The Students Affairs Department with Disabilities at Sultan Qaboos University hosted a delegation from the Education Development Holding Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and members of the Omani Association for Hearing Disability, to work on an integrated project to accept deaf and low hearing students at the university as is the rest of the disabilities. The visit also included a meeting to discuss the necessary academic preparations to accept deaf students and this meeting was attended by representatives of the Department of Special Education at the Ministry of Education.

The visit also included a meeting to discuss the academic preparations necessary to accept deaf students, and this meeting was attended by representatives of the Department of Special Education at the Ministry of Education. The vice-chancellor of sultan Qaboos University Dr. Ali al-Baymani, The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Community Service and Advisor to the President of the University for Academic Affairs.