|   May 18, 2026

 

Council of the Trusteeship of Student Affairs:

 

The Council is headed by the Vice President for Student Affairs and includes directors of all the centres under the Trusteeship. The Council meets periodically once in every two weeks to discuss steps for improving the functionality and for prudent planning based on the best educational approaches that can lead the Trusteeship to discharge its duties successfully and fulfill its responsibilities effectively. This ensures that what is planned is carried out indeed and that the implementation of plans, programs and relevant services to the academic and technical cadres as well as to the students are followed up systematically.

 

Council of the Student Affairs:

 

The Council was formed through the Chancellor’s decree (No: J.N/R.J/3/2009), pronouncing the following:

 

The Council will be headed by the Assistant Chancellor for Student Affairs and shall included as members the representatives of the deanships, centres, departments and units of the University, as well as the president, the deputy president and rapporteur of the Council of Student Affairs and a representative of the graduates. The Council shall periodically submit its reports to the Chancellor of the University about has been discussed, studies, planned and implemented by the members of the Council.

 


Responsibilities of Council of the Student Affairs:

 

1.                  Contributing towards creating a creative and integrated academic environment by encouraging the students to participate in student excellence activities besides devotion to the studies.

2.                  Steering the students towards abidance by rules and regulations.

3.                  Reviewing various services offered by the University to the students and strive to enhance them to fulfill their needs and meet their expectations.

4.                  Working towards invigorating the student excellence activities, guide various activities and participate in their implementation.

5.                  Participating in organising various lectures, activities, workshops and training courses that are beneficial to the students of the university.

6.                  Suggesting effective means and measures to look after and encourages the student fraternity in general the talented and distinguished in particular.

7.                  Creating suitable mechanisms to support fruitful relations between the students and the society as individuals, establishments and organisations in a manner that can reinforce the University’s aspirations and accomplish its vision.

8.                  Suggesting methods that can augment the functioning of the student councils and crystallise and realise their aims and elevate their level.

9.                  Any other responsibilities assigned.


The Student Council:

 

The Council consists of its President, the Deputy President I, the Deputy President II, the Secretary and eight other members whose names are proposed electronically through the official website of the University of Nizwa.

 

The Council is formed through a number of steps. The first step starts by formation of committees of the residential units, committees of the student activities groups and committee of the distinguished students. Then only the heads of these committees stand as candidates to compete for presidency and membership of the Student Council in order to be elected by all students of the University.

 

The Chancellor’s Decree (No: J.N/R.J/40/2008) for formation of the Student Council of the University was issued after the electronic voting and counting was completed between 1-11-2008 and 6-11-2008.