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Sultan Qaboos University
Sultan Qaboos University is a public university in Muscat, Oman, founded in 1986.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Muscat, Oman
- Founded
- 1986
- Teaching language
- Arabic, English
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Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is the national public university of Oman, located in Al Khoudh, Muscat. It was established by royal decree and admitted its first students in 1986.
SQU has colleges of agricultural and marine sciences, arts and social sciences, economics and political science, education, engineering, law, medicine and health sciences, nursing, and science, together with Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and research centres in areas such as oil and gas, water and earthquake monitoring.
Science, engineering and medicine are taught in English, while other programmes use Arabic. Omani students study free; places for international students are limited.
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What language are courses taught in at Sultan Qaboos University?
Courses at Sultan Qaboos University are taught in Arabic, English.
When was Sultan Qaboos University founded?
Sultan Qaboos University was founded in 1986.
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