The National University of Science and Technology furnishes Oman with the College of Advanced Technology

  • Date: 18-May-2022
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:Oman
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The National University of Science and Technology furnishes Oman with the College of Advanced Technology

Dr. Ali Bin Saud Al-Bimani, Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology, announced that the College of Advanced Technology (CAT) was declared as the fourth college in addition to the current three colleges, pursuant to Ministerial Decision No. (6/2022) issued on 17/03/2022 by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, praising the great support and cooperation provided by the Ministry in this regard. Dr. Ali Al-Bimani also indicated in a press statement that the establishment of this college comes considering the tremendous development of the technological revolution, stressing that the new college will be characterized by high quality and great efficiency, and will offer the labor market with distinguished graduates who enjoy the spirit of creativity and innovation and can deal with the latest technological devices, and the desire to move towards entrepreneurship. The VC of the University indicated that the New College would focus on the disciplines of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science (DS) and Analytics, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity, and Computer Science and Engineering to keep pace with achieving the goals of the Oman vision 2040. Dr. Salem Bin Khamis Al-Araimi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs and Scientific Research), pointed out that