Education system in Oman
The education system in Oman was to seize power Sultan Qaboos in 1970 of only three religious schools for boys with a total of about 900 students. In the 1970s and 1980s, efforts were made to rapidly expand the educational system in terms of quantity. This was accompanied by a large-scale adult literacy campaign. In 1990 45.3% of all Omanis over the age of 15 were illiterate, in 2006 this was only 18.6%. Since the 1990s, qualitative aspects have increasingly come to the fore. The establishment of a private tertiary educational institution and the establishment of various quality institutions were also associated with this.
kindergarten
Day nurseries are virtually unknown in Oman. Only 1% of all children up to 3 years of age attend such a day care facility for small children . Kindergartens are also still being set up and so far are only available in larger cities.
General education schools
There is no compulsory education in Oman. Attending a general school is free. Since the school year 1998/1999, a comprehensive school up to the 10th grade was introduced in Oman , which replaced the three-tier system up until then. The comprehensive school is divided into four lower grades and six upper grades. This can be followed by a three-year upper secondary school , which ends with the General Secondary School Certificate.
Tertiary education
The Omani tertiary education sector is relatively young. In 1986 the first and so far only state university was founded. From 1999 private universities are also allowed in the sultanate. This led to a wave of private universities being founded, all of which, however, have an academic cooperation with a recognized foreign university. There are also some formations from foreign universities. In 2005 the state universities of applied sciences were formed by converting existing higher schools.
See also
State University
Private universities
- A'Sharqiyah University
- Dhofar University
- Suhar University
- University of Nizwa
- German University of Technology in Oman in Muscat
State universities of applied sciences
- College of Banking and Financial Studies
- University of Applied Sciences Ibri
- University of Applied Sciences Sur
- Rustaq University of Applied Sciences
- Salalah University of Applied Sciences
- Suhar University of Applied Sciences
- Nizwa University of Applied Sciences
Private colleges
- University College
- Al-Zahra College for Women
- Bayan College
- Caledonian College of Engineering
- ELS Language Centers
- International College of Engineering and Management
- Institute of Public Administration
- International Maritime College Oman
- Majan University College
- Mazoon College
- Middle East College of Information Technology
- Modern College of Business and Science
- Muscat College
- Oman Dental College
- Oman Medical College
- Oman Tourism and Hospitality Academy
- Polyglot Institute Oman
- Rusayl Institute
- Sur University College
- The Scientific College of Design
- Valyat College of Applied Sciences
- Gulf College
State technical colleges
- Higher College of Technology Muscat
- Musanna College of Technology
- Salalah College of Technology
- Nizwa College of Technology
- Shina's College of Technology
- Ibri College of Technology
Footnotes
- ↑ Human Development Report 2006.
Web links
Government agencies
- Omani Ministry of Culture
- Omani Ministry of Science
- Central Omani University Admissions Office
- Omani Ministry of Labor - responsible for the state technical colleges
- Omani Accreditation Council
- Omani technical colleges