Sohar University

Sohar University

جامعة صحار
Type	Private
Established	2001 [1][2][3][4][5]
Vice-Chancellor	Dr Hamdan Sulaiman Al Fazari [6]
Academic staff	184 (2022/2023)^[citation needed]
Students	7119 (2022/2023)^[citation needed]
Location	Sohar , 311 , Oman 24.2979°N 56.7803°E / 24.2979; 56.7803
Website	www.su.edu.om

Sohar University (جامعة صحار) was established in 2001 as the first private university in Oman.^[7][8]

Campus expansion

In 2008, Queensland-based Noel Robinson Architects (NRA) were appointed to design the new 120 million Australian dollars Sohar University campus. Buildings include a new library; sporting facilities; multi-purpose lecture theatres; graduation hall; faculty buildings for engineering, business, health sciences, social sciences and humanities, administration, and student services; and post-graduate residences. NRA has collaborated with the University of Queensland during the design of the campus buildings.^[9]

References

1. Badran, A.; Baydoun, E.; Hillman, J.R. (2022). Higher Education in the Arab World: Research and Development. Springer International Publishing. p. 263. ISBN 978-3-030-80122-9. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
2. Group, O.B. The Report: Oman 2010. Oxford Business Group. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-907065-13-2. Retrieved 26 March 2023. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. Badran, A.; Baydoun, E.; Hillman, J.R. (2020). Higher Education in the Arab World: Government and Governance. Springer International Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-3-030-58153-4. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
4. Alshahrani, K.; Ally, M. (2016). Transforming Education in the Gulf Region: Emerging Learning Technologies and Innovative Pedagogy for the 21st Century. Routledge Research in Education. Taylor & Francis. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-317-22038-1. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
5. Josephi, B.U. (2010). Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom. Hampton Press communication series: Mass communications and journalism. Peter Lang. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4331-1084-9. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
6. Al Fazari, Amira Ali Salim. "New Vice Chancellor for Sohar University". Sohar University. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
7. Group, O.B. (2015). The Report: Oman 2015. 11. Oxford Business Group. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-910068-21-2. Retrieved 26 March 2023. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
8. "Sohar University Is 2nd University in Oman to be ranked in QS World University Rankings". Times of Oman. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
9. "Queensland Architectural firm appointed to design $120m University Project in Middle East". Thinking the Town. Satrapia. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.