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The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education and the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, is participating in the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ICUA), which being held from 13 to 21 of September 2024, in Hainan Province, Republic of China.

The meeting was chaired by Xie Jing, Vice Governor of Hainan Province, and the administrative and organizational regulations of the center were approved. The center is a Category II center affiliated with UNESCO. During the meeting, the members of the Board of Directors discuss several main topics, including: International partnerships, approving the center’s annual plans and programs for the years (2024-2025), structuring the center, the budget for the year (2025), recommendations of government institutions, regional and international organizations with which the center works, implementing a number of seminars, and accompanying visits to some Chinese schools affiliated with UNESCO; to view their educational programs, in addition to visits to some heritage sites registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Sultanate of Oman is represented at the meeting by Yusriya Al Harthi, Director of the UNESCO Associated Schools, Youth Programs and UNESCO Clubs Department, and a member of the Centre’s Board of Directors.