|
The organization of Student’s Groups activities has a dual purpose; it stimulates the students to apply their knowledge outside their course work and presents to the community an image of the vibrant student’s life at SQU.
The aim of the of the Student’s Groups is to provide a forum where students with a common academic interest can meet an put their expertise, talents and enthusiasm to a good use to serve the community at SQU, in local schools and in the wider community. The Student’s Groups also participates and represents the university at national and international events.
There are two main events which reflect students’ activities. The first is the Open Day for each department. In this event, each department organizes its own activities related to their field of study. The second one is the Science Week Festival Week where all students from different departments working together as one team in multi-disciplinary fashion. The table below indicates the assessment of some of the innovative ideas and projects developed by students and exhibited in the Science Week 2011. Some of these projects won in the international competitions.
|
Department
|
No.
|
Project Title
|
Total
|
|
Physics
|
1
|
|
1
|
Red Traffic Light alarm
|
42
|
40
|
|
2
|
Valuable Items alarm
|
36
|
36
|
|
3
|
Light Detector
|
31
|
31
|
|
4
|
Smart Fan
|
33
|
35
|
|
5
|
OHVA
|
41
|
41
|
|
6
|
Bus Routes Tracker
|
32
|
28
|
|
7
|
Tidal Power in Masira Bridge
|
27
|
30
|
|
Biology
|
8
|
Oman Culture Collection Centre
|
40
|
41
|
|
9
|
Oman Biodiversity Website
|
40
|
38
|
|
10
|
Food Dictionary
|
41
|
37
|
|
11
|
Oman Ink
|
34
|
33
|
|
12
|
Genetic Card
|
37
|
35
|
|
Computer
|
13
|
Stamping Robot
|
31
|
32
|
|
14
|
Tour Guide
|
42
|
42
|
|
15
|
Finger Print Attendance
|
41
|
43
|
|
16
|
SMS Registration
|
43
|
44
|
|
17
|
Show me Traffic
|
29
|
28
|
|
18
|
Laser Mouse
|
42
|
38
|
|
19
|
Prayer Educator
|
42
|
43
|
|
20
|
Mobile Dictionary
|
42
|
41
|
|
21
|
My Bills
|
39
|
39
|
|
Earth Science
|
22
|
Minerals Exploration
|
39
|
41
|
|
23
|
Chemical Crystals
|
33
|
32
|
|
24
|
Good bye Global Warming
|
47
|
46
|
|
DOMAS
|
25
|
Science Indicator and Technology
|
36
|
38
|
|
26
|
Increasing Profitability using Probabilities
|
33
|
34
|
|
Chemistry
|
27
|
Organic Photo-Cells
|
48
|
46
|
|
28
|
Cloth Recycling
|
36
|
36
|
|
29
|
SQU Marketing صناعة اللبان
|
38
|
38
|
|
30
|
Palm Tree Oil Ink
|
41
|
38
|
|