Saturday 16 / November / 2024
Muscat: Muscat University welcomed its first batch of postgraduate students, officials have announced.
"Muscat University opened its doors for its first intake of postgraduates students today," the university reported.
This year, the University will provide undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes for Omanis and expatriates through its three faculties of business management, engineering and technology, and transport and logistics.
The university can take up to 160 students this year, 80 in the foundation and 80 to be enrolled in the Per-Master’s program, according to Prof. Yusra Mouzughi, Muscat University’s deputy vice-chancellor for academic affairs.
She said the foundation and Pre-Master’s program will cost around OMR4,000 while the advanced ones will be varied between OMR,4000 to OMR8,000.
“Starting from September 2017, we will be able to have 35 students in each program. While the numbers sound small, they are important to maintain quality,” Mouzughi said.
