The English Language Students’ committee from Moquniyat school in coordination with ELC organized a workshop entitled ‘Lead and Speak Project’ on 22nd of March 2018 in Multi-Purpose Hall (Engineering Building). The students from Muquniyat School organized a number of activities that showed their leadership skills through effective communication in English.
The Department of Information Technology, through the iTech Club committee, conducted the third iTech Marathon Competition on March 20, 2018, at various venues such as the Multi-Purpose Hall, VIP Room, Hardware Laboratory, Network Laboratory and Computer Laboratories.
The event conducted under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Saif Bin Abdullah Al-Mamari, wali of Yanqul, commenced with the Holy Quran recitation at 9.15am, followed by a welcome message by Ms Nawal Al-Sawafi, Assistant Dean of Students Affairs (ADSA) at Ibri College of Technology. ADSA briefed about the objective and goal of the event. Later, the keynote speaker, Dr Muneesh Singh Chauhan, Head of Major / Software Development at College of Applied Science, Ibri, spoke about the impact of the theme “Smart School” in the present tines and discussed the difficulties encountered in its implementation.
The Students Activities’ Committee conducted a successful motivational session for the students of Omar Bin Masoud Secondary School on 20th of July. The session received an excellent feedback from the students. The session held by Dr. Mohsen who focused the following areas:
IbriCT’s Engineering Department took in new students this semester who needed to be oriented on the rules, regulations, processes, and procedures that each Engineering Student ought to know in his or her days in the college. Therefore, a series of induction programmes were held in the CECE 1100 (Engineering Graphics) classes.
The Staff Development Committee of the Engineering Department organized a programme on Exploring Micro Controller-based Projects on 15 March 2018 from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
Department of Business Studies, IbriCT feels proud to inform that our students had participated in SYNERGY 2018 held at Shinas College of Technology on 19th March 2018. They have won the FIRST PRIZE in the event ‘INTERCOLLEGIATE BUSINESS QUIZ’. Our College team stood first among the six teams from all the COT’s, which participated, in the said event. The Student details are:
A lecture was organized by the Research and Consultancy Committee of the Engineering Department on “Emerging renewable trends in Oman, Policies and Opportunities". It was held on 27 February 2018, from 10.30am to 11.30am.
Er SMS Louis, CEO of Al-Kiyumi Global Engineering and Construction LLC and a specialist in the commissioning of power plants for the last 30 years, was the guest speaker. He highlighted how conventional fossil fuels were getting depleted fast and are harming the environment leading to global warming, which necessitates the use of renewable energy sources.
The Quality Assurance Unit organized a QA Awareness session for the ELC on Thursday, 22nd February 2018 in the VIP Room. The session covered the following topics:
- Quality Assurance Audit
- Institutional Assessment Process
- Institutional Assessment Report Writing
- ADRI Model
- Rating for the Institutional Assessment
The ELC staff members received useful training that will help them during the coming stage of the accreditation process.
The Business Studies Department, represented by Mr Mohammed Al-Sakiti and Mr Manikandan, participated in a three-day workshop on “Entrepreneurial Mentoring” from 25 to 27 February 2018 in the head office of Bank Muscat. The workshop was part of the Certified Entrepreneurship Educator (CEE) Programme, organized by the SME Development Fund, to spread an entrepreneurial culture among academics. The workshop was delivered by Prof Kevin Hindle, the CEO of Mentor Entrepreneurship Group (Mentreg). He has over 30 years of experience in the field of entrepreneurship, has published around 90 research papers, and has become a theorist of entrepreneurial business planning and process.
On the first day of the workshop, different topics were covered, including the theoretical bases of entrepreneur mentoring, building mentor teams, mentoring case studies, and the EPIC (Evaluation, Personnel, Implementation and Context) system. The second day of the workshop emphasized different categories of mentors, including transformers, nurturers and tacticians. At the end of the day, there was a practical mentoring between participants, who acted as mentors, and real entrepreneurs, who acted as mentees. On the third day of the workshop, the participants were divided into four teams to evaluate business opportunities by using Business Evaluation Calculus (BEC) software. Adding to this, Prof Kevin explained some key issues that academicians could face in mentoring, such as gender differences, and suggested some techniques to address these issues.
Commenting on this workshop, Mr Mohammed Al-Sakiti expressed his satisfaction by saying “We have gained much knowledge on the key skills of entrepreneurial mentoring, teaching, and coaching. We will do our best to apply these good practices while teaching the course “Entrepreneurship”. The last module of the CEE Program will be delivered in May 2018.
A lecture was presented by Mr Antony Judice to the Engineering faculty on 13 February 2018 between 12.00 noon to 1pm, organized by the Research and Consultancy Committee.
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