Overview
The student professional development at the College of Economics and Political Science is designed to provide CEPS students skills they need to enhance the academic and career success. This is primarily achieved by establishing a competitive edge for CEPS students and promote a long-term career plan. The student professional development activities are not only designed to increase awareness among CEPS students, but also to support them to learn how to build and maintain a professional business relationship, networking, interview style and preparation, career planning and exploration, internships and training opportunities, relationship building strategies, workplace culture, art of negotiation and conversation, leadership and management, research and data analysis, and writing and communication. The office of assistant dean for training and community services helps to facilitate the integration of student professional development activities across the college through guest speakers, workshops, courses, panel discussion, seminars, events, and other programs. This is done in collaboration with the college and other supporting units within the university (Deanship of Students Affairs, Center for Career Guidance, Center for Student Counseling and Intendent Learning Center).
Main Events
1. The Annual Used Book Exhibition
In March 2014, the college conducted the fifth annual used books exhibition. This is a community service projects in which the college aims to encourage reading, knowledge dissemination and sharing of books. The college gives a call out to the outside community to donate their used books which they no long need. The college then collects, categorizes, price and sell these books to other interested readers. Every year, the exhibition takes place in Muscat City Center. The revenues from the exhibition are given as charity for one of the non-profit organizations in the community. Organizations that benefited from this included for example Oman Institute for the Blind, The Cancer Society, The Handicapped Society and others.
For enquiries, Contact the Project Management and Execution team:
The Business Student Society at CEPS
bs@squ.edu.om
Project Supervision:
The Assistant Dean for Training and Community Service – ADTCS@squ.edu.om
2. The Library & Society Project
This community service ongoing initiative started in 2013 and involves a number of library skills activities targeted to school children. The Project is fully managed and implemented by the college through its Information Center specialists. The CEPS library is one of three main libraries in the university and believing in its social responsibility towards the outside community, this project was developed to connect children with library environments, the love of books, and the skills needed for library management.
For enquiries, Contact the Project Management and Execution team:
The Information Center at CEPS
Mr. Musa AlKindi - mkindy@squ.edu.om
Mr. Said AlMuharbi - smoharbi@squ.edu.om
Project Supervision:
The Assistant Dean for Training and Community Service – ADTCS@squ.edu.om
3. The Annual Business Week
The Business Week is an annual event organized by the Business Society student group under the direct supervision of the Assistant Dean Office for Training and Community Service (ADTCS). In this event, each year all departments in CEPS combine their efforts and talents for a week to emphasize a specific theme which is of significance to the outside community and the national economy. Events during the Business Week include exhibitions, lectures, workshops and awareness campaigns involving a large number of organizations from outside the university. Examples of themes that have been highlighted in the past years include Islamic Economy and Diversification of National Economy. In April 2014, the ADTCS organized its 12th Business week under the theme: Innovation in SMEs which was targeted to various sectors in the community including entrepreneurs, higher education graduates, school students, private sector, public sector and the general public.
For enquiries, Contact the Project Management and Execution team:
The Business Student Society at CEPS
bs@squ.edu.om
Project Supervision:
The Assistant Dean for Training and Community Service – ADTCS@squ.edu.om
4. The Muscat Securities Market Gathering