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Oman Establishing Sultan Qaboos Chair at Cambridge University

Global Arab Network - - Hannan Taha

Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:55

An agreement for establishing Sultan Qaboos Chair for Ibrahimi Religions and Common Values at Cambridge University will be signed today.

The agreement will be signed by Dr. Rawiyah bint Saud al Busaidiyah, Higher Education Minister in the presence of Sayyid Taimour bin As'ad al Said, Assistant Secretary General for International Cooperation at the Scientific Research Council (TRC), Professor Sir L. Christophe Borisioz, Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University, Habib bin Mohammed al Riyami, Secretary General of Sultan Qaboos Centre for Islamic Culture and Dr. Ali bin Saud al Bimani, Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University.

The launch of this scientific chair is a new addition to the scientific chairs launched by the Sultanate in the different parts of the world to increase the number of chairs in the different continents to 15.

The launch comes within the efforts that aim at focusing on the Middle Eastern studies that seek to enhance the worlds' understanding and appreciation of the Arab and Islamic culture contribution to different fields of knowledge including science, mathematics, literature, visual arts, law, sociology, history, political science, economy, language, archeology and philosophy.

Cambridge University is one of the prestigious academic institutions in the U.K as it is the second oldest university in the English speaking communities. The University topped the list of SQ classification for universities of the world in 2010.

Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al Hinai, the Sultanate's ambassador to the U.K, Dr. Mohammed bin Said al Ma'amari, Scientific Advisors at the Awqaf and Religious Affairs Ministry and a number of officials, academicians and diplomats from both sides will attend the signing ceremony. (ONA)

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