Higher Education Ministry, South Australia varsity sign cooperation pact

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Higher Education, represented by the Consulate General of the Sultanate of Oman in Australia, signed a cooperation agreement with the University of South Australia and South Australia Educational Institutions. The agreement was signed by Dr Hamoud bin Amer al Wardi, Consul General of the Sultanate of Oman, and Professor Allan Evans Provost, Chief Academic Officer, and Malcolm Rydall, CEO of South Australia Educational Institutions.

The agreement envisions that University of South Australia and South Australia Educational Institutions will finalise the admission of Omani students in both institutions, providing the academic and logistic services to the students, which facilitate joining their majors, including airport reception, appropriate accommodation and campus services, such as health, recreation and safety, student affairs, prayer facilities, work systems and other services.

The agreement also includes the implementation of early intervention strategies to address any academic or other difficulties that may arise in consultation with the Sultanate’s Consulate and the recruitment of qualified staff to supervise Omani students, pursue their academic progress and attend various study programmes, and help the student to complete his/ her course in a timely manner.