Suhar University
| Sohar University جامعة صحار |
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| founding | 2001 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Suhar , Oman |
| Vice Chancellor | Barry Winn |
| Students | 7,300 (2017) |
| Employee | 187 (March 2010) |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.soharuni.edu.om |
The University of Suhar ( Arabic جامعة صحار, DMG Ǧāmiʿat Ṣuḥār ; English Sohar University ) is a private university in Suhar in the north of the Sultanate of Oman .
history
The previous institution of Suhar University was the Sohar College for Applied Sciences , founded in 1998 . At the time, the foreign academic partner was the University of Lincolnshire & Humberside , now the University of Lincoln .
Sultan Qaboos issued royal decree 41/99 in 1999, which allowed the establishment of private universities in Oman. The government is supporting the establishment with a number of measures: Tax exemption for five years; Free building land, capital grants of up to 50% of the equity (maximum 3 million Omani rials ; at that time about 6 million €) and state scholarships for students from low-income families. The government tries to ensure the quality of teaching through the mandatory cooperation with a recognized foreign university and the mandatory accreditation with the Oman Accreditation Council (OAC).
As a result, the university was founded on September 11, 2001 by a ministerial decree as the first private university in the country. Today the university is a branch of the University of Queensland , with which there is also an academic partnership to ensure quality standards.
Academic structure
The university has four faculties: engineering, applied sciences, business administration and social sciences. The following programs can be completed at it: a university preparatory course (Foundation program), the " Bachelor ", the "Diploma" and the "Advanced Diploma".
Student numbers
In the 2006/07 academic year, a total of 2,167 students studied at the university. This was 26.8% more than in the previous year.
| academic year | 2006/07 | 2005/06 |
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| Total number of students | 2.167 | 1,709 |
| of which men | 710 | 617 |
| including women | 1,457 | 1,092 |
| Quota for women | 67% | 64% |
Web links
Official website of Suhar University
Individual evidence
- ^ Vice Chancellor's message. In: www.soharuni.edu.om. Sohar University, accessed August 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Strategic Plan 2018/23. (pdf, 7.9 MB) In: www.soharuni.edu.om. Sohar University, p. 3 , accessed August 9, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 9, 2019 .
- ↑ cf. Hahn, Karola: Modernization in Oman - Current University Policy in the Socio-Economic Context and the Opportunities for German Study Programs , p. 59 ( Memento of December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (pdf) at www.daad.de
- ↑ See Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty Sixth Issue - October 2008, section 38-19.