Sultan Qaboos University, located in
Al Seeb in the
Muscat Governorate, is one of the two public universities in the Sultanate of
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
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Most students entering the university are selected based on their performance in high school final examinations. Student enrollment has grown from 500 in 1986 to more than 10,000 in 2005. More than half of the students live off campus due to space constraints. It currently has around 15,357 students of which 7,942 are female students and 7,415 are male students. The university contains 9 colleges which are:
# Agricultural and Marine Sciences
# Art and Social Sciences
# Economics and Political Science
# Education
# Engineering
# Law
# Nursing
# Medicine and Health Science
# Science
Notable faculty
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Dawn Chatty, anthropologist, associate professor from 1988 to 1994
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Jokha al-Harthi, writer
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Abdul Jerri, mathematician
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Jackie Spinner, journalist, worked for the Washington Post from 1995 to 2009
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Stanisław Świerczkowski, mathematician, 1986 to 1997
Notable alumni
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Ahmed Al-Harrasi
Ahmed Sulaiman Al-Harrasi ( ar, أحمد سليمان الحراصي; born 13 October 1974) is an Omani scientist and a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman.
Education
Ahmed Al-Harrasi completed ...
, is an Omani scientist and a professor of organic chemistry.
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Azza Al Ismaili, is an Omani politician and entrepreneur.
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Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel, is regarded as the first woman minister of Oman.
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Rumaitha Al Busaidi, is an Omani climate change activist.
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Lujaina Mohsin Darwish, is an Omani politician.
Ranking
Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is ranked number 1 in Oman. SQU is ranked at number 379 in
the world's top universities ranking by the London-based
Quacquarelli Symonds
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a British company specialising in the analysis of higher education institutions around the world. The company was founded in 1990 by Nunzio Quacquarelli.
History
On 5 October 2017, QS Quacquarelli Symonds acquired Ho ...
(QS).
The university is also ranked number 10 in the QS Arab Region 2019 ranking, and also placed in the 151-200 bracket in the QS Subject Matter Ranking.
See also
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List of universities and colleges in Oman
This is a list of universities and higher education institutions in Oman.
* Sultan Qaboos University
* Middle East College
* Dhofar University
The Dhofar Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ظُفَار, Muḥāfaẓat Ẓufār) is the la ...
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Sultan Qaboos University Library
References
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1986 establishments in Oman
Educational institutions established in 1986
Universities in Oman
Universities and colleges in Muscat, Oman
Organizations based in Oman with royal patronage