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As part of the Sultan Qaboos University threefold task namely, education, research and community service, and in its efforts to make the expertise of its academics and technical staff available for the local community, the university has established the Centre for Community Service and Continuing Education (CCSCE) to act as a link between its various departments and the community. In this context, community means the wide spectrum of community groups (i.e. public and private sectors, employers, individuals, children, individual with special needs, women’s associations, expatriates etc.).

Objectives:

One of the main objectives of CCSCE is to extend educational and community services to the largest possible part of the community. In this respect, the CCSCE is providing a wide range of short term courses, seminars and workshops as well as community service activities in various fields for public and private sectors and other interested individuals and parties in the community.

The centre’s Main Goals could be summarized in the following points:

1. To strengthen the University’s relation with the community through organizing activities and events, which support the university in performing its educational and research goals, in order to serve and develop our community.

2. To extend all forms of knowledge and scientific awareness to different community sectors and individuals, through the holding of training courses and programs, in coordination with the concerned parties in the university.

3. Prepare and follow up on the progress of research studies in different areas of knowledge, especially those related to societal issues and needs, and deliver their results to the concerned parties through the tools available in the centre.