Entries by Maimoona Al Salmi

GUtech welcomed Eng. Saeed Al-Mandhari, CEO of the Omani Group for Communications and Information Technology

GUtech welcomed Eng. Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Mandhari, CEO of the Omani Group for Communications and Information Technology. This visit comes to strengthen the field of cooperation and partnership, which aims to develop academic capabilities, scientific research, and innovation. During the visit, Al-Mandhari and a number of company members met with Dr. Hussain bin Suleiman Al-Salmi, […]

GUtech and PhazeRo bring in real-world artificial intelligence skills into the classroom and beyond

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) signed on Tuesday 8 September a cooperation agreement with PhazeRo at GUtech campus to offer artificial intelligence, AI, courses to equip GUtech students with much needed AI skills and to bridge the gap between AI theory and real-world AI applications through project-based learning with real industry challenges. […]

GUtech collaborates with ETCO to set up a Technology Transfer Office

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) and the International Emerging Technology Company (ETCO) collaborate to establish GUtech Technology Transfer Office to promote technology transfer and structure GUtech technology transfer capabilities. The German University of Technology in Oman, represented by Dr Hussain Al Salmi, Acting Rector, and the International Emerging Technology Company (ETCO), represented […]

“Students explore creative ways of expressing their ideas” – UPAD Professor about online assignments

The academic departments at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) have been adjusting their regular assignments and thesis projects to online teaching. The Department of Urban Planning and Architectural Design (UPAD) has been conducting Bachelor thesis projects recently. Associate Professor Alexander Kader of the UPAD Department speaks about his experience during online teaching […]

Hydrology Research on New Technologies for Flood Management in Oman

HALBAN A team of hydrologists around Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Holzbecher, Department of Applied Geosciences, German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) is currently working on research on new technologies that will help to improve the flood management in Oman. The team, including Dr. Ahmed Hadidi, started their research within the project entitled ‘Towards a flood-resilient […]

“I want every day to be a challenge” – A UPAD students shares his study experiences

  HALBAN A 4th year student in Urban Planning and Architectural Design (UPAD), Abdullah Al Mandhari (pictured), has shared some of his experiences about his online studies and his on-going projects. Sometimes Abdullah has been studying while being surrounded by his nephews and niece. This highlights the challenges students face within their home-environments, in a […]

CEO talk by Dr. Mohammed Al Balushi, Shell Oman Marketing

Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Al Balushi, Chief Executive Officer of Shell Oman Marketing, gave a lecture entitled “Leadership: Driving Progress Through People” at GUtech yesterday. Dr. Mohammed shared his work-experiences with GUtech students from different departments and academic staff members in the university’s research hall. The talk was part of a series of CEO talks for […]