Board of Education / Meeting

30 / Board of Education / Meeting

Muscat on September 25 / Oman / The Board of Education today its fourth meeting this year under the chairmanship of His Excellency Mr. Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Board of Education and the presence of Excellencies and members of the Council and the Diwan of Royal Court, Muscat. Initiated by His Excellency Mr. President of the Council meeting by welcoming owners Excellencies and members of the Board congratulated them start the new school year calling for God to make him in goodness and blessing and سؤدد on the progress of education in the Sultanate. Council discussed at its meeting a number of issues included in the agenda is the most prominent note on the organization to invest in the higher education sector where your Board approved the stop granting of licenses for the establishment of Universities and colleges of new private for a period of three years, subject to extension to enable the competent authorities of government an assessment of the current status of private higher education institutions and to propose appropriate mechanisms for controls investing in it as well as the identification of programs and academic disciplines that are consistent with the requirements of the labor market and the development plans of the country as well as the assessment of government support submitted in this regard. in a related context Council discussed the controls business investment in government land granted to private higher education institutions and the Council considered a number of conditions and foundations in the field of exploitation of some tracts of land granted in commercial purposes is closely related to the educational process and the educational goals that does not contradict the educational mission these cultural institutions and address the concerned authorities approved them. well in his discussions Council discussed a number of other issues brought to him by various stakeholders in the education sector in the Sultanate has taken the appropriate decisions . CES / Omani / Sssssssssssssssv e d