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Education and Research Com. discusses scientific research development with university officials

 
Today, the Education and Research Committee of the State Council hosted several private universities officials to add value to its ongoing study titled, The reality of scientific research and the role of private sector companies in supporting and developing it.
 
The Committee’s eighth meeting the role of the first annual session of the seventh term headed by Hon.Mohammed bin Hamdan bin Sulaiman al Toobi, Committee Head, was held in the presence of honorable committee members and several General Secretariat employees.
 
The meeting focused its discussion with the officials on varied  axes pertaining to the study, which included : the importance of scientific research and its role in technical and industrial progress and its positive impact on the country, the necessity of strengthening the infrastructure for scientific research, the level of spending on research, efforts made by private universities to develop scientific research and support researchers and motivate them and the views and proposals to support policies and legislations aimed at supporting scientific research and raising its efficiency.
 
The officials hosted from Nizwa University included, Dr. Ahmed Khalfan Al-Rawahi, Chancellor of the University, Dr. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Harrasi, Vice President of the University for Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Sulaiman Al-Harrasi, Vice Chancellor for Scientific Research, Graduate Studies and External Relations. From Sohar University, the officials included, Dr. Barry Wayne, President of Sohar University, Dr.Hamdan bin Suleiman Al-Fazari, Vice President of the University for Resources  and Dr.Ghassan Al Kindi from the Faculty of Engineering, Acting Director of Research and Industry Collaboration  and from Dhofar University, Dr.Khalid Al Mashikh, Dean of the Faculties of Arts and Applied Sciences.