Monday 05 / May / 2025
Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) today announced the top 10 winners of the 2025 Royal Grant for Strategic Research Projects.
The announcement was made during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of University Day.
The ceremony was held under the auspices of Sultan Salim Al Habsi, Minister of Finance.
University Day celebration coincided with the convening of the International Research Management Conference themed "Scholarly Research and Sustainability: A Vision for Change."
The conference seeks to explore ways to ensure the sustainability of research at institutional, national and international levels. It lays emphasis on upgrading sustainable funding strategies, strengthening research partnerships (between academic, industrial, and governmental institutions), building research capacities and using modern technology to update research methodologies and effective research dissemination norms.
The ceremony included three documentaries that featured the Royal Grant for Strategic Research, the University Day and the achievements of the SQU in scholarly research and postgraduate studies.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Al Habsi and attendees toured an exhibition accompanying the University Day.
The exhibition showcased two platforms: one on the “Research Management System” and the other on the “Publishing and Journals Management System”. It also included stands on innovation and technology transfer, postgraduate studies and sustainability in research.
