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As the new academic year begins in Oman today for teachers and administrators, it is a good opportunity to look at the challenges which face teachers and the ways in which they could be...

Over the last couple of years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the topic of heated debates among a number of groups: software developers, Human Resource departments in companies, and of course,...

Every day, we hear stories of school dropouts who are now running start-ups worth millions of dollars. While there may be a few success stories that make headlines, it is worth considering that...

Sandhya Rao MehtaThe writer is an Associate Professor, Sultan Qaboos University Recently, the outdoor spaces of Sultan Haitham City won the Best Landscape Architectural Design award at the Arabian...

A recently conducted research revealed that the typical time a 10-year old child could focus on a task is 10 minutes. In a world of scrolling and endless digital content, this should be one of the...

The school-leaving grade 12 results were announced last week in Oman, and as always, there were tears of joy and disappointment. Many students may have felt they got rewarded for their hard work while...

The peak of the summer season is now here, with khareef officially opening in Salalah, schools and colleges finally closed, and an unrelenting sun to escape from. For those who can travel, going away...

How often do we hear the success stories of people who have just ‘made it’, whether in academics, in business, or even on the stock market. Such news is amplified on social media by influencers...

It was only a matter of time, but it did come too soon. A study by MIT’s Research Lab recently conducted a study on 54 individuals who were between 18 and 39 years old. Each was asked to write a...

Every student who has ever attended a mock United Nations knows this – negotiations are never zero-sum games with all or nothing gains and losses. As the word suggests, negotiation itself means to...

Memories of childhood spent playing Ludo and Snakes-and-Ladder are almost disappearing with the tides of time, but other board game options have become popular among different social groups.While...

As summer reaches its peak in Oman and schools and colleges close for a long break, it is inevitably a time for a much deserved rest. But it is also a time to rejuvenate – both the body and the...

We have all been there as school children — pacing the room and reading out aloud from whichever textbook was most difficult. Whether formulae, definitions or poetry, reading out aloud was always...

The 2025 International Booker Prize has been awarded to writer Banu Mushtaq, for her collection of short stories ‘Heart Lamp’ which was translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi. Being the most...

There is no doubt that education at every level is seeing unprecedented levels of challenges. They are facing us in many forms: challenges in technology, changing employment opportunities, shifts in...

There is no doubt that there are major challenges facing education at every level today. These include aligning education with market requirements, the unprecedented challenges of technology,...

The 29th edition of the Muscat International Book Fair has just concluded, with over 650,000 visitors having shared in the rich and vibrant atmosphere of the event, according to officials. The central...

The very cheerful spectacle of children rummaging through colourful books amidst crowded stalls is a very heartening one, considering that there is so much skepticism about youngsters not engaging...

If there is a definitive word for the first quarter of 2025, it is tariffs. Everybody is talking about it. That is because nobody really knows what the implications of the rapidly changing, on-today,...

As Oman celebrated the Eid break, almost everyone spent their time with family and friends, some travelling and some in the comfort of their homes.However they spent their break, digital devices must...