HH Dr Mona Fahad Mahmoud Al Said, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), has fully committed herself to HM’s grand vision of providing quality education to Omani youth and ushering Oman into the modern age. “Today in SQU, we have nine colleges and a highly educated staff who work very hard to provide young Omanis with the education and skills that they need to make contributions to their society,” HH says. “But our ambitions go beyond our own backyard: SQU must also excel in international research arena and contribute to world knowledge.”

Her Highness Dr Sayyida Mona bint Fahd al Said, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for International Cooperation at Sultan Qaboos University, has won the HH Sheikh Isa bin Ali al Khalifa’s Award for Voluntary Work. HH Sayyida Mona, along with 14 other volunteering pioneers, won the award in recognition for her voluntary efforts and for spreading the culture of voluntary work over the past number of years.