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Academic
Services
The academic
services division fulfills integral parts of the Oman Cultural Division
mission. We administer standards of scholarship and policy as defined
by the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman and the Oman scholarship sponsors.
We take responsibility
of our students from the day they arrive in the U.S.A /Canada, guide them
throughout their scholarship and make sure that they have a smooth flowing
academic life in their experience as international students.
We encourage
the development of students through counseling, persuade them to take
summer coursework, maintain regular communication and other initiatives
that promote timely degree completion and academic and career success.
The following
list exemplifies regular duties of academic services:
- Maintain the academic standards
set forth by the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman and the Oman scholarship
sponsors.
- Apply students to accredited universities
and administer financial guarantees as needed.
- Arrange for student receipt at study
destination and contact school for possible airport pickup and temporary
accommodation.
- Participate in student orientation
and explain the scholarship rules and regulations if necessary.
- Coordinate with the financial services
division to pay student allowances.
- Monitor student degree progress
- including time to degree - and provide individual counseling.
- Report academic progress to Oman
scholarship sponsor and MOHE on a regular basis, at the end of each
academic term.
- Communicate with schools and keep
track of student needs.
- Aid student and accompanying families
in passport renewal and other consular matters.
- Regularly communicate and advise
students regarding academic matters including issues related to their
scholarship.
FOR BEST SERVICE, WE ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH US ON A REGULAR BASIS.
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