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Wednesday, 30 December 2015

Setting up an ecosystem for nanotechnology education in GCC

The Second Gulf Forum on Nanotechnology Awareness concluded at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman with a number of recommendations, such as the importance of including science and nanotechnology in the curriculum, the Oman News Agency has reported.

Other recommendations included working with the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States in the adoption of programmes and initiatives that support nanotechnology in the educational framework, as well as localisation and standardisation of concepts and terms that deal with nanoscience and nanotechnology at the level of GCC countries.

The event, which was organised by the Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (ONCECS) in collaboration with the International Organization for Leisure Investment in Technology and Science / Milst / under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamdan al-Toobi, Advisor of the Ministry of Education, also recommended related training for teachers.

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