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) |
| Students | 7119 (2022/2023) |
| Location | , 311 , 24°17′52″N 56°46′49″E / 24.2979°N 56.7803°E |
| Website | su.edu.om |
Sohar University (جامعة صحار) was established in 2001 as the first private university in Oman.[7][8]
The university is located in Sohar, an industrial city with a port and free zone, close to the border with the United Arab Emirates.[9]
Sohar University is composed of six colleges: the College of Business Administration, the College of Computer and Information Technology, the College of Education and Arts, the College of Engineering, the College of Linguistic Studies, and the College of Law.[10] Overall, the university has 31 Bachelors programs, 23 Masters programs, an MBA program, and six PhD programs.[11]
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[12] | 951-1000 (2026) |
Campus expansion
In 2008, Queensland-based Noel Robinson Architects (NRA) was appointed to design the new 120 million Australian dollar Sohar University campus. Buildings include a new library, sporting facilities, multi-purpose lecture theatres, a graduation hall, faculty buildings for engineering, business, health sciences, social sciences and humanities, administration, student services, and postgraduate residences. NRA collaborated with the University of Queensland during the design of the campus buildings.[13]
See also
References
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- ^ O.B. Group. The Report: Oman 2010. Oxford Business Group. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-907065-13-2. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ Al Fazari, Amira Ali Salim. "New Vice Chancellor for Sohar University". Sohar University. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ O.B. Group (2015). The Report: Oman 2015. 11. Oxford Business Group. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-910068-21-2. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sohar University". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Sohar University (Oman)". UK: World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "About Sohar University". QS TopUniversities. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings".
- ^ "Queensland Architectural firm appointed to design $120m University Project in Middle East". Thinking the Town. Satrapia. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.