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As part of the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation's follow-up of the scientific incubators program in private higher education institutions, a delegation from the General Directorate of the Innovation Center headed by Ms. Najah Al Rashidi, Director General of the Innovation Center, and a team from the Incubators and Business Accelerators Department [...]

The Entrepreneurship Center at Dhofar University organized a specialized workshop for students participating in the scientific incubator on October 3, 2024, led by Mr. Mubarak Al-Shahri, Head of the Commercial Registration Secretariat Department at the General Directorate of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion in Dhofar Governorate. The workshop covered various topics, including an introduction to […]

During 21-22 September, and as part of a group of enthusiastic and distinguished students at the college, Mona Al Amri’s team won first place in the OQ Hackathon, where the team developed an advanced operations management system to monitor and predict corrosion in gas pipelines using smart solutions such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, […]

As part of efforts to promote innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit among students, the Entrepreneurship Center has announced the launch of the "Entrepreneurship Club" chaired by student Marwa Ahmed Al-Shahri and supervised by Ms. Shahrazad Al-Marhoon, Director of the Center on 15 September 2024. This initiative aims to provide an inspiring educational environment that helps [...]

Dr. Omar Durrah presented a research paper on “Rural Women Entrepreneurship: Motivations and Behaviours” at The Joint Asian Conference on Business and Economic Studies which was held from 28 to 30 August, 2024 in Bali Island, Indonesia. It should be noted that this research paper was a joint work with Dr. Taher Alkhalaf from Caen [...]

On 1 August and under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Saif Al Busaidi, Wali of Salalah, (75) innovative projects from several Arab countries participated in the Talenco Environmental Hackathon. In addition to the Sultanate of Oman, Egypt, Iraq, the Emirates, and Algeria also participated, of which (40) projects qualified to enter the […]

On 18 July 2024, six entrepreneur students from “College of Arts and Applied Sciences” and “College of Engineering” participated in an important exhibition organized by Asyad’s free trade zone. The exhibition showcased the students’ products as well as services of the other companies operating in Free Trade Zone in a valuable opportunity of networking and […]

On 2 July, the qualifiers and winners of the scientific incubators at Dhofar University participated in a seminar organized by the Muscat Securities Market entitled: “Development of Small and Medium Enterprises from an International Perspective” in preparation for establishing their projects. The seminar hosted Prof. Dr. Ann-Christine Achleitner, a German economist and professor of economics […]