The Quality Assurance Office implemented an event entitled The Language of Faces, on Thursday, April 18, 2024, where a lecture was given by Mr. Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Alawi. During the lecture, he spoke about how to analyze someone’s personality through their facial features. He also talked about personality types, and how to determine the personality type based on the way they stand up.

Moreover, the office presented a simple gift to Dr. Umama bint Mustafa Al Lawati, in appreciation for the efforts she made at Sultan Qaboos University and the Quality Assurance Office, wishing her further success and prosperity in her life.
 

The Quality Assurance Office implemented the Soft Power Index event on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The lecture was given by Dr. Humaid Muhammad Al Busaidi, during the lecture, he introduced the employees to the meaning of this index, and the rank of the Sultanate of Oman in this index, the rank of the rest of the countries, and the reasons for the high index in some countries, in addition to holding some contests and activities with incentive prizes for the employees.

The Quality Assurance Office implemented a pre-Ramadan event (Darna), on Sunday, March 10th, 2024, where a lecture was given by Mr. Hilal bin Salem Al Abri (an employee from the Student Guidance Center), entitled Mental Health in the Work Environment, he talked about the concept of mental health in the work environment and its impact on the employee, and he engaged the employees with some activities with prizes as well. After the lecture, the office employees presented a congratulatory gift to Professor Sulaiman bin Mohammed Al Balushi (Director of the Quality Assurance Office) for obtaining the Royal Order of Commendation Medal in the field of scientific research, wishing him more success and prosperity.

Some of the office's employees attended a workshop held by the Omani Authority for Academic Accreditation and Educational Quality Assurance (OAAAQA), represented by the Higher Education Quality Assurance Center. Two training workshops were implemented on the procedures of the updated institutional accreditation system on March 5 and 6, 2024. The first workshop included training a number of representatives of higher education institutions on the updated procedures, the workshop was for one day only, while the second workshop included training a number of external reviewers on the updated system, the workshop was for two days. During the two training workshops, some visual presentations were presented regarding the analysis model (ADRI), and how to write an evaluation request against institutional standards, as well as field visit requirements and its procedures. In addition to providing a number of practical exercises, especially for external reviewers, In order to apply it and enrich the practical aspect of the workshop.

It is worth mentioning that the Higher Education Quality Assurance Center is keen to hold such workshops. In a pursuit to spread a culture of quality, which is an aspect of the commitment of the Center and the Authority in general towards the higher education sector.