Oman Observer
MUSCAT, Oman Oil Company (OOC), the government’s investment arm in the energy related sectors, has signed a collaboration agreement with Muscat University. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Muscat University, a private university that is associated with two leading UK universities, Cranfield University and Aston University, to provide a unique education experience within Oman, will support OOC’s continuous efforts to boost In-Country Value by advancing academic and career development of the students of Muscat University.
The MoU will run for 3 years and will pave the way for qualified employees of the company and its subsidiaries to be involved in academic activities. The two organisations will also work together in organising, promoting, and coordinating long and short-term Muscat University student placements and internships to Oman Oil and its affiliated companies.
According to the agreement, OOC and Muscat University will facilitate professional development activities of interest to both parties and the engineering and business community in general. This also includes organising seminars, academic interactive sessions, conferences, and coordinate student visits to the OOC’s affiliated companies’ laboratories and coordinating student visits and field trips to various operational sites.