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Ministry of Education, represented by Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning inaugurated the motor skills hall at Omar Bin Al Khattab Institute for The Blind, sponsored by Petroleum Development Oman, patronized by Director-General of the Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning Dr. Thuraiya Al-Rashdi in presence of a number of officials from the sponsoring company. Khaled Al-Rawahi, Director of Omar bin Al Khattab institute said: “Appreciative to the vital role of the private sector in contributing to society, especially to the ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, met with HE Jamal bin Hassan Al Mousawi, Secretary-General of the National Museum, in the presence of Dr. Said Al Amri, Head of the Minister’s Office, Dr. Ali Al Shukaili, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Education in Muscat Governorate, Dr. Sheikha Al Shaabi, Assistant Director-General for Educational Affairs, and Thuraya Al Habsi, Headmaster of Jawharat Muscat Basic Education School in Seeb, at the Ministry’s General Diwan. During the meeting, the original letter of Her Highness the wife of His ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Innovation and Scientific Olympiad, implemented a four-day training camp for students who qualified for the fourth session of the Arab Mathematics Olympiad. The training camp comes in preparation for participation in the Arab Mathematics Olympiad, which will be held in Qatar from November 10-14, organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO). During the camp days, the participating students acquired many skills and gained more knowledge that would help them to compete, as they were trained ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the team preparing the Ministry’s strategic plan to enhance integrity, began implementing an awareness session on its strategic plan to enhance integrity. The three-days seminar targets “sixty” employees from all administrative divisions in the Ministry’s General Diwan, in Muscat Hall. The session includes the presentation of a paper entitled: “The Ministry’s Strategic Plan to Enhance Integrity 2024-2030” presented by Badr Al Ghafri, Assistant Director of the Governance Office, Head of the Team. The paper ...

Ministry of Education, represented by Omani School Sports Association takes part in the Gymnasia competitions held in Kingdom of Bahrain. The nine-days competitions have 24 players in 8 different sports, where qualified players will participate in Bahrain, headed by Hashim Al-Adwani, vice chairman of Omani School Sports Association. The Omani School Sports Association held an introductory meeting considering the participation with the eight teams trainers, where they were provided with a summery regarding the competition as well as introducing the participants to the roles of ...

Ministry of Education, represented by Center for Career Guidance and Student Counseling, Directorate-General of Private Schools, and Directorate-General of Curricula Development, participated the in EduTraC Oman 2024 Festival. HH Sayyid Faris bin Fatik Al Said patronized the three-Days festival, which includes over 50 Higher Education, Vocational and Training Institutes from 14 countries, organized by Al Nimr Expo Organization. Ministry of Education showcased the services and activities in the vocational guidance and student counseling field, to encourage investing in the Early Education ...

Omani women have enjoyed a prestigious position in Omani society, and have witnessed a true renaissance, moving forward side by side with men; as they are partners in sustainable development. The late Sultan Qaboos bin Said crowned them by allocating a day to celebrate them, which is the seventeenth of October of every year, to enhance their presence in various fields to build an Omani society that enjoys high status and sophistication. Today, we see them as pioneer in affirming their vital role, inspired by the support of the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al ...

Ministry of Education and Oman Cables Industry SAOG, signed the agreements on implementing the “Kids in STEM” program, an initiative between the Ministry and the Company, aiming to develop science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills of Basic Education Students (grade 1-4), encouraging them to research and innovate. Signed by HE Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, and Erkan Aydogdu the CEO of Oman Cables Industry SAOG, in presence of Dr. Maya Al-Azri, Advisor to the Minister for Innovation and Science, ...

Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Special Education and Continues Learning in cooperation with Ministry of Defense, continues the implementation of training program sponsored by Oman Liquefied Natural Gas LLC titled: “Developing Skills of Employees in Special Education to activate Sensory Hall”. The training program Lasts for 3 weeks, targeting 12 trainees from senior supervisors, and teachers from the governorates and is held at Al-Amal Occupational Therapy and Rehab Center in Armed Forces Hospital. Specialist from Armed Forces Hospital present ...

Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision meets with the Directors of Educational Supervision and Information Technology Departments in the Directorates-General in the governorates, to stand upon the supervision updates, with the vision of enhancing the educational supervision and the efficiency of educational process for better communication between the departments. The effectiveness of the meeting comes in exchanging of opinions and ideas regarding the hasty updates, whether in education generally or the Educational Supervision particularly, ...

The Ministry of Education celebrated the honoring of the schools participating in the second edition of the “Green Schools” project and the launch of the third edition, under the patronage of HE Dr. Abdullah bin Ali Al Amri, Chairman of Be’ah Authority, in the presence of a number of Their Excellencies and CEOs of the institutions supporting the project and a number of educational officials. HE Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of Ministry of Education for Education, delivered a speech in which he thanked the supporting private sector institutions and ...

The Ministry of Education held the first edition of the Excellence in Educational Measurement and Evaluation Forum, under the patronage of Dr. Yahya bin Khamis Al Harthi, Director-General of the Educational Measurement and Evaluation Center at the Ministry, and in the presence of the Assistant Directors-General for Examinations, Qualifications and Studies, and for Evaluation and Academic Achievement, and a number of department directors at the Center. The forum took place at Khasab Hall at the Ministry’s General Diwan. The forum began with Dr. Yahya Al Harthi, Director-General of ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, “Innovation and Scientific Olympiad Department”, came in first at the Arab level in the “Intermediate Stage” category in the Sheikha Fadia Al-Saad Al-Sabah Scientific Competition for Research and Projects for Girls in Kuwait, for the academic year 2023/2024. The wining project is “Biocide from Jasmine Leaves” by students Rahaf bint Walid Al-Shili and Fatima bint Yousef Al-Ma’awli, grade 9 students at Durrat Al-Hashemia Basic Education School in South Al-Batinah Governorate, under the ...

HE Dr. Said Al-Rubaiei, Vice Chancellor of University of Technology and Applied Sciences patronized the finale of the Cyber Security Competition “Cython2024”, organized by the Ministry of Education and University of Technology and Applied Sciences at the HCT Auditorium, where winners were announced and honoured. Among the school section, the first-place winners were “The Defcons” team, second came the “Cyber_Flood” team, and third were “ExploitNinjas” team. From the University section, the first-place winner was “The Default” ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Information Technology, is implementing the Information Security Training Program for Technicians. The program targets support technicians in the educational directorates in the governorates with a number of (30) technicians from each educational directorate. The program is implemented over the course of one week for each training group. The training program covers the basic concepts of cybersecurity, helping technicians understand the importance of protecting data and school systems, as well as presenting the various ...