Engineering Village in partnership with bp Oman, celebrate the fourth cycle of Future Engineers programme

Muscat: Engineering Village held a closing ceremony in partnership with bp Oman, and in collaboration with Department of Innovation and Scientific Olympics at the Ministry of Education, marking the conclusion of the fourth cycle of the Future Engineers programme. HE Dr. Abdullah Ambusaidi, Undersecretary of Ministry of Education was present to celebrate the occasion.

The programme offered theoretical and practical workshops within Engineering, Mathematics, Science and Technology fields, with topics related to programming and electronics targeting school students from the first to fourth grades. It also included training sessions for participating teachers. The programme was implemented across 22 schools within Ad’Dhahirah and Ad’Dakhiliya governorates, training over 130 teachers and benefitting more than 12,000 students through the four cycles.

Ibrahim Al Hinai, social investment manager for bp Oman, Kuwait and Qatar, commented: “Enhancing education is one of our priorities at bp Oman. It aligns with our sustainability aims globally of advancing a just education system and Oman’s national educational priorities. It has shown young kids that learning can be interactive, innovative and can be applied in real life. Thanks to key collaborations with our partners, we have witnessed the positive impact of the programme on both primary students and teachers in the educational space.”

Fahad Al Siyabi, CEO of Engineering Village, further added: “We are thankful of the continuous support received from bp Oman and the Department of Innovation and Scientific Olympics at the Ministry of Education. This programme comes as a result of a great partnership between the community, government and private sectors to achieve our common goal and enhance the educational sector within Oman. We hope that Future Engineers programme contributed in building a capable and technical future generation; to progress further and compete locally and internationally.”

Yaqoob Al Balushi, Head of Director of Innovation and Scientific Olympic Department at the Ministry of Education added: “We believe on the importance of partnering with private sector institutions in developing programmes that motivate our students to learn, especially in the first stages of school, as the students are more capable of absorbing information and applying their knowledge technically across different programmes at that age. Therefore, it is crucial to add such programmes to our schools, motivating and inspiring the students to learn, touching on their passions to develop their potential further.”