COSMO MARKET”
This activity has certainly given the students a platform to bring awareness to their ideas and businesses. This has enabled them to run a small business operation on their own with the guidance of the Entrepreneurship Club’s facilitator. Students have showcased they products ranging from food, beverages, beauty, apparels, accessories and more.
“The event has helped us students to learn a lot, from planning an event all the way to dealing with our customers. We are always eager to do hands on learning, to have real life experience that can help us to grow as students and perhaps as Brunei’s future local entrepreneurs. Apart from that, knowing that we have the college’s support is also one of the main reasons why we decided to do what we do.”
On the 7th of October 2023, following the orientation week, COSMO Leadership Program, was held at the Berakas Forest Reserve Recreational Park. New and progressing learning partners, staff and lecturers were involved in this fun and eventful day.
COSMO Leadership Programs usually consist of activities that require learning partners to participate. Hence, the aim of the program is to allow learning partners to unite their strengths, and skills, enhancing teamwork abilities and, of course, leadership skills.
After interviewing a few learning partners who participated in the program, they mentioned that prior to the day, they felt nervous yet excited as they were new and didn’t know a lot of people yet. However, after meeting and seeing new faces, they were able to get acquainted with one another.
“At first, of course, I didn’t know anyone so of course I was nervous and awkward at first. But it was really fun, the atmosphere was exciting and being grouped and getting to know other learning partners from different courses and levels. I think it is impressive to know why they took the course they are currently taking in COSMO. It was a fun and memorable day in general”, said a Level 3 student who participated in the program.
The tug of war was one of the memorable activities that took place on that day as it has proven to build teamwork within the groups, and the feeling of thrill and anticipation grew among the teams to see who would win the test of strength.
The biggest takeaway from learning partners during the program was communication and learning to be out of their comfort zone, for example, meeting new people who would embark on a similar journey with them, as well as, trying to be more active in events and activities that happens around the college.
