Ministry discusses cooperation with University of Cambridge

Ministry discusses cooperation with University of Cambridge

Muscat: The Ministry of Education received a delegation from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday. Prof. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, and Majid bin Saeed Al-Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative and Financial Affairs, were in the reception. The visiting delegation included Professor Esra Ozyurek, Professor of Sultan Qaboos Chair for Abrahamic Religions and Shared Values at the University of Cambridge, Dr. Daria Frank, Professor of the Sultan Qaboos Chair for Mathematics, and Christopher Whitney, Director of Partnerships at the University of Cambridge. The visit came to discuss the current challenges and priorities in developing education in line with the National Education Plan and Oman Vision 2040, laying out ways to develop an educational system at a global level, and enhancing research capabilities in the education sector. The visit also discussed related financial aspects such as establishing an effective and sustainable financing system for the education sector and how to develop and monitor the main indicators for education, due to the importance of strengthening cooperation with such prestigious universities in which there are scientific chairs and presenting joint initiatives and projects to serve academic and research interests and priorities in the Sultanate