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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 information in various aspects between the two ministries in the field of controls and conditions for accepting students in educational specializations and educational qualification programs, and the involvement of experts and curriculum specialists in the ministry in joint committees with the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation. The meeting also addressed the creation of postgraduate programs and studies that are compatible with the new curricula and study paths to prepare specialized teachers, and the extent of readiness for the outputs of the vocational and technical education path in coordination with educational institutions to accommodate these outputs to continue university studies in these specializations according to priority. It also discussed the development of a description of the new study materials for the academic year 2024/2025 that are compatible with the offered study programs, and participation in determining the elective materials for grades (9-12) that are compatible with the needs of higher education institutions and the labor market. The committee also reviewed the cooperation in implementing the "Work Experience" and "My Specialization is My Profession" programs.

The meeting also discussed the possibility of the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation obtaining the Ministry of Education’s needs for teachers and specializations for the next (5) years; to develop appropriate plans to provide these needs and to establish lists of students benefiting from the specified study seats for the teaching jobs localization program, and other areas of joint cooperation between the two ministries.