How is the Ministry of Higher Education working to respond to the needs of local industry?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Rawiyah bint Saud Al Busaidiyah, Minister of Higher Education: Interview from The Report: Oman 2015
Articles & Analysis | A snapshot of vocational education in the country from The Report: Oman 2015
A focus on educating and training the population has been enshrined in Oman’s national development strategies. In 1995 the government ensured that education would remain central to the country’s growth path under Oman Vision 2020, the national development plan. This document placed an emphasis on upgrading education services to meet international standards, and included...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said, Chairman, The Research Council (TRC): Interview from The Report: Oman 2015
How are you measuring the economic benefits of enhancing research and development capabilities?
Chapter | Education & Training from The Report: Oman 2015
Oman has witnessed a dramatic improvement in enrolment and the duration spent in full-time education thanks in large part to reforms introduced in 1995 and 1998, which required 10 years of basic education and extended the number of school days from 160 to 180. In 1996 the government launched a programme to promote the development of private higher education institutions in the country,...
Although the sultanate’s petroleum wealth has traditionally provided a backbone for growth, efforts are well under way to diversify away from hydrocarbons. Oman Vision 2020 has laid out plans to boost industrialisation within the sultanate and to encourage the private sector to take a more active role in the economy and in the provision of jobs, both of which are billed as key drivers for growth.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Shoaibi, Director-General, Institute of Public Administration (IPA) from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
How is the government ensuring a level playing field in the application and promotion processes within the public sector?