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  The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Educational Studies and International Cooperation, implemented a workshop entitled: “Education Law”, targeting employees of the department and the Legal Affairs Department. The workshop took place at the technical laboratory at the Ministry’s General Diwan. The workshop was presented by Yousef Al-Hasani, a systems analyst at the department. The training workshop touched on several topics, namely: an introduction to the school education law, definitions and general provisions, educational stages, special ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, met with HE Dr. Said bin Ahmed Al Saqri, Minister of Economy, in the presence of HE Eng. Badr bin Salem Al Maamari, Secretary-General of the Tender Board, Their Excellencies the Undersecretaries, Directors-General of the Ministry’s General Diwan, and specialists from the Council, at Oman Hall in the Ministry’s General Diwan. The meeting included a review of the executive status of the integrated buildings project within the tenth five-year plan, which included the construction of (22) new school buildings in ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning, celebrated World Braille Day, which falls on January 4 of each year, with the aim of highlighting the importance of Braille as a basic means of ensuring the participation of people with visual disabilities in education and public life. The Ministry, in partnership with Al Noor Association for the Blind, organized a special exhibition on this occasion. Shanoona Al Habsi, UNICEF Representative and Assistant Director-General of the Directorate-General for Special Education and ...

Vocational and Technical Education at the post-basic education stage is one of the paths available to students, to prepare them for the requirements of the labor market and enable them to continue their studies at the higher education stage. It has been internationally approved with the aim of providing learners with professional skills. The study program consists of basic, optional, and specialized subjects, and is applied in the governorates of Muscat and North Al Batinah. About the application of vocational and technical education, Dr. Atom Al Khatiri, Assistant Director of the ...

As part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to enhance digital transformation and develop the education infrastructure, the Ministry of Education signed three cooperation agreements with telecommunications companies (OmanTel, Awasr, Ooredoo) to develop and upgrade internet and telephone services in government schools. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Ministry by Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Saadi, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Financial Affairs, on behalf of HE the Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative and Financial Affairs, and on behalf of Awasr ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Administrative Affairs (Individual Performance System Management Office), continues to implement the virtual program “Controls for Working on the Individual Plan Model (Objectives/Key Results, and Actual Performance)”, which targets those holding teaching positions (teacher/senior teacher) in all educational directorates, via video communication using the “Teams” platform. The program is presented by Dr. Ahmed Al Hadrami, Head of the Awareness and Performance Data Department, and Dr. Fatima Al ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development, implemented the introductory program for the Chinese language subject, which targeted “twenty” directors and vocational guidance specialists at schools that will implement the Chinese language in the Governorates of “Muscat and Al Dakhiliyah.” The program was held at the Khasab Hall at the Ministry’s General Diwan. The program began with a speech delivered by Salem Al Kharousi, Director of the Humanities Curricula Department, in which he provided an introduction to the ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development, honored the students who won the Holy Quran Competition for the academic year 2023/2024. The honoring ceremony was patronized by HE Dr. Abdullah bin Said Al Saidi, Minister of Justice, Endowments and Legal Affairs, and was attended by HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, a number of invitees, and the parents of the honored students. Dr. Suleiman Al-Jamudi, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development, delivered the Ministry’s speech in which ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision, organized the Geography and Modern Technologies Forum under the title: “Geographical Skills in Light of Artificial Intelligence Applications.” The forum targeted am number of employees of the Ministry’s General Diwan, senior supervisors, supervisors, senior teachers, and teachers of social studies. The forum was held at the Durrat Al Khaleej International Private School. The opening of the forum was patronized by Mohammed bin Ali Al Dahmani from the National Authority for Survey ...

The activities of the second edition of the Educational Research Forum, organized by the Ministry of Education, represented by the Specialized Institute for Professional Training for Teachers, and the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, began with the presentation of a number of working papers and training workshops, with the participation of speakers from international organizations (UNESCO, ICESCO, ALECSO, and OECD), the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, and a number of governmental and private higher education institutions. The opening ceremony of the ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Innovation and Scientific Olympiad, implemented a six-day training camp for students who qualified for the second edition of the Arab Championship for Mathematics and Logic Games, in preparation for participating in the championship, which is being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO). During the camp days, the participating students acquired a number of skills and information that would help them compete, as they were trained on how to solve a ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Innovation and Scientific Olympiad, implemented a training program for the STEM OMAN program. The tree-days training program targets twenty science teachers from six educational governorates and is taking place at Al-Jabal Hall in Wyndham Garden Hotel. The training program is presented by trainers in the STEM OMAN program from the Department of Innovation and Science Olympiad. The program includes an introduction to the "STEM OMAN" program, numerical quantities, vector quantities, exploring the effect of forces, using ...

HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, received HE Javier de, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain, and HE Ezzedine Al-Tais, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia, accredited to the Sultanate of Oman, each separately, at the Ministry’s General Diwan. During the two meetings, discussions were held on teaching the Spanish language, the possibility of joint cooperation in research and expertise between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Spain, the educational fields between the Republic of Tunisia and the Sultanate of ...

The University of Buraimi hosted the symposium on: "The Role of Research Chairs in Enhancing Education, Scientific Research and Knowledge Transfer", under the auspices of HE Prof. Dr. Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation. The symposium was organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation and Ministry of Education, represented by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, with the online participation of experts from international and regional organizations concerned ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Innovation and Scientific Olympiad Department, in cooperation with OMIFCO, celebrated the conclusion of the National Olympiad of Student Scientific Innovation, Robotics Competitions, and Artificial Intelligence for the academic year 2024/2025, under the patronage of HE Dr. Mansour bin Taleb Al Hinai, Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Authority, in the presence of HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Education, Said bin Salim Al Salmi, Director-General of Human Resources and Work Culture at OMIFCO, ...