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With the participation of students from the Sultanate of Oman, the first Gulf Conference for Secondary School Students on Health Awareness concluded in Kuwait. The three-days conference was held under the slogan "Health Awareness from a Gulf Perspective". The first Gulf Health Awareness Conference aimed to introduce Gulf health awareness, exchange expertise and developments in the field of health awareness among specialists in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries and present the roles and methods of health awareness programs followed in each Gulf country, and how to benefit ...

The future of education depends on the ability of digital solutions to transform schools into centers of innovation. The Sultanate of Oman has sought to accelerate the implementation of its national agenda for comprehensive development, placing the education sector at the core of its comprehensive transformation to contribute to the realization of Oman Vision 2040. In translation of these trends, the Ministry of Education has worked tirelessly to develop its educational systems and infrastructure to keep pace with current developments and enhance the quality of educational outcomes. These ...

HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education and Chairman of the Oman School Sports Association, received the Omani school football and table tennis teams at Muscat International Airport after their participation in the Gulf School Sports Championship. The Omani school football team won the championship cup and the gold medal, a new achievement for school sports. The reception was attended by Said Al Badai, Director-General of External Affairs and Social Investment at OQ, a number of members of the Oman School Sports Association ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the main committee supervising international studies in mathematics and science, concluded the symposium on the "Best Local and International Practices for Enhancing Students' Knowledge and Skills in Science and Mathematics." The symposium targeted 350 science and mathematics specialists from supervision, evaluation, curricula, teachers, supervisors, and school administrations. The symposium was held in the Grand Hall of the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center. The closing day of the symposium included two sessions, the first titled ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, visited Takatuf Petrofac Oman Institute, accompanied by Dr. Ali Al Shukaili, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Education in Muscat Governorate, Dr. Sultan Al Kindi, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Vocational and Technical Education, and a number of officials in vocational and technical education, to learn about the implementation of vocational and technical education (engineering and industrial specializations) at the institute. At the beginning of the visit, HE the Minister met with the Board of ...

The training program for measuring the return on investment in training (ROI) has begun at the Specialized Institute for Professional Training for Teachers. The program targets (36) participants from the evaluation specialists at the Specialized Institute and the training centers in the educational governorates. The five-day program aims to enable evaluation specialists to understand the ROI methodology by learning the basic concepts and methods used to estimate and analyze the return on training programs and projects, including how to calculate costs and benefits and estimate financial ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the main committee supervising international studies in mathematics and science, held a symposium titled "Local and International Best Practices for Enhancing Students' Knowledge and Skills in Science and Mathematics." The two-day symposium targets 350 science and mathematics specialists from supervision, assessment, curriculum, teachers, supervisors, and school administrators. The opening of the symposium was patronized by HE Dr. Khamis bin Saif Al Jabri, Head of the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit, in the presence of ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al-Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, chaired the second meeting to discuss the plan for expanding vocational and technical education in post-basic education (11-12) for the upcoming academic year 2025/2026, in the presence of Their Excellencies the Undersecretaries of the Ministry, a number of Directors-General of the Ministry’s General Diwan, and the educational directorates in the governorates. Mohammed Al Wahaibi, Director of the Vocational and Technical Curricula Department at the Directorate-General of Vocational and Technical Education, gave a ...

The Ministry of Education's Financial Literacy Project Team for School Students "Khazna" project team, headed by Dr. Haifa bint Ahmed Al Maamari, project director, held a meeting with representatives of financial institutions (Ministry of Economy, Social Protection Fund, Tax Authority, State Financial and Administrative Audit Authority, Financial Services Authority, Muscat Stock Exchange, and Central Bank of Oman). The meeting was held to discuss the technical visions surrounding the concept and themes of the Financial Innovation Competition in the Sultanate of Oman's ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning, inaugurated the Sensory Integration Hall at Al Amal School for the Deaf, with support from the Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL) and Mitsui E&P Middle East (MEPME). The establishment of this hall comes as part of the Ministry's efforts to develop an educational infrastructure that supports students with disabilities by enhancing their capabilities and meeting their needs within an integrated educational environment that keeps pace with international best ...

The Directorate-General of Education in North Al Batinah Governorate won first place in the Best Theatrical Performances category, while the Directorate-General of Education in Muscat Governorate came in second place, and the Directorate-General of Education in South Al Batinah Governorate came in third. This came at the conclusion of the tenth School Theatre Festival "Culture and Empowerment", organized by the Ministry of Education, represented by the Career Guidance and Student Counseling Center (Department of Educational Activities). The closing ceremony was patronized by the ...

Omani students participating in the International Student Scientific Research Competition (IVSS) of the GLOBE Environmental Program for the year 2025 won first place globally for the Near East and North Africa region, for the scientific research prepared by students: Khalfan bin Issa Al-Hussaini and Elias bin Walid Al-Sulaimani, under the supervision of teacher Aziz bin Said Al-Hadi from Said bin Nasser Al-Kindi Basic Education School in Muscat Governorate, on “Investigating the temperatures recorded by GLOBE students compared to the meteorological station in the Wilayat of Al-Amerat ...

Students from the Sultanate of Oman achieved a remarkable accomplishment in the fourth season of the “Future Science Challenge 2024” competition, which was held under the patronage of Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and organized by the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, with the participation of more than (1278) students from the Arab world, distributed into five hundred teams. The Sultanate of Oman was distinguished by its wide, qualitative participation, represented by (55) teams from various educational directorates ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning, organized a virtual evening titled "Evening Spotlights on Diagnosis and Talent" for the 2024/2025 academic year. The event targeted fifty employees from the education sector, civil society organizations and individuals interested in the field of talent and diagnosis, as well as parents, and was held via Teams platform. The evening included a lecture titled "Academic Acceleration: A Gateway to Early Excellence for Gifted Students," delivered by Dr. Fahd bin ...

The Ministry of Education organized a ceremony to honor the teachers who won the second edition of the Omani Teacher Excellence Award, under the patronage of HE Dr. Laila bint Ahmed Al Najjar, Minister of Social Development. The ceremony was attended by HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, Their Excellencies the honorable members of the Council of State, Their Excellencies the Undersecretaries of the Ministry, the Directors-General of the Ministry’s General Diwan, the education directorates in the governorates, and educators, at the St. Regis Al Mouj ...