News & Event

Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al Hinai, Secretary General of Scientific Research and Dr. Hamoud bin Khalfan Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for the Education and Curriculum carried out a joint inspection visit to Educational Innovation Program Incubators in two schools in Muscat.The program implementation is overseen by the Scientific Research Council and the Ministry of Education aims to build up the implementation of the “Cognitive Knowledge Development Program” and reinforce innovative initiatives which aim primarily at developing students’ researching ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General for Information Technology takes part in the International Conference of Digital Information Technology in the Jordanian capital, Amman, during the period from the 9th , until the 11th  of October; Under the title (Modern Trends in Information Technology).The delegation participating in the conference comprised of Mrs. Mozah Bint Saeed Al-Moghairia Deputy General Manager of Information Technology for E-Systems and Abdul-Aziz ben Abbas Al Subhi, head of Department of Learning Resources Centers and Abdullah bin Mohammed Al ...

The Directorate General of Education in the Interior Governorate represented by the Department of Educational Needs Planning and Quality Control organized “ The  First Quality Forum”  hosted by Shahba Hall in Nizwa University under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed bin Khalfan bin Mohammed Al Rawahi, Dean of University of Nizwa.The forum aims to promote a culture of quality among workers and lay foundations for quality management system for the Ministry of Education. The forum was an opportunity to present the experience of quality management system implemented at the University ...

The Directory of Education in Al-Buraimi held a meeting for Private Sector Schools owners and principals in Oman Hall. The meeting was presided by Musa bin Ali Al Hinai, Al-Buraimi Superintendent. The meeting emphasized the importance of circulars issued by the ministry and put emphasis on taking into account the requirements of security and safety, both for students or the school staff and attention to select cadre of qualified faculty along with choosing sound administrative personals and emphasis on activating the educational portal system and computerized e-mail correspondence and finally ...

The Directory of Education in Northern Batinah Governorate held a meeting with The Omani French Language learning Centre (LE FRANCE EN OMAN); the meeting gathered the regions superintendent Hamed ben Ali Al-Sarhani with the French Second Cultural Advisor in the French Embassy. The meeting discussed the marketing plan for the center in Northern Batinah and plans to launch activities to activate the center educational role. It also discussed the possible ways in which the center can help in preparing the teachers for the prospective implementation of French Language in school next year.  

The Directorate General of Education in Al-Buraimi Governorate held a meeting for the In-service Professional Development team leaders at Oman Hall at the training center in Buraimi. The meeting aims at facilitating the professional development plan of employees for the academic year 2013/2014.This meeting comes through decentralizing orders from the ministry to prepare a In-service training development plan in every educational province; which will give space to identifying the training needs of teachers directly and enable those concerned to prepare the plan of work to assess their plans as ...

The Planning and Quality Control Directory in the Ministry of Education is holding a two weeks course (The Dot Net in GIS) in conjunction with the General Directory for Human Resources Development .The workshop sessions involves twenty five members of technical staff in the Department of Education Planning and Statistics and other staff members from affiliated offices across the country.  The course consisted of theoretical content and practical one; being carried out by specialized corporate called (Schedules Training Centre).   

The Flying Educator Committee, a project conducted by the International Educational Programs flew to USA on Friday evening. The committee comprises a number of educators interested in reading development strategies from schools and educational directories. The visit program includes field visits to schools, workshops and outdoor activities.  

The Special Education Section, in the Education Programs Department held a workshop to present experience drawn from the “Visiting Supervisor Project” – to target affiliated staff in The Special Needs Education in Southern Batinah. The program was organized by the International Education Program in MOE; it aims at transferring the experience of likewise schools in New Zeeland to Oman.  

A sign language literacy training workshop was concluded on Monday in Oman Hall at the training center in Al- Buraimi. The course lasted over two weeks and aimed to spread the culture of sign language in society. The closing ceremony was held under the auspices of  Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Mishari Al-Shamsi State Councilor and Mahdi Salih Al Nuaimi, Chairman Deaf Association in Bahrain.  

The Directorate General of Education in Dhofar Governorate organized an administration course “The Management Skills” for Management faculty and head Sections. The course sessions were held at the Heritage Village in Salalah. The course lead by Dr. Muneer Shakir, a professional training consultant , accredited by the British Law Centre in conjunction with ministry of Higher Education..  

In partnership with UNESCO the Ministry of Education lead the country this year in marking World Teachers Day, an event that is celebrated annually on the 5th of October since it was set standing in 1994. This year’s theme for the event is "Take a stand for teachers" and planned events include activities to honor the Omani teacher. We will keep you updated on activities for this key event in this location in the coming week.  

In pursue of consistent excreted efforts to sustain communication with different spheres and segments of the community; a team from Oman Educational Portal paid a visit to the Continuous Learning and Community Service Centre in SQU. The portals team conferred with its counterpart team the prospective mutual cooperation projects and means to reach out to broader sphere of customers of all fields of knowledge and cultural activities.       

The co-curricular programs department in Southern Sharqiah region organized a forum for school’s co-curricular specialists in Oman Chamber in Sur. The forum held under patronage of Dr. Salim Said Al-Araimi, the acting director of the co-curricular activities department in MOE.

The Regional Consulting Conference of Arab Committees for UNESCO programs concluded its sessions in Al-Bustan Palace Hotel on Monday. The conferee discussed medium term work plans and goals of topics and projects related to the regional budget for UNESCO programs. The meetings discussed work organization among committees and Arab affiliated members of UNESCO.