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The Ministry of Education held the first edition of the Excellence in Educational Measurement and Evaluation Forum, under the patronage of Dr. Yahya bin Khamis Al Harthi, Director-General of the Educational Measurement and Evaluation Center at the Ministry, and in the presence of the Assistant Directors-General for Examinations, Qualifications and Studies, and for Evaluation and Academic Achievement, and a number of department directors at the Center. The forum took place at Khasab Hall at the Ministry’s General Diwan. The forum began with Dr. Yahya Al Harthi, Director-General of ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, “Innovation and Scientific Olympiad Department”, came in first at the Arab level in the “Intermediate Stage” category in the Sheikha Fadia Al-Saad Al-Sabah Scientific Competition for Research and Projects for Girls in Kuwait, for the academic year 2023/2024. The wining project is “Biocide from Jasmine Leaves” by students Rahaf bint Walid Al-Shili and Fatima bint Yousef Al-Ma’awli, grade 9 students at Durrat Al-Hashemia Basic Education School in South Al-Batinah Governorate, under the ...

HE Dr. Said Al-Rubaiei, Vice Chancellor of University of Technology and Applied Sciences patronized the finale of the Cyber Security Competition “Cython2024”, organized by the Ministry of Education and University of Technology and Applied Sciences at the HCT Auditorium, where winners were announced and honoured. Among the school section, the first-place winners were “The Defcons” team, second came the “Cyber_Flood” team, and third were “ExploitNinjas” team. From the University section, the first-place winner was “The Default” ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Information Technology, is implementing the Information Security Training Program for Technicians. The program targets support technicians in the educational directorates in the governorates with a number of (30) technicians from each educational directorate. The program is implemented over the course of one week for each training group. The training program covers the basic concepts of cybersecurity, helping technicians understand the importance of protecting data and school systems, as well as presenting the various ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Innovation and Scientific Olympiad Department, implemented a five-day training camp for students who qualified for the Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Olympiads at the Sultanate level, in preparation for participating in the Gulf Scientific Olympiad competition, which will be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from October 11-15, organized, and supervised by the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States. During the camp days, the participating students acquired a number of skills and information, as they were trained on how to solve ...

The ICESCO Education Ministers Conference issued the “Muscat Declaration”, whereby the Ministers of Education, heads of delegations and members of education recommended at the conclusion of the conference a number of recommendations, the most prominent of which are to implement all the provisions of the resolutions adopted by the conference, in coordination with all relevant national institutions and in accordance with national priorities and policies, to transform education and achieve the fourth goal related to education, and benefit from the ...

The ICESCO Education Conference kicked-off start under the patronage of HE Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah Al-Khalili, Chairman of the State Council, yesterday morning (Wednesday) with the slogan: "Beyond the Transforming Education Summit: From Commitments to Applications", at Al Bustan Palace Hotel, in the presence of HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al-Shaibaniya, Minister of Education and Chairperson of the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, HE Dr. Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik, Director-General of the ...

HE Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah Al-Khalili, Chairman of the State Council, is patronizing this morning (Wednesday) at Al Bustan Palace Hotel theopening of the ISESCO Education Ministers Conference under the slogan: "Beyond the Transforming Education Summit: From Commitments to Applications", in the presence of HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al-Shaibaniya, Minister of Education - Chairperson of the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, and with the participation of more than (31) of Their Excellencies the Ministers and ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al-Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, received HE Mohammed Hakim Oglu, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Sultanate of Oman, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of a number of ministry officials. During the meeting, areas of joint cooperation in educational aspects and strengthening relations between the two countries were reviewed, in addition to reviewing the joint bilateral relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey in the fields of education. The two sides stressed the need to strengthen relations ...

The national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of climate conditions and tsunamis kicked-off start this week. It is implemented by the National Emergency Management Committee in partnership with the Ministry of Information, the National Center for Early Warning of Multiple Hazards, and the Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor of Dhofar, the Directorate-General of Education, the Directorate-General of Social Development in Dhofar Governorate, and the Youth Center in Salalah. The campaign is set to continue until October ...

The Supervisory Committee of the Omani Teacher Educational Excellence Award held a meeting headed by HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, and in the presence of the committee members, at the Ministry’s General Diwan. During the meeting, the automatic sorting of candidates was conducted, and the list of the qualified for the second phase of the Omani Teacher Excellence Award in its second session was approved. On the importance of this meeting, HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibani, Minister of Education, met with HE Jokha bint Abdullah Al Shukaili, CEO of the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority and Quality Assurance of Education, in the presence of HE Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Education, and the Directors-General of the Ministry, at the Oman Hall in the Ministry’s General Diwan. The meeting included a presentation by expert William Maxwell, in which he discussed the framework of the school performance evaluation mechanism prepared by the Authority, the stages of ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, with the participation of representatives from the Royal Oman Police, the Public Prosecution, and the Ministries of Health and Social Development, organized a workshop on indicators and forms of human trafficking, at the Diplomatic Club in the Ministries District in Al Khuwair. The training workshop targeted a number of social and psychological specialists, school health nurses, and specialists in the fields of education and awareness; ...

Within the cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Muscat, a delegation of experts from the UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa visited Al Amal School for the Deaf. The visit aims atlearning about the school's efforts, initiatives, and projects it has implemented in the field of energy, environment, recycling, and green schools. The visit comes within the action plan of the project “Impact ...

HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education and Chairman of the Oman School Sports Association, met with the team of evaluating the implementation of the operational plans for the Oman School Sports Association Strategy (2022-2027) in regard to the Secretariat and the supporting committees for the past two years. The team is headed by Dr. Majid bin Said Al-Busafi, Director of the Humanities Research Center, and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sports ...