The MOU also aims to exchange training and practical experiences between the university and the Bait Al Zubair Foundation and to encourage cultural projects, research, incubators, and student companies.
The University of Technology and Applied Sciences (College of Applied Sciences in Nizwa) and Bait Al Zubair Foundation have signed a joint memorandum of understanding aimed at cooperation in several cultural, cognitive, and skill fields.
The MOU also aims to exchange training and practical experiences between the university and the Bait Al Zubair Foundation and to encourage cultural projects, research, incubators, and student companies.
In addition to mutual sponsorship of events in the fields of exhibitions and scientific, research, training, and cultural fields, and work to promote the culture of entrepreneurship through training courses and workshops, mutual visits, and joint arbitration in competitions.
The signing of this MOU comes as a result of the implementation of the directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq – may God protect him – continuing to pay attention to education, training, care for heritage, and cultural and tourism components.
In addition the MOU will also serve to harnessing all possibilities to achieve sustainable development, and a desire to enhance integration between the public and private sectors in the field of cultural enterprise and activities.
The memorandum was signed by Dr. Abdullah bin Ali Al-Shibli – Director-General of the Colleges of Applied Sciences, and the Honorable / Al-Zubair bin Muhammad Al-Zubair – Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Zubair Foundation.
This MOU has materialised after a series of successful cooperations in which Bait Al Zubair Foundation participated with civil society institutions and governmental and private institutions, including the cooperation agreement signed by the Foundation with the Association of Writers and Litterateurs two years ago.
In addition to this, the Foundation’s has cooperation links with international institutions such as the FAO to implement a number of cultural programs. Also, there is the permanent cooperation between the Foundation and the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism regarding the development and promotion of tourism in Oman.
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