Oman on track to achieve sustainable education goals: UN report

Oman on track to achieve sustainable education goals: UN report

Muscat: A two-day symposium on ‘Learning Loss in the Light of the Corona Pandemic: Its Effects and Methods of Remediation’ began under the auspices of HE Dr. Said bin Muhammad Al-Saqri, Minister of Economy on 24 June at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Dr Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, Dr. Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrooqia, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Innovation attended the opening session with a number of honourees, their excellencies undersecretaries, chief executives, educational experts from international organisations (UNESCO, UNICEF, ESCWA) concerned with the education sector, academics, researchers and specialists from institutions of higher education and technical and vocational education, specialists in curriculum development, educational supervision, evaluation and teacher training and representatives of the Follow-up Unit for the Implementation of Oman Vision 2040, civil society institutions and the private sector, as well as representatives of the youth and people with disabilities.

The agenda of the symposium was finding a package of alternatives to mitigate the educational losses and address its effects according to educational plans in line with the global approach in standing up to the challenges faced due to the spread of the pandemic.

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the education sector,