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SQU, SPACE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY JOIN HANDS

On Monday, 6 January 2020, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and Space Communications Technologies Company signed a cooperation program to build competencies and develop capabilities in space communicati...

SQU, PAM JOINT COMMITTEE MEETS

The joint committee between Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and Public Authority for Mining (PAM) held its third meeting on Tuesday, 31 December 2019 at SQU. The meeting was led by HE Dr. Ali bin Saud ...

NAOV 2020 KICKS OFF

The opening ceremony of the 5th he International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Optimization (NAOV 2020) was held on Monday, 6 January 2020 under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Ali bin Saud Al Bimani...

SQU, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA KEEN TO ENHANCE TIES

Dr. Allen Miller, Vice-Provost and Director of Global Carolina, University of South Carolina, USA visited Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) on Wednesday, 8 January 2020 to review and enhance the ties bet...

MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP IN ISLAMIC STUDIES

Prof. Mohamad Abdalla is the Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE), School of Education at the University of South Australia.

GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR IP RIGHT IS A GOOD INDICATOR

Francis Gurry is the Director General of the World Intellectual Property (WIPO), which is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation.

NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF PLANT EXTRACTS

Dr. A. Justin Thenmozhi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the Faculty of Science at Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.

THE STORY OF A LIGHTING REVOLUTION

Prof. Hiroshi Amano is a Japanese physicist and inventor specializing in the field of semiconductor technology.

CLIMATE IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES

Dr. Georges Vachaud is an Emeritus Senior Researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Paris CNRS with expertise in Geostatistics, Hydrogeology, and Hydrology.
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  • The Impact of Child Rights Laws on School Headmasters
    Dr. Omar Ismail Hashem, from the College of Education, is conducting a research project to find out the impact of child rights laws on the practices o...
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    Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre (ITTC) – an essential component of the innovation system in the Sultanate and one of SQU’s 14 research cen...
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Diamonds and Recycle Mantle

13 Nov, 2019 — 14 Nov, 2019   
Diamonds and Recycle Mantle
Event summary
The IGCP is a cooperative enterprise of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and IUGS (the International Union of Geological Sciences) and has been stimulating comparative studies in the Earth Sciences since 1972. After three decades of successful work, the "International Geological Correlation Programme" continued, as "International Geoscience Programme". Since its inception in 1972, the IGCP has been a research programme designed to atta...
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http://www.igcp649.com/index.php?_m=frontpage&_a=index 

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    13 Nov, 2019 — 14 Nov, 2019
14Jan
12Jan

International Conference on Ophiolites and the Oceanic Lithosphere

12 Jan, 2020 — 14 Jan, 2020   
International Conference on Ophiolites and the Oceanic Lithosphere
Event summary
The UNESCO Chair for Ophiolites Studies and the Earth Sciences Research Centre at Sultan Qaboos University are situated in close proximity of Oman Mountains. For the past 30 years,the University has been actively involved in advancing geological knowledge about the Oman Mountains and particularly the Semail ophiolite. This objective was successfully achieved during three previous geological conferences on the Oman Mountains in 1990, 2001 and 2012, and an International Workshop on CO2 sequestrati...
Event details

https://conferences.squ.edu.om/icool/

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    12 Jan, 2020 — 14 Jan, 2020
27Feb
26Jan

The 1st Biomedical Science Conference in Oman

26 Jan, 2020 — 27 Feb, 2020   
The 1st Biomedical Science Conference in Oman
Event summary
This conference will play an important role in bringing together Biomedical Scientists from all over the GCC countries in order to discuss the bases for the establishment of GCC biomedical network and to improve the ongoing Biomedical education by sharpening the skills of Biomedical Scientists within the GCC countries. In addition, this Biomedical conference will provide a forum for GCC Biomedical Scientists to keep up-to-date with important ongoing research and allows to share best practices, a...
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    26 Jan, 2020 — 27 Feb, 2020
13Feb
11Feb

Reimagine Teaching to Maximize Student Learning Conference

11 Feb, 2020 — 13 Feb, 2020   
Reimagine Teaching to Maximize Student Learning Conference
Event summary
Deep radical and urgent transformation is required in higher education to prepare students for the highly competitive21st-century global market (Institute for Public Policy Research, 2013). The purpose of the conference is to exchange transformative research and innovative classroom practices that will lead us to reimagine teaching to maximize student learning. Scholarly evidence shows that active learning and redesigned learning spaces result in the development of critical thinking and probl...
Event details

https://conferences.squ.edu.om/reimagining-teaching/Home

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    11 Feb, 2020 — 13 Feb, 2020
16Apr
15Apr

Oman International ELT conference

15 Apr, 2020 — 16 Apr, 2020   
Oman International ELT conference
Event summary
Oman International ELT conference was founded in 2001 to serve as a professional forum for English language teachers and educators from around the world. The conference is held at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, in the Sultanate of Oman. It provides excellent opportunities for sharing ideas, experiences and best practices in different areas of English Language Teaching. It is an exciting, stimulating and rewarding annual event for ELT professionals in all sectors
Event details

http://conferences.squ.edu.om/elt/ 

  • Time
    15 Apr, 2020 — 16 Apr, 2020
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  • “ We are proud of this university; and more than that, we are proud of you in Oman and elsewhere ”

    H.M. Sultan Qaboos bin Said 

  • “ We want this to be a world-class university ”

    H.M. Sultan Qaboos bin Said 

  • "Education the Power of Excellence"

    Former Vice Chancellor, Dr. Ali Bimani

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