Central Research & Conference Committee, CPS

Central Research Committee

About Us
- Provide consultations and guidance for CPS faculty working on research.
- Enhance CPS teachers research skills by providing workshops on research and its research methodology and design.
- Raise awareness about the available resources for research (e.g. electronic databases, newsletters, books and funding).
- Facilitate the exchange of ideas and experience amongst potential researchers from within and outside the university through research symposiums, workshops and networking events.
- Disseminate the outcomes of CPS based research by supporting the faculty to present in conferences and publish in journals.
Members:

Dr. Suad Al wahaibi   wahaibis@squ.edu.om   (Standing Member)

Dr. Fatemeh Ranjbaran Madiseh f.madiseh@squ.edu.om
Dr. Jamila Al-Siyabi jamilas@squ.edu.om
Dr. Mohsen Pornour   mohsenpn@squ.edu.om
Dr. Nauman Ahmed   nauman@squ.edu.om
Dr. Saleh Arizavi arizavi@squ.edu.om

Dr. Samira Moussaoui   s.moussaoui@squ.edu.om
Wafa Al-Hosni w.alhosni@squ.edu.om

Dr. Yazdan Choubsaz y.choubsaz@squ.edu.om

Anfiwan Al-Shezawi a.alshezawi@squ.edu.om
Policy Documents
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Best Proposal Competition
CPS newsletter

The CPS newsletter is the newsletter of the Center for Preparatory Studies, Sultan Qaboos University, and is for internal circulation in the Center for Preparatory Studies only.

Research Spotlight

Dr. Said AlFurqani

Dr. Said Al Furqani is an early-career researcher at Sultan Qaboos University, who recently completed his PhD in Education at the University of Manchester (UK) in December 2024 Specialization: Internationalization of Higher Education Policy & Practice.
Dr. Yazdan Choubsaz

Yazdan Choubsaz holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. Over the years, he has published scientific articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, authored book/encyclopedia chapters in his area of expertise, technology-mediated language instruction, and presented papers at international ELT & CALL conferences.
Dr. Jamila Al Siyabi

Dr. Jamila Al Siyabi has an MA in Applied Linguistics from Queensland University, Australia, a MSc in Educational Research from Exeter University, UK and a PhD in Education from Exeter University, UK on cohesion and coherence in EFL academic writing.
Dr. Nauman Ahmad

Dr. Nauman Ahmed is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology at the Centre for Preparatory Studies, Sultan Qaboos University.
Dr. Suad Al Wahaibi

On 12 September 2006, Dr. Suad officially commenced her professional journey in the Language Centre (Centre for Preparatory Studies), as a demonstrator after graduating from the College of Education with distinction.