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The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Information Technology and the Department of Educational Studies and International Cooperation, is participating with an educational delegation that includes an elite group of educators, school principals, and teachers in the Education Technology Exhibition (Bett London 2025), during the period from (22-24) of January, at the Excel London Center in the United Kingdom. The Ministry’s pavilion at the exhibition includes a display of a number of pioneering projects that reflect the Ministry’s digital ...

Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development, Citizenship Department, celebrated the launch of “Stations in Oman” book. The launch ceremony was attended by Dr. Said bin Saif Al Amri, Head of the Office of HE the Minister of Education, and a number of directors general and officials from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth. The launch ceremony included a speech by the Ministry, delivered by Dr. Warda Al Busaidi, Director of the Citizenship Department, and a poem ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Educational Studies and International Cooperation, organized a training workshop entitled: “Financial Culture”, targeting employees of the department and the Legal Affairs Department. The training workshop was held at the technical laboratory in the Ministry’s General Diwan. The training workshop was presented by Yousef Al-Hasani, a systems analyst at the department, presented the workshop which covered several topics, namely: defining financial culture and its importance, basic financial concepts, managing ...

The Directorate-General of Private Schools, represented by the School Security and Safety Department, organized a specialized training session for its employees under the title: “First Aid”, presented by the Head of the Department, Jamal Al-Siyabi. The training session was attended by a number of the Directorate’s employees; with the aim of enhancing their knowledge and skills in dealing with emergency situations. The training session covered several topics, most notably: spreading the culture of first aid among the directorate’s employees and introducing them to ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Projects and Services, implemented a preparatory workshop for the launch of the 2024 projects’ implementation, which includes the construction of (43) new school buildings in various governorates; in order to improve the educational infrastructure and provide a distinguished educational environment for school students. The workshop included a number of working papers, the first of which came under the title: distribution of engineering teams to project packages. The second paper talked about the specifications, ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Omani School Sports Association, participated in the (44) meeting of the Executive Office of the Arab Federation for Physical Education and School Sports, which was held in Libya. This meeting is an important step towards promoting school sports in the Arab world through the exchange of expertise and experiences between member states and working to develop sports programs and activities targeting students. The meeting resulted in a number of outcomes, including: Approval of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s request to host a school ...

The Digital Transformation, Information Technology Governance, and Information Security Committee held a meeting for the Ministry’s Directors-General, educational governorates, and their assistants to review the latest developments in digital transformation and related projects, in the presence of HE Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative and Financial Affairs. The meeting included a presentation of the latest developments in five e-learning projects. In the first presentation, Eng. Iman Al-Rajhi, Director of the Technical Project Management ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, participated in the 14th ALECSO Conference of Arab Ministers of Education, organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) in Doha, Qatar. The delegation of the Sultanate of Oman was headed on behalf of HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al-Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education - Chairperson of the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, by HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education - Vice Chairperson of the Omani ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, celebrates with the rest of the Arab countries the “Arab Literacy Day,” which falls on January 8 of each year. This year’s celebration comes under the slogan: “Smart Learning for an Illiteracy-Free Tomorrow.” Within the framework of the unlimited support provided by the wise government led by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to the education sector in all its categories, the Ministry of Education has taken upon itself the responsibility of spreading education to include all segments of society. The ...

  The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Educational Studies and International Cooperation, implemented a workshop entitled: “Education Law”, targeting employees of the department and the Legal Affairs Department. The workshop took place at the technical laboratory at the Ministry’s General Diwan. The workshop was presented by Yousef Al-Hasani, a systems analyst at the department. The training workshop touched on several topics, namely: an introduction to the school education law, definitions and general provisions, educational stages, special ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, met with HE Dr. Said bin Ahmed Al Saqri, Minister of Economy, in the presence of HE Eng. Badr bin Salem Al Maamari, Secretary-General of the Tender Board, Their Excellencies the Undersecretaries, Directors-General of the Ministry’s General Diwan, and specialists from the Council, at Oman Hall in the Ministry’s General Diwan. The meeting included a review of the executive status of the integrated buildings project within the tenth five-year plan, which included the construction of (22) new school buildings in ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning, celebrated World Braille Day, which falls on January 4 of each year, with the aim of highlighting the importance of Braille as a basic means of ensuring the participation of people with visual disabilities in education and public life. The Ministry, in partnership with Al Noor Association for the Blind, organized a special exhibition on this occasion. Shanoona Al Habsi, UNICEF Representative and Assistant Director-General of the Directorate-General for Special Education and ...

Vocational and Technical Education at the post-basic education stage is one of the paths available to students, to prepare them for the requirements of the labor market and enable them to continue their studies at the higher education stage. It has been internationally approved with the aim of providing learners with professional skills. The study program consists of basic, optional, and specialized subjects, and is applied in the governorates of Muscat and North Al Batinah. About the application of vocational and technical education, Dr. Atom Al Khatiri, Assistant Director of the ...

As part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to enhance digital transformation and develop the education infrastructure, the Ministry of Education signed three cooperation agreements with telecommunications companies (OmanTel, Awasr, Ooredoo) to develop and upgrade internet and telephone services in government schools. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Ministry by Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Saadi, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Financial Affairs, on behalf of HE the Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative and Financial Affairs, and on behalf of Awasr ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Administrative Affairs (Individual Performance System Management Office), continues to implement the virtual program “Controls for Working on the Individual Plan Model (Objectives/Key Results, and Actual Performance)”, which targets those holding teaching positions (teacher/senior teacher) in all educational directorates, via video communication using the “Teams” platform. The program is presented by Dr. Ahmed Al Hadrami, Head of the Awareness and Performance Data Department, and Dr. Fatima Al ...