Sultan Qaboos University
Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is a public university located in al-Seeb, Oman. Established in 1986, it is one of the two public universities in the country and is named after Qaboos bin Said al-Said, the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until 2020. Most students entering the university are selected based on their performance in high school final examinations.
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Sultan Qaboos University
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- Sultan Qaboos University
- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Oman
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Student enrollment has grown from 500 in 1986 to more than 10,000 in 2005. More than half of the students live off campus due to space constraints. It currently has around 15,357 students of which 7,942 are female students and 7,415 are male students.
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Key facts
• Name — Sultan Qaboos University • Motto — اقرأ • Motto Eng — Read • Type — Public • Vice Chancellor — HH Dr. Fahad bin Al-Julanda bin Majed Al Said • Undergrad — 15,357 • City — Muscat • Country — Oman • Campus — Urban • Website — https: www.squ.edu.om
Colleges
Colleges
The university contains 9 colleges which are: • Agricultural and Marine Sciences • Art and Social Sciences • Economics and Political Science • Education • Engineering • Law • Nursing • Medicine and Health Science • Science
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Abdullah Nasser bin Khalifa al-Harrasi, is an Omani Minister of Information. • Ahmed Al-Harrasi, is an Omani scientist and a professor of organic chemistry. • Azza Al Ismaili, is an Omani politician and entrepreneur. • Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jameel, is regarded as the first woman minister of Oman. • Badriyya al-Shihhi, PhD in Chemistry, novelist • Rumaitha Al Busaidi, is an Omani climate change activist. • Lujaina Mohsin Darwish, is an Omani politician.
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• Arwu W — 801–900 • Arwu W Year — 2022 • Qs W — =334 • Qs W Year — 2026 • The W — 601–800 • The W Year — 2024 • Usnwr W — =750 • Usnwr W Year — 2023 Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is ranked number 1 in Oman. SQU is ranked at number 362 in the world's top universities ranking by the London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The university is also ranked number 10 in the QS Arab Region 2019 ranking, and also placed in the 151-200 bracket in the QS Subject Matter Ranking.
Notable faculty
Academic staff of Sultan Qaboos University • Dawn Chatty, anthropologist, associate professor from 1988 to 1994 • Jokha al-Harthi, writer • Abdul Jerri, mathematician • Jackie Spinner, journalist, worked for The Washington Post from 1995 to 2009 • Stanisław Świerczkowski, mathematician, 1986 to 1997
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