Ministry of Higher Education (Oman)

Sultanate of Oman
Ministry of Higher Education
وزارة التعليم العالي

Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Oman
Headquarters Ruwi, Muscat Oman
Agency executives
Website Official website

The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for supervising high education institutes and the development of high education policies in the Sultanate.

The current Minister of Higher Education is Rawiya bint Saood Al Busaidi[1][2] and the current Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education is Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Sarmi.[3]

History

Prior to the establishment of MOHE, the Directorate General of Scholarship and Foreign Relations carried out a role similar to that of MOHE. After MOHE was established in 1994,[4] the General Directorate of Scholarships and Foreign Relations was transferred from the Ministry of Education to MOHE and additional responsibilities were assigned to MOHE involving the supervision of high education institutes and the development of high education policies.[5]

The competences of the Ministry of Higher Education were revised twice after its establishment. The initial competences were issued in 1994[5] and included supervision of SQU. These competences were revised again in the year 2000[6] removing all references to SQU, and then they were refined again in the year 2002.[7]

Prior to her appointment as the Ministry of Higher Education,[1] Dr Rawiya was appointed as the Undersecretary for the Ministry of Higher Education in the year 2001.[8]

Function

The competences of MOHE are as follows:[7]

  1. Implementing the adopted policies in the fields of high education and scientific research.
  2. Proposing the general policie for high education and scientific research.
  3. Preparing future generations academically in all fields of knowledge.
  4. Supervising high education institutes assigned to the ministry.
  5. Proposing the mechanism for admitting students into high educational institutes supervised by the ministry.
  6. Encouraging scientific research and supervise scientific research centers assigned to the ministry.
  7. Implementing the scholarship law and providing the opportunities for qualified individuals to continue their high education in the fields needed by the country.
  8. Evaluating academic qualifications and degrees granted by universities, colleges, and high educational and scientific institutes.
  9. Surveying and registering academic degrees acquired by Omanis after the first university degree.
  10. Undertaking the procedures for the international recognition of degrees granted by Omani high education institutes.
  11. Following up the coordination and integration between high education institutes and research centers.
  12. Prepare draft laws related to high education and scientific research and issuing the regulations for implementing them.
  13. Licensing the establishment of high education institutes in Oman.
  14. Following the decisions to admit students and other academic requirements at high educational institutes.
  15. Participating in strengthening foreign scientific and cultural ties in the field of high education and scientific research.
  16. Representing the Sultanate in international and regional organizations and conferences in this field.
  17. Training Omani staff at the ministry.

Former Senior Officers

First Ministry Headed By A Woman

The appointment of Rawiya Al Busaidi as the Minister of Higher Education in the year 2004 was the first appointment in the Sultanate of Oman for a woman as the head of any ministry.[1][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Appointing a Minister for Higher Education, Royal Decree No. 28/2004, issued on March 8, 2004, published in issue 763 of the Official Gazette.
  2. ↑ "Cabinet of Ministers". Ministry of Information. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Appointing an Undersecretary for the Ministry of High Education, Royal Decree No 73/2004, issued on July 5, 2004, published in issue no 771 of the Official Gazette.
  4. 1 2 Amending the Ministerial Formation, Royal Decree No 2/94, issued on January 5, 1994.
  5. 1 2 Specifying the Competences of the Ministry of High Education, Royal Decree No 15/94, issued on January 11, 1994.
  6. ↑ Specifying the Competences of the Ministry of Higher Education, Royal Decree No 36/2000, issued on May 6, 2000, published in issue no 671 of the Official Gazette.
  7. 1 2 Specifying the Competences of the Ministry of Higher Education and Adopting its Organizational Structure, Royal Decree No 6/2002, issued on January 14, 2002, published in issue no 711 of the Official Gazette.
  8. ↑ Appointing an Undersecretary for the Ministry of Higher Education, Royal Decree No. 77/2001, issued on July 30, 2001, published in issue no 698 of the Official Gazette.
  9. ↑ Appointing an Undersecretary for the Ministry of Higher Education for Scholarships and Foreign Relations Affairs, Royal Decree No 17/94, issued on January 11, 1994.
  10. ↑ Appointing an Undersecretary for the Ministry of Higher Education, Royal Decree No. 90/94, issued on September 11, 1994.
  11. ↑ "Rawiya Al Busaidi - First Woman To Enter the Omani Government" (in Arabic). Al Sharq Al Awsat. March 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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