Ministry of Education participates in third Oman Science Festival

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education participated in the third edition of the Oman Science Festival held in Muscat, from Oct 10 to 15, under the slogan "Together we live the passion for science".The head of Programmes and Activities at the ministry, Fatima al-Obaidli, said that the most important achievements and gains made by the third edition of the festival are to deliver science to students in an easy and interactive way that stimulates creative thinking, creating a positive trend towards science, innovation, and research, and keeping pace with global trends based on the dissemination of science and technology and future changes and developments.The festival is a rich platform that brings together pioneers of different sectors and experts to exchange knowledge and experiences.The festival had more than 70 pavilions and 436 events, including interactive workshops, innovative competitions, discussion sessions, and a science fair, in addition to events that reviewed scientific ideas, advanced technical devices, and developments in the world of science and technology.These efforts aimed to provide an attractive and interactive learning environment for students, stimulating creativity and innovation, to enhance their scientific and practical abilities.At least 110 government, private, military, and civil institutions and bodies and more than a thousand participants participated in the festival with 452 activities, interactive scientific seminars, scientific exhibitions of innovations, experiments and scientific competitions, lectures and discussion sessions, and scientific theatre.