Alumni and Employer Forum 2023

The Quality Assurance and Planning Department hosted the ‘Alumni and Employer Forum 2023’ at GUtech. The Forum aimed to connect GUtech Alumni and Employers while focusing on Oman 2040 Vision regarding higher education.

The Forum commenced with a panel discussion on how to stimulate Omans’s Higher Education system towards a knowledge-based society and a knowledge driven economy with highly competitive talents. The panellists were phenomenal and highly knowledgeable; Mr. Ashraf Al Mamari from OQ, Ms. Shatha Al Maskiry – Managing Director at Protiviti Oman and Tejarah, Dr. Rayya Al Amri (Vision 2040) and Ms. Ghania Al Sulaimani, HR Director, and strategy planning at Renaissance services. The panel was moderated by Mr. Murtadha Al Lawati from Alizz Islamic Bank who did an amazing job with the questions addressed to the panel. The discussion objective was to promote a national higher educational system that empowers human capabilities to cater labour market requirements and nurture scientific research, innovation, and creativity to build a knowledge-based economy and society.

The panel discussion was followed by a motivational talk by Mr. Abdullah Al Saidi CEO of Nafath Renewable Energy and a presentation titled: Omani Universities on World Map via World University Ranking given by Dr. Adhra Al Mawali, Head of Quality Assurance and Planning Department. The evening concluded with dinner at the History of Science Centre.

 

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