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In a move that reflects its ongoing commitment to investing in student health and providing a safe and student-friendly learning environment, the Ministry of Education continues its efforts to alleviate the physical burden of school bags for students in grades one through four. This is part of its efforts to promote students' physical and mental health and support the quality of the educational process in all schools in the Sultanate of Oman. These efforts stem from educational and health studies that have demonstrated the negative impact of excessive school bag weight on students, ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision, in cooperation with the Directorate-General of Information Technology, implemented a training program for the decentralized team with the aim of enhancing participants' skills in employing and activating interactive screens and digital projects in the classroom environment. The program was held at Al Qayyim Basic Education School in Al Amerat. This program comes within the preparation framework of activating the project of providing interactive screens in primary schools, which is being ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Innovation and Science Olympiad, in cooperation with Oman Shell, announced the results of the winning projects in the "Shell NXplorers" program, under the patronage of HE Halima bint Rashid Al Zar'i, Chairperson of the Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, and in the presence of Malak Al Shaibani, General Manager of External Affairs and In-Country Value at Oman Shell. This program comes within the framework of supporting innovative thinking and enabling students to find sustainable solutions to future ...

The Directorate-General of Vocational and Technical Education is implementing the intensive summer English program for vocational and technical education students majoring in business administration and information technology for the third consecutive year, in cooperation with the Polyglot Institute – Muscat and Sohar branches. This summer program falls within the framework of the Ministry of Education's ambitious vision to improve vocational and technical education outcomes. The Ministry, represented by the Directorate-General of Vocational and Technical Education, is committed ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education and the University of Technology and Applied Sciences, is participating in the UNESCO Global Forum on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence 2025, which is currently being held in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 24-27, 2025. The forum is a premier international platform for examining ethical governance frameworks for advanced technologies. The research paper presented by Ayoub bin Mohammed Al Balushi, a lecturer at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences, was selected as one of the best papers participating in the scientific ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Innovation and Scientific Olympiad, has launched the central training camp for the national team participating in the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2025) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from July 5th to 14th, 2025. The five-days includes seven students from the governorates of Al Dakhiliyah, South Al Batinah, and Al ADhahirah, and is held at the Wyndham Garden Muscat Hotel. The camp includes theoretical training in physical, analytical, organic, and inorganic chemistry, as well as practical training using preparatory ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education is preparing to host the 11th edition of the International Conference on Geographic Information Systems (Geo Advances), scheduled to be held in September 2026 in Salalah in Dhofar Governorate. This annual conference is an international platform that brings together a select group of researchers, academics, and specialists in geospatial technologies from around the world, with the aim of promoting research and exchanging expertise and knowledge. The selection of the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of ...

The Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit, organized a workshop titled: Integrating the Efforts of Government Institutions Relevant to Preparing Omani Teachers. The workshop brings together a select group of academics, educators, and specialists from a number of government units and institutions. Participating in this workshop are the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, the Ministry of Labor, the State Audit and Administrative Authority, Sultan Qaboos University, and the ...

The Career Guidance and Student Counseling Center at the Ministry of Education launched the (Guidance Oasis) platform: the first technical professional community concerned with discussing topics of psychological and social counseling in the educational field, with the participation of about (90) supervisors of psychological and social counseling from various educational directorates in the governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. The platform aims to provide a unified professional space for discussing psychological and social topics and issues in the school environment, presenting school ...

The Ministry of Education, Ministry of and Health, and Al Jisr Charitable Foundation signed a cooperation agreement to support the Health Promoting Schools Initiative at Al Jisr Charitable Foundation's headquarters in Muscat. The agreement aims to provide a safe and health-promoting educational environment for schools, enabling students to enhance their academic achievement, acquire necessary life skills, and integrate into society. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Ministry of Education by HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary for Education; on behalf of ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Information Technology is organizing a training program on advanced technical solutions in the world of networks using TP-Link devices, in cooperation with Nesma Communications and TP-Link International. The program targets network engineers from various education directorates across the governorates. This program is part of the Ministry's efforts to adopt the latest technological solutions in the infrastructure of educational institutions, enhancing performance efficiency and keeping pace with technological ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, received (3) international awards for its participation with (3) teams from government schools in the 36th International Exhibition of Invention, Innovation and Technology 2025, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in May 2025. Student Ayoub Al Akhzami from Al Harith bin Khalid School in Muscat Governorate won first place (gold medal) for his participation in Information and Communication Technology and Multimedia, under the supervision of teacher Hilal Al Maadi. Students Tamim Al Maamari and Omar Al Barmani from Naeem ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development organized a ceremony to distribute diplomas for the German language (DEUTSCH IN FIT) and the French language (DELF) to students at schools implementing the bilingual teaching project. The ceremony was held under the patronage of HE Jokha bint Abdullah Al Shukaili, CEO of the Oman Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education Authority, in presence of  HE Dr. Dirk Lücke, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Sultanate of Oman, Luciano Rispoli, Acting Directors of ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, and Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company (Ooredoo), under the patronage of HE Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs, launched the first phase of the Mobile Puppet Theater Project to promote sustainable development concepts in early childhood at Azzan Bin Qais International School - Al Khuwair. This project targeted 20 early childhood education schools in the Muscat Governorate, with the aim of instilling ...

The national workshop "The International Fund for Cultural Diversity: Its Nature and Registration Mechanism" kicked off start under the patronage of HE Habib bin Mohammed Al Riyami, Chairman of Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science, and organized by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, the International Fund for Cultural Diversity working group, and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), at Novotel Hotel. The two-day workshop, presented by Dr. Wafaa Belqasem, CEO of the Cultural Funding Observatory of ...