he Department of Political Science conducted a Seminar titled “EU-GCC Relations” on the 30th of January, 2017 presented by Dr. Steffen Bay Rasmussen, a Visiting Professor through the European Union Erasmus Mundus Exchange Program. With POLS undergraduate and graduate students, along with faculty and respected guests in attendance, Dr. Steffen provided detailed comparisons of the development and current state of European Union and GCC cooperation models.

Dr. Houchang Hassan Yari provides many important reflections and comments on Iran's position in relation to the United States, the European Union, and the GCC region in an article in the January 2017 issue of Business Today. Please follow this link for Dr. Houchang's quotes and the full story at http://www.businesstoday.co.om/Issues/The-IPO-Rush.

Students and Faculty from college of economics and political science (CEPS) participated in The Pearl Initiative Round Table Forum on “Women Careers in GCC”. The Pearl Initiative is the leading independent, non-profit organization working to improve corporate accountability and transparency in the Gulf Region.

Studying as a visiting student at SQU’s College of Economics and Political Science was a truly unique and enriching experience. From an academic point of view, it gave me the opportunity to learn about economic development and foreign policy from an Omani,

The College of Economics and Political Science (CEPS), Sultan Qaboos University is proud to announce that we have become a signatory in PRME – Principles of Responsible Management Education. Currently, CEPS has a strategy of advancing

In March, 2017, 30 CEPS students and faculty advisors travelled to Brussels on a study trip and attended two days of educational sessions in the NATO Headquarters. On Day One, students learned about NATO’s relations and security challenges with the Mediterranean and the Middle East

As part of CEPS Internationalization initiatives, 30 undergraduate and postgraduate CEPS Political Science students and faculty visited the European Parliament and the Europarliamentarium, the Museum of European Parliament on March 29, 2017. After touring the museum, the group met the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Belgium, who joined in a tour of the European Parliament conducted by three guides. The Political Science group learned through an exclusive session about the structure and p...

The Department of Information Systems at the College of Economics & Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University organized today, the First Information Systems Forum on the topic “Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust” under the patronage of H.E. Hussein bin Ali Al Hilali, the Attorney General on April 13th, 2017. Researchers, developers in Information Systems security, and industry professionals from across Oman attended the event to exchange their knowledge and experiences on how to address securi...

College of Economics and Political science hosted an interesting panel discussion between a practitioner and an academic about the sustainability of Islamic banking. The panelists were Dr. Adnan Aziz and Dr. Zakaria Boualnauor. Dr. Adnan is a seasoned Islamic Banking and Finance expert with extensive industry experience from Europe, Middle East, USA and Far East. ‎He is a formally trained professional in the field and currently works for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank where he heads Wholesale Product ...

As part of their trip to NATO Headquarters and the European Parliament in March 2017, Political Science faculty Drs. Cuneyt Yenigen and Hani Albasoos visited His Excellency Omani Ambassador Najeem Bin Sulaiman Al-Abri, Sultanate's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union. Hosted by His Excellency and his family, the CEPS faculty and students attended an informal dinner at the Ambassador’s house along with invited delegations from NATO and the European Union. At the end of...