The National Bioethics Committee  held its first meeting of the year (2023) under the chairmanship of HH Sayyid Dr. Fahd bin Al Julanda Al Said, Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University, Chairman of the Committee.The panel discussed a number of topics, including a proposal to organize training in the field of communication skills for medical and paramedical staff.The committee also studied a proposal to host the forthcoming meeting of the Middle East Regional Office of National Bioethics...

Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) signed a cooperation agreement to establish an ISESCO chair in the field of machine learning for remote sensing and geographic information systems.The agreement was signed by HH Sayyid Dr. Fahd bin Al Julanda Al Said, SQU Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. Salim Mohammed Al Malik, ISESCO Director-General.The agreement aims at exchanging knowledge and expertise between the two sides, besides...

 A medical team from Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) succeeded in performing mitral valve regurgitation operations using a modern technology. The operation deals with the use of a "mitral valve clip" system, which spares the patient open-heart surgery in high-risk cases.The operations were led by a qualified medical team comprising Dr. Fahad Al Kindi, Senior Consultant in the Department of Cardiac Catheterization, and Dr. Adel Al Kindi, Senior Consultant at the Department...

Sultan Qaboos University and Dhofar University signed cooperation agreements that cover various academic and training areas, as well as supporting the establishment of a college of medicine at Dhofar University.The first agreement, which included long-term support for the establishment of a college of medicine at Dhofar University, aims to set foundational and study plans, curricula, procedures, education and training systems and programs, and student evaluation system for the college to be esta...