Oman Sultani Decree No. 76/2020 Establishing the University of Technology and Applied Sciences
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
Oman Sultani Decree No. 6/2002 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Higher Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
Oman Sultani Decree No. 76/2004 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Manpower and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
Oman Sultani Decree No. 62/2007 Governing the Colleges of Applied Sciences,
and the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Oman Sultani Decree No. 75/2020,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
A government university named the “University of Technology and Applied Sciences” is hereby established. It shall have legal personality, shall enjoy financial and administrative independence, and its headquarters shall be in the Governorate of Muscat.
Article 2
The University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall have a Vice Chancellor with the special grade appointed by royal decree.