"[2] The Director of Education proposed to the government in 1980 that the Technical Training Centre be developed and expanded before the university was founded, and the plan was approved in 1982.

Before the institute's first student intake started five months later, Leeds Polytechnic helped establish the curriculum, staffing, books, equipment, and training for contract workers in the United Kingdom in 1985.

[3] Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB), the university's original name, was founded in January 1986 with the main goal of serving a variety of interests in technical and commercial education.

[3] In his declaration, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah gave his approval for the institution to be upgraded to a university during the Teacher's Day celebration on 18 October 2008.

[5] On 13 September 2018, the School of Design faculty was formally established as a part of the university's aim to increase the number of undergraduate programs offered.

They must be free of any security concerns, medically fit, and willing to accept the offer made by the institution, with no room for modification in their program selections.

Applications that are incomplete or submitted after the deadline, contain non-certified documents or false information, have previously been turned down by the Ministry of Education (MoE) for any program at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Politeknik Brunei, or UTB, or do not meet the minimum and additional entry requirements will not be considered.

[10] The SCI at UTB, originally established in 1986 as the Department of Computing and Information Systems, evolved through various phases within the university, becoming a separate entity in 2014.

[11][9] The accounting, economics, and management departments of UTB School of Business provide three graduate degree programs in addition to an undergraduate curriculum with six majors.

[14][9] Three main areas of study are the emphasis of UTB's research efforts: water, green technology, and oil and gas.

[18] Through international partnerships, research opportunities, and industrial internships, the ExperiencePLUS program improves students' academic experiences.

For the benefit of students and teachers, UTB maintains international relationships with universities and businesses in addition to local partnerships with organisations like Darussalam Enterprise (DARe), E-Government National Centre (EGNC), and Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI).

[18] On 20 June 2023, UTB School of Business received worldwide accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

There are scheduled tours to explore Brunei's culture during semester holidays, and regular discourse sessions are held to address any problems.

[18] Since its founding in 2021, the Chancellor's Trophy aims to encourage the expansion of sports, rivalries, and friendships among Brunei's public and private higher education institutions.