A delegation from Oman visits RUDN University
Nizwa University is ranked second in the QS rankings among universities in the Arab region and first in scientific activity. Currently, the university has more than 9,000 students in 4 faculties, including 284 international students from more than 26 countries. The university has 4 research centers and 83 laboratories, all of this creating ample opportunities for joint scientific projects.
On the agenda were cooperation in the field of scientific research and academic exchange. Representatives of the University of Nizwa expressed interest in establishing contacts with RUDN University in the fields of chemistry and teaching science, as well as in conducting joint research and preparing scientific publications.
We are ready to develop international cooperation, including joint scientific supervision of dissertation research (PhD). Of particular interest in cooperation with the University of Nizwa is conducting scientific research in the field of medicine, engineering and information technology and academic exchange for students studying Arabic, as well as for teachers in economic and medical fields.
The Omani delegation included:
- Ahmed Ben Khalfan Al Rawahi, Chancellor of the University of Nizwa, former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources of the Sultanate of Oman;
- Ahmed Ben Suleiman Al-Kharusi, Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs;
- Walid Ben Khaled Al-Rajhi, Dean of the Faculty of Planning and Quality Management;
- Badr Ben Zahran Al-Slimani, Director of External Relations;
- Jamil Fadel, Head of the Education Department of the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in the Russian Federation.
The first Omani students began pursuing higher education at Peoples' Friendship University in 1962. Since then, RUDN University has trained 89 specialists for the country, the most popular areas of study among students being medicine, agronomy, law, journalism and civil engineering.
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