located in : Ministry of Higher Education
headed by :Undersecretary of Ministry of Higher Education
members:
1-Representative of Education Commission at State Council
2-Representative of education and scientific research at Shura Council
3-3epresentative of Education Board
4-Two heads of governmental higher education institutions or their deputies
5-Two heads of private higher education institutions or their deputies
6-Two heads of student councils; one from governmental higher education institutions and one from private
higher education institutions
7-A representative of Ministry of Higher Education who shall be a member and a Rapporteur.
Roles and Responsibilities of Student Advisory Council:
Objectivs of Student Advisory Councils:
• Develop learning and researching process and improve services provided
• Enhance transparency and constructive criticism among students
• Develop true citizenship principles
• Provide student with fundamental principles of strengthening and developing one’s personality and team work spirit
• Raise the level of student activities in all aspects
• Embed volunteer work principles
• Raise the level of intellectual, cultural, artistic, social and sporting life of students
Conditions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the council
• Omani
• successfully completed 45 credit hours for Diploma degree students, 60 credit hours for Bachelor degree students, 15 credit hours for postgraduate degree students
• Not designated in any administrative position in any student groups in the institution
Council Office: The student advisory council forms a council office headed by the council Chairman and membership of :
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Council Vice-Chairman
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Academic committee head
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Student services committee head
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Activities and Initiatives committee head
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Council Secretariat
Council membership:
• Completed at least one semester with GPA not less than 2 for Bachelor degree student, 3 for master and PhD students.
• Registered at least the minimum study load
• Did not commit any prohibited act
Number of members in the Council:
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Number of student in the institution
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Number of members in the council
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1
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1500 or less
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11
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2
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1501-3000
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14
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3
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3001 or more
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17
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Elections:
• All students have the right to vote during elections and each student has only one voice
• The election must be conducted in a time period within the first three weeks of the first semester of each academic year
• The elections procedure is managed by the election committee which headed by one of assistant dean and membership of :
The dean, 2 academic staff, 2 staff from student services center, 4 students
Council budget: The council has its own budget which supervised by the council office
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