Doha: An educational delegation from Sultanate of Oman discussed with officials from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education the electronic applications in the education field and the importance of both parties to benefit from modern technologies in these sectors.
The delegation presented the experience of Oman’s Ministry of Education in the applications related to job shifting, employment and electronic exams for teachers and school administrators.
The delegation also spoke about the ministry’s experience in employment secondment, contracting in educational entities, and other matters such as marking and electronic surveys.
Director of the Department of Services at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Mohamed Malfi Al Hajri, said the Omani delegation’s visit to Qatar comes within the educational cooperation between both countries, especially that both education ministries are interested in electronic applications in the educational field.
He added that the visit is also an opportunity to be briefed on their experience in this field and to benefit from the best experiences of countries that are developed in the education field.
He added that the Omani delegation explained their country’s developed expertise in employment, human resources, electronic education and methods to move teachers between cities.
For his part, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Administrative Affairs at the Omani Ministry of Education, Khalfan bin Abdullah Al Ghaithi, said both sides discussed some of the technical systems used in the directorate on the internal and external exchange program for teachers and faculty-related functions such as the applied electronic employment program, in addition to some systems related to administrative issues and electronic exams held of teachers through presenting the components of Oman’s e-portal.
He added that the delegation was also introduced to some of the electronic systems used by Qatar’s ministry, noting that the visit achieved great mutual benefit through the exchange of ideas and experiences in the mentioned areas.
