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Sohar University (جامعة صحار ) was established in 2001 as the first private university in Oman.[7]
جامعة صحار | |
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 [1][2][3][4][5] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr Hamdan Sulaiman Al Fazari [6] |
Academic staff | 184 (2022/2023)[citation needed] |
| Students | 7119 (2022/2023)[citation needed] |
| Location | Sohar , 311 , Oman 24°17′52″N 56°46′49″E / 24.2979°N 56.7803°E |
| Website | www.su.edu.om |
Campus Expansion edit
In 2008 Queensland-based Noel Robinson Architects' (NRA) were appointed of to design the new 120 million Australian Dollars Sohar University campus. Buildings include a new Library, Sporting Facilities, Multi-purpose lecture theatres, Graduation Hall, Faculty Buildings for Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, Administration, Student Services and post-graduate residences. NRA has collaborated with the University of Queensland during the design for the campus buildings.[8]
References edit
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- ^ Group, O.B. The Report: Oman 2010. Oxford Business Group. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-907065-13-2. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Badran, A.; Baydoun, E.; Hillman, J.R. (2020). Higher Education in the Arab World: Government and Governance. Springer International Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-3-030-58153-4. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Alshahrani, K.; Ally, M. (2016). Transforming Education in the Gulf Region: Emerging Learning Technologies and Innovative Pedagogy for the 21st Century. Routledge Research in Education. Taylor & Francis. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-317-22038-1. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Josephi, B.U. (2010). Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom. Hampton Press communication series: Mass communications and journalism. Peter Lang. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4331-1084-9. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Al Fazari, Amira Ali Salim. "New Vice Chancellor for Sohar University". Sohar University. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Group, O.B. (2015). The Report: Oman 2015. 11. Oxford Business Group. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-910068-21-2. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Architectural firm appointed to design $120m University Project in Middle East". Thinking the Town. Satrapia. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.