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Lamis bint Amr Alansari School students VISIT & LEARN about governance at State Council

Today, students from of Lamis bint Amr Alansari School for basic education visited the State Council to learn about its mechanism of work. 
 
They viewed a film on State Council to learn about what it does and how it works for people across the Sultanate.
 
The State Council is recognizable as the place where the Sultanate’s honorable Members of the Council, discuss issues and contribute to forming laws. 
 
The film informed the students about the Council’s role and powers, outlined the stages of the development process of Shura in the Sultanate, built on the foundations of sound and effective democratic practice. It also highlighted the contribution of the State Council to national action.
The visit was marked by a parliamentary visual presentation delivered by Dr. Rajab Owisi, expert for Social and Educational Studies at the Office of the Secretary-General of the State Council.
Abdullah bin Saif Mohamed Al Sibani, Director of the Culture, Information and Tourism Committee answered the queries raised by the students.
They visited the Council of Oman library and the main meeting hall of the State Council.
It is worth mentioning that the State Council places high priority on disseminating accurate information about governance in Oman. To facilitate this, it has in place a VISIT & LEARN program for institutions and academic organizations, so that they may gain accurate information first hand by visiting the Council.