Dr. Madeeha Ahmed al-Shaibaniya, Minister of Education,  valued the Royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to provide school students belonging to Social Security Scheme families with laptops in this School year (2020-2021).

Dr. Madeeha said that the Ministry of Education is honoured to receive the Royal directives which, she affirmed, comes within the context of the attention His Majesty the Sultan accords to the school education sector.

The Royal directives reflect His Majesty’s keenness to help develop the capabilities of students in technical areas so that they could pursue their online learning amid current health circumstances, said Dr. Madeeha.

The minister pointed out that the Royal gesture indicate His Majesty the Sultan’s interest in earning students self-acquisition skills and enabling them to keep pace with the rapid progress of the age of digitally-enhanced knowledge and learning conforming to the goals of Oman Vision 2040 in which high quality education is an important pillar.
This also includes the development of talents of students so that they could become innovative and capable of competing globally in all spheres of life. ONA