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Students build their knowledge about governance through visit to State Council

Thirty-five students from the College of Law at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) visit State Council 
State Council places high priority on disseminating accurate information about governance in Oman. They also uphold that a strong nation needs its citizens, including its young people and students to be rightly informed and involved, to become responsible citizens.
To facilitate this, it has in place a student awareness-program, which allows academic institutions to co-ordinate, and organise visits to State Council. Today, the Council welcomed 35 students from the College of Law at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).  The purpose of such familiarization visits is to enable the students to learn more about the Council’s role, its work in person and view the venue where the draft laws, which reflect the need of the nation, are deliberated and approved.
The guided tour by Abdullah bin Saif Mohamed Al Sibani, Director of the Culture, Information and Tourism Committee gave an insider’s view to the students who shared that it is a great way to find out about the Council and its relevance in residents lives and learn about the impact it makes across the Sultanate.
He through his presentation displayed the role and strengths of Council and highlighted diverse range of topics, including rules and laws relating to governance, the two councils and their differences and role. By learning about the Council and how it works, the students realized the crucial element of Omani governance.
The visit concluded after a tour of the Council premises and the students explored the cutting-edge technology of the Council.