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جامعة السلطان قابوس (Arabic) | |
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| Latin: Universitas Regis Qaboos | |
| Motto | اقرأ |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Read |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1986 |
| Vice-Chancellor | HH Dr. Fahad bin Al-Julanda bin Majed Al Said |
| Undergraduates | 15,357 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Sultan Qaboos University is a public university located in al-Seeb, Oman. Established in 1986, it is one of the two public universities in the country and is named after Qaboos bin Said al-Said, the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until 2020.
Most students entering the university are selected based on their performance in high school final examinations. Student enrollment has grown from 500 in 1986 to more than 10,000 in 2005. More than half of the students live off campus due to space constraints. It currently has around 15,357 students of which 7,942 are female students and 7,415 are male students.[1]
- ^ The Report: Oman 2012. Oxford Business Group. 2012. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-907065-49-1.