Sohar University Explained
| Sohar University |
| Native Name: | جامعة صحار |
| Established: | 2001 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Type: | Private |
| Faculty: | 184 (2022/2023) |
| Vice Chancellor: | Dr Hamdan Sulaiman Al Fazari [6] |
| Students: | 7119 (2022/2023) |
| City: | Sohar |
| Postalcode: | 311 |
| Country: | Oman |
| Coor: | 24.2979°N 56.7803°W |
| Website: | www.su.edu.om |
Sohar University (جامعة صحار) was established in 2001 as the first private university in Oman.[7]
Campus Expansion
In 2008 Queensland-based Noel Robinson Architects' (NRA) were appointed of to design the new 120 million Australian Dollars Sohar University campus. Buildings include a new Library, Sporting Facilities, Multi-purpose lecture theatres, Graduation Hall, Faculty Buildings for Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, Administration, Student Services and post-graduate residences. NRA has collaborated with the University of Queensland during the design for the campus buildings.[8]
Notes and References
- Book: Badran . A. . Baydoun . E. . Hillman . J.R. . Higher Education in the Arab World: Research and Development . Springer International Publishing . 2022 . 978-3-030-80122-9 . 26 Mar 2023 . 263.
- Book: Group, O.B. . The Report: Oman 2010 . Oxford Business Group . 978-1-907065-13-2 . 26 Mar 2023 . 225.
- Book: Badran . A. . Baydoun . E. . Hillman . J.R. . Higher Education in the Arab World: Government and Governance . Springer International Publishing . 2020 . 978-3-030-58153-4 . 26 Mar 2023 . 284.
- Book: Alshahrani . K. . Ally . M. . Transforming Education in the Gulf Region: Emerging Learning Technologies and Innovative Pedagogy for the 21st Century . Taylor & Francis . Routledge Research in Education . 2016 . 978-1-317-22038-1 . 26 Mar 2023 . 94.
- Book: Josephi, B.U. . Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom . Peter Lang . Hampton Press communication series: Mass communications and journalism . 2010 . 978-1-4331-1084-9 . 26 Mar 2023 . 100.
- Web site: Al Fazari . Amira Ali Salim . New Vice Chancellor for Sohar University . Sohar University . 7 Apr 2023.
- Book: Group, O.B. . The Report: Oman 2015 . Oxford Business Group . 11 . 2015 . 978-1-910068-21-2 . 26 Mar 2023 . 243.
- News: Queensland Architectural firm appointed to design $120m University Project in Middle East . Thinking the Town . Satrapia . 2011-05-30 . 2012-06-08.
