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...

A specialized medical team from the Pediatric Surgery Unit at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) conducted the first surgery of its kind Oman. The surgery involved endoscopic transplantation of ureters from within the bladder of a one-year-old baby girl.The head of the medical team, Dr. Zainab Nasser Al Balushi, Senior Consultant in Pediatric Surgeon, Head of the Pediatric Surgery Unit and Deputy Director General of the SQUH for Medical Affairs, said that the girl was suffering from freque...

 Sultan Qaboos University has signed two cooperation agreements with Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (be'ah) to achieve sustainable development goals in line with Oman Vision 2040. The agreements were signed by H.H. Sayid Dr. Fahad Bin Al-Julanda Al Said, Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University, and Tariq bin Ali Al Amri, CEO of “be'ah”.The first agreement aims to establish a reuse center to benefit from consumed materials and their economic value by find...

A team of students from Sultan Qaboos University invented a technique by using graphene and polymer materials, as an alternative to silicon, to manufacture solar and photovoltaic cells. This method improves the efficiency of solar systems by up to 60 percent.The innovation was developed by students Aisha Al-Wahaibi, Mozn Al-Abrai, Al-Hasna Al-Adwani and Nusaiba Al-Kharousi from the College of Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University.The project aims to develop solar cells made of locally produced...