Student Advisory Councils

Establishment of Student Advisory Council

According to the Ministerial Decision No. (71/2014) on 15th October , 2014 , It has been decided to establish The student Advisory Councils in all higher education institutions in Oman.

Officially it must take place in all college of Applied Sciences by the beginning of next academic year 2015/2016.

Student Advisory Councils committee:

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:

Supervise all student advisory councils at the sultanate
Approve student advisory councils’ elections results
Study higher education institutions’ reports on student advisory councils
Follow-up formation of student advisory councils
Conduct studies and researches on related issues
Approve external participations of the student advisory councils
Prepare an annual report about student advisory council’s performance to the minister
Prepare the Council annual plan and submit it for approval
Take necessary decisions and make recommendations that are not conflict with initiations regulations
Represent students and institutions in international activities
Discuss administrative and financial reports.
Follow up the performance of the Council Office
Release a council member who committed a prohibited act
Discuss the Council budget

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 :

Council Vice-Chairman
Academic committee head
Student services committee head
Activities and Initiatives committee head
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:

	Number of student in the institution	Number of members in the council
1	1500 or less	11
2	1501-3000	14
3	3001 or more	17

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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