The President of YU, Dr. Zeidan Kafafi along with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Khaled Al-Omari attended the graduation ceremony of the 11th and 12th batches of students at Oman College of Management and Technology. The graduation ceremony was held, for the first time, on the college's campus in Halban under the patronage of the Omani Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maitha bint Saif Al-Mahrouqiah.
During the ceremony, Kafafi delivered a speech in which he stated that the graduation ceremony is a result of the academic collaboration between YU and Oman College, which provides the Sultanate of Oman with qualified and trained graduates who will contribute to the development of Omani institutions in various sectors. Kafafi also asserted that YU will continue to academically support the college in a way that goes with its objectives.
Kafafi, then congratulated the graduates and invited them to reflect their learning experiences in their future careers to best represent YU and Oman College.
In his speech, the dean of the College, Dr. Walid Hmaidat stated that the young college of Oman has turned into an academic edifice in the Sultanate of Oman, noting that this ceremony is a proof of the qualified and trained graduates the college provides to the Omani market.
Student Sheikha Al-Saeedi, in her speech on behalf of her fellow graduates, thanked the administration of the College and the faculty members for arming them with knowledge and education that enable them to keep up with the developments of the current time and to benefit the Omani society.
At the end of the ceremony, Al-Mahrouqia honored distinguished students and delivered the certificates to the 357 graduates in the fields of Business Administration, accounting, financial and banking sciences, computer science, management information systems, and interior design.