News & Event

The Directorate-General of Scouts and Guides at the Ministry of Education released issue number 67 of the Omani Scouting Magazine in both Arabic and English, filled with scouting and guiding news and topics. The issue starts with an editorial by Dr. Yaqoub Al Nadabi, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Scouts and Guides, entitled (Oman Scouts and Guides:Exploration Trips and Distinctive Programs), in which he explained the importance of the renewed partnership between the Directorate-General of Scouts and Guides and the Oman ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, is participating in the activities of the International Conference “UNESCO Digital Learning Week,” which is currently being carried out from 2 to 5 September at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. This year, the conference comes under the slogan "Directing Technology in Education". The Sultanate of Oman's delegation participating in the conference is headed by HE Majid bin Said Al ...

  HE Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs, and the participating delegation met with HE Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO, and a number of experts in the organization in the field of education. This meeting took place on the sidelines of the international conference: UNESCO Digital Learning Week, which is currently being carried out (2-5 September 2024), at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. During the ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, met with HE Eng. Badr bin Salim Al Maamari, Secretary-General of the Tender Board, and specialists from the Board, in the presence of Their Excellencies, a number of advisors, and Directors-General of the Ministry’s General Diwan, at the Oman Hall in the Ministry’s General Diwan. The meeting included an introduction to the “Takamul” project, which is a national project that aims to automate all processes related to project management and government procurement, and develop all electronic tendering ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development began  implementing the training program of qualifying certified trainers for the e-learning system and digital repository project. The six-days training program targets one hundred trainees from the Specialized Institute for Professional Training for Teachers, the Information Systems Department at the Directorate-General of Information Technology, supervisors at the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision, the Educational Evaluation and Measurement Specialist at the Center for Educational ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Measurement and Evaluation Center is implementing a training program in preparing the national tests to measure basic skills in the subjects of (Arabic, English, Mathematics, Science). The program targets (81) trainees from teachers, senior teachers, subject evaluation specialists, and supervisors from the educational directorates in the governorates of Dhofar, Al Wusta, South Al Sharqiyah, North Al Sharqiyah, and Al Buraimi. The training program, which continues until Thursday, includes a number of working papers. The first day of the program ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision, is participating with a delegation in the 4th World Conference on Physics Education (4th WCPE), under the title "Together for Embracing Change". The delegation includes 6 of the senior supervisors in the Ministry's General Diwan, and supervisors and teachers from the educational directorates in the governorates of "Al ADhahirah, South Al Batinah, Al Buraimi, and North Al Sharqiyah" in the field of teaching physics. The conference is organized by international scientific bodies ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, received this morning (Monday) HE Dr. Lianne Saunders, the UK Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, and her accompanying delegation, in the presence of a number of ministry officials. During the meeting, areas of joint cooperation in educational aspects were reviewed, as well as ways of strengthening relations between the two countries, in addition to reviewing the joint bilateral relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Kingdom in the fields of education, and the ...

Under the patronage of Saif Al-Julandani, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision, the activities of the second edition of the Professional Support Program for teachers delegated to Assistant School Principalpositions "Localization of School Administration Jobs in the Al Wusta Governorate" for the academic year 2024/2025 launched. The program is implemented by the Ministry of Education represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision, in an effort to attract a number of educational competencies to fill school ...

The joint committee between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation held its second meeting on Thursday last week in the Nizwa Hall at the Ministry’s General Diwan. The committee was chaired by HE Prof. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Education, and by HE Dr. Bakhit bin Ahmed Al Mahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation. The meeting discussed aspects of joint cooperation and exchange of expertise and ...

In preparation for the new academic year 2024/2025, the Ministry of Education seeks to prepare school transportation to be at the forefront of priorities and concerns to ensure a comfortable and safe educational environment for students. The Ministry has focused on basic procedures to improve the quality and efficiency of school transportation, including renewing contracts, providing new transportation that meets safety standards, and implementing training programs for drivers and students on preventive driving and road safety. Khamis Al-Hadidi, Director-General of ...

The return to school for the new academic year 2024/2025 begins today, Monday, with supervisors, members of educational bodies, related jobs, and supporting groups starting their work in various schools in the Sultanate of Oman in preparation for ringing school bells to welcome students next Sunday. The number of teachers this year in government schools reached (61,195) with an Omanisation rate of 87.6%, distributed over (1,269) schools. The number of administrators and technicians in government schools reached (10,652), of whom (4,306) were males and (6,346) were females with an ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Supervisory Committee of the Omani Teacher Educational Excellence Award in its second session, held its meeting earlier this week, headed by HE Prof.Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Education and Chairman of the Committee, in the presence of its members, at the Ministry’s General Diwan. The meeting included discussions on several topics, including determining the number of qualifiers in the automated sorting, according to the total number of candidates according to the academic subjects, the ...

The Ministry of Education held a ceremony to honor outstanding students of the General Education Diploma for the academic year 2023/2024 under the auspices of HE Sultan bin Salim Al Habsi, Minister of Finance, and in the presence of HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, a number of Their Excellencies the Ministers, the honored members of the State Council, Their Excellencies the Undersecretaries, a number of teachers, and parents of the honored students. The honoring ceremony was held at the Grand Events Hall at the Oman Convention and ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, patronized today (Sunday) the official announcement and receipt of the approval of the University College of London for six (6) strategic programs affiliated with the Specialized Institute for Professional Training for Teachers, namely: the Mathematics Experts Program, the Supervision Experts Program, the New Teachers Program, the Arabic Language Experts Program (1-4), the Senior Teachers Program, and the Science Experts Program, in the presence of HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of ...