Pact signed to improve learning environment

Muscat: The plan for Blended Learning Project was discussed during a meeting on Sunday, which was one of the outcomes of the education lab held in October 2019.
The coordination meeting was held by Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit and the University of Technology and Applied Sciences.
The lab culminated in the issuance of Royal Decree No. 81/2020, which stipulated the merging of Higher Technical College, technical colleges, colleges of applied sciences and A’Rustaq College of Education, bring them under one government university (University of Technology and Applied Sciences).
The meeting, held on the premises of Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit in Al-Khuwair, was attended by Dr Khamis bin Saif Al Jabri, Head of the Unit, and Dr Said bin Hamad Al Rubai’ee, Vice-Chancellor of the University.
It was also attended by the Unit’s team tasked with the education sector, the labour market and employment. The meeting looked into all responsibilities and missions of the University project’s committees, appointment of the project’s management team and a review of the merger project’s indicators. It also discussed means of addressing challenges in accordance with work system proceedings.
Dr Khamis and Dr Said signed the executive plan of the merger which will ensure smooth running in line with clear-cut indicators of performance to be followed up by the Unit in its approach to facilitating all challenges that might emerge during the implementation stage.