XML/RSS feed to latest flights and holidays package News from Omanmood http://www.omanmood.co.uk BEING the fourth clause in the Charter of Sultan Qaboos University, internationalisation is an issue that SQU aims to strengthen in order to raise its profile and promote international collaboration. The setting up of the Office of External Cooperation in 2002 was SQU’s first step in that direction. Her Highness Dr Muna bint Fahd Al Said, assistant vice-chancellor for external cooperation, speaks about the progress that SQU has made and its plans for the future in terms of internationalisation of the university. http://www.omanmood.co.uk/News/May09/Aiming-global.asp http://www.omanmood.co.uk/News/May09/Aiming-global.asp Sultan Qaboos University is on its way to becoming a full-fledged research institution. Prof. Amer Al Rawas, deputy vice-chancellor for postgraduate studies and research, speaks about SQU’s research initiatives. http://www.omanmood.co.uk/News/May09/Building-a-future.asp http://www.omanmood.co.uk/News/May09/Building-a-future.asp SOHAR — Undeterred by the recent fall in aluminium prices worldwide and the coming up of more mega smelters elsewhere in the Gulf region, coupled by the general recession hitting the world, Sohar Aluminium is well geared up to take advantage of the tough times the industry has been enduring in the recent months, thanks to the best-in-the-world technology it uses. http://www.omanmood.co.uk/News/May09/Ready-to-meet.asp http://www.omanmood.co.uk/News/May09/Ready-to-meet.asp