Since the 1970s, Oman has shown a strong commitment to developing the capacity of its citizens through a robust education system. The progress it has made in 44 years has been dramatic: enrolment in schools rose sharply from less than 1000 boys before 1970 to nearly 600,000 male and female students in 2012, and the country has invested heavily in opening new schools and...
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Articles & Analysis | Higher learning institutes and businesses are cooperating more closely to match training with industry needs from The Report: Oman 2015
Several advisory agencies have been set up in Oman with the task of creating avenues of exchange between academia and the commercial world. “Educational institutions are in continuous dialogue with industry,” Mona Fahad Al Said, assistant vice-chancellor for external cooperation at Sultan Qaboos University, told OBG. “A joint committee is working to address how the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Rawiyah bint Saud Al Busaidiyah, Minister of Higher Education: Interview from The Report: Oman 2015
How is the Ministry of Higher Education working to respond to the needs of local industry?
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,...