Sultan Qaboos University
| Sultan Qaboos University | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1986 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Muscat , Oman |
| management | Rawya bint Saud Al-Busaidiah (Minister of Science and Chancellor); Ali Al-Bemani (Vice Chancellor & Chairman) |
| Students | 16,494 (academic year 2010/11) |
| Employee | 2,864 (academic year 2010/11) |
| including professors | 1,181 (academic year 2010/11) |
| Website | www.squ.edu.om |
The Sultan Qaboos University ( Arabic جامعة السلطان قابوس, DMG Ǧāmiʿat as-Sulṭān Qābūs , English Sultan-Qaboos University ; SQU) is a state university in Muscat , Oman .
History and structure of the university
On the tenth Omani National Day (counted from the Sultan's takeover in 1970 ), the Sultan of Oman Qaboos ibn Said first expressed his intention to found a university in Oman. In 1982 construction began on the university south of Sib in the Muscat Capital Area . In 1986 the first students started their studies. Initially, courses were offered in the subjects of education, agriculture, marine sciences, medicine and health care. In 1987 the subjects of art and social sciences were added. In 1993 the Commerce and Economics faculty was founded. Today the university has the following eight faculties:
- engineering
- medicine
- Agriculture
- Educational science
- Art and Islamic Studies
- law Sciences
- Economics as well
- Natural sciences .
meaning
The Sultan Qaboos University was the only university in the country until 2000. Next day (July 2011), there are five more private universities: University of Sohar , University of Nizwa , Dhofar University , University of Buraimi and the German University of Technology in Oman . The SQU is the only state university in Oman, although Sultan Qaboos has announced the establishment of another state university.
Science and research at the SQU
In the first few years after its establishment, the SQU concentrated on training prospective academics. Scientific research only began in 1999 . In 2001 additional research funds were allocated from the state budget and in 2003 joint research projects with the United Arab Emirates University began . In 2010, further research funding flowed from the Omani The Research Council (TRC) .
The SQU maintains a total of nine specialized research facilities for hydrology , environmental research , telecommunications , energy industry with a focus on oil and natural gas , blue biotechnology , seismology , remote sensing and geographic information systems , Oman studies and the humanities . There are currently (2012) three research chairs: one for blue biotechnology, a second for carbon research (financed by the mineral oil and natural gas company Royal Dutch Shell ) and a third for nanotechnology research with a focus on seawater desalination (financed by the TRC) . 78% of all Omani articles in refereed journals are made at the SQU. With an average of two contributions per faculty member per year, the international area is in the middle.
Currently (2012) the SQU publishes six scientific journals for the fields of medicine , engineering , oceanography and agricultural sciences , natural sciences , art history and social sciences and education . The articles in the medical and engineering journals were included in the international SCOPUS database and the WHO Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region. recorded.
The SQU organizes various annual scientific conferences and supports local researchers in attending external scientific congresses.
Student numbers
16,494 students studied there in the 2010/11 academic year. Of these, 15,104 (= 91.6%) are studying in a Bachelor's degree and 1,390 (= 8.4%) in a postgraduate degree. In addition, 491 students completed their studies with a bachelor's degree and 116 with an advanced diploma (e.g. master's ).
| academic year | 2010/11 | 2009/10 | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/00 | 2000/99 | 1999/00 | ... | 1986/87 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of students | 16,494 | 15,357 | 15,276 | 14,722 | 14,640 | 13,495 | 12,855 | 12,437 | 11,834 | 10,678 | 9,075 | 7,530 | ... | 557 |
| of which men | 8,371 | 7,942 | 7,925 | 7,542 | 7,523 | 6,763 | 6,416 | 6.229 | 5,946 | 5,431 | 4,722 | 3,870 | ... | - |
| including women | 8,123 | 7,415 | 7,351 | 7.180 | 7.117 | 6,732 | 6,439 | 6,208 | 5,888 | 5,247 | 4,353 | 3,660 | ... | - |
| Quota for women | 49.2% | 48.3% | 48.1% | 48.8% | 48.6% | 49.9% | 50.1% | 49.9% | 49.8% | 49.1% | 48.0% | 48.6% | ... | - |
Footnotes
- ↑ Official announcement of the Omani news agency dated May 3, 2011. ( Memento of the original dated May 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Homepage of the Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ) . ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Homepage of The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER) . ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ Official website of the WHO Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region .
- ↑ Announcement of the official Oman News Agency from May 1, 2012. ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cf. Statistical Year Book 2011 ( Memento of the original dated June 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty Ninth Issue - November 2011, section 23-19.
