Study hard for your goals, students told i Oman

Study hard for your goals, students told i Oman

Muscat: Academic experts in Oman have asked students not to quit studying, as the revised minimum wage rulings will not affect them.They've said that fresh graduates must look for jobs that provide them the right experience, with education playing a vital role in career growth. Their comments came after some students in the country considered dropping out of university to take up a job, as they feel they will be paid just the minimum wage of OMR325, even after obtaining professional qualifications, following the ministry's decision to no longer equate salaries to degrees held by Omani employees.Speaking to the Times of Oman, Hilal Al Badi, the deputy director of media relations at Sultan Qaboos University, said, “Students at any educational institution should not link a degree only to their jobs.