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PRESS RELEASE Date: 27.12.06
MAJOR NEW HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE SIGNED FOR OMAN
Oman Education Services and RWTH Aachen University,
under the patronage of Her Excellency Dr. Rawya
bint Saud Al Busaidia, yesterday signed a major
new initiative establishing the Oman-German University
of Technology (OGTech), further strengthening the
long relationship between Oman and Germany.
OGTech is affiliated to RWTH Aachen, one of Europe’s
oldest and most prestigious universities and a member
of the elite IDEA league (a strategic partnership
of research universities with Delft University of
Technology, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich
and the Paris Institute of Technology). The Oman-German
University of Technology will provide a high standard
of education and its degrees will be recognised
both in Oman and the European Union, thereby providing
a wide range of options for the future of graduating
students.
RWTH Aachen traditionally nurtures close ties with
industry in areas of research and development and
the same emphasis will be a key focus of OGTech,
ensuring that its students will take their place
in contributing to a growing economic and industrial
base in Oman. The university’s quest for educational
excellence will ensure strong employment prospects
either in Oman or internationally.
Initially Bachelor of Science degrees will be offered
in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Geosciences,
Applied Information and Technology, Regional Management
and Tourism, as well as Urban Design and Urban Planning,
together with a Pre-University programme to help
students develop the necessary knowledge and skills
relevant to their chosen studies. Additional programmes,
both undergraduate and post graduate (Masters and
PhD studies) will be introduced in the near future.
A series of seminars will be held for students graduating
from high schools to acquaint them with programmes
for which they will be able to apply in March 2007
onwards. The university will welcome its first students
at the beginning of the new academic year in September
2007.
For more information please refer to Times of Oman, Oman
Tribune or Oman Daily Observer on 28th December 2006
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Newspaper Articles - Click on links below to download PDF
Oman Tribune, 28th
December 2006
Oman Daily Observer, 28th
December 2006
Oman
Tribune, 21st December 2006
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