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00:00:17and good evening to Sister Bayan
00:00:29Al-
00:00:33of goodness
00:00:49indeed, as you said,
00:00:58of age are contained in a piece of
00:01:15with light in
00:01:19and coordinating them with
00:01:25with confidence through a package of
00:01:27the practice of learning of goodness the development happening in the world, developed. You know, with
00:01:28with technology,
00:01:33dialogue on policies
00:01:45Good evening Geopark in and love, our dear viewers.
00:01:49An evening where aspirations are renewed,
00:01:52work spaces expand, and new
00:01:55our beloved country. pages of work
00:01:58and giving begin. At the beginning of a new week,
00:02:02we hope it will be a week full of great
00:02:05benefit and enjoyment for you,
00:02:08and that you achieve your goals
00:02:11Governorate, to present this and give in various fields of science,
00:02:14If I look at the regional knowledge, work, and achievement.
00:02:15Many details about As we have accustomed you in the evenings
00:02:18of your program "From Oman," the movement
00:02:21of construction never stops, and stories of achievement are always present.
00:02:25be to God, the state of Sohar Every night, we try to follow with you
00:02:28and by the grace of God, last this national movement from various governorates
00:02:31and in various sectors. Tonight, we have prepared for you
00:02:34that was held in diverse follow-ups that monitor
00:02:39them and utilizing the latest developments
00:02:42research, and education. Thank you very much for during this week. We start, dear viewers, with an event that Omani youth are awaiting
00:02:46next Tuesday. Dear viewers, we are talking
00:02:49about the closing ceremony of the Injaz Oman Award
00:02:52for the year 2025-
00:02:552026. This year is special,
00:02:59as Injaz Oman celebrates 20 years since its establishment
00:03:02and the consolidation of entrepreneurship
00:03:06and innovation culture among our youth,
00:03:10considering it a national institution
00:03:13concerned with entrepreneurship.
00:03:16Various details about Injaz Oman, about this
00:03:19qualitative shift also in terms of the number
00:03:22of programs and the number of beneficiaries
00:03:25from 2006
00:03:27and we went through several to 2026. This discussion will be present, God willing,
00:03:30in the first follow-up tonight from
00:03:33your program "From Oman." In the second follow-up,
00:03:36from the state of Sohar,
00:03:38today, a meeting was held, by chance. Someone in dear viewers,
00:03:39at work, also concerning a project
00:03:44that will help them, God willing, to include Omani states in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
00:03:47This project also aims to promote
00:03:51the concept of lifelong learning, and the Sultanate of Oman
00:03:56Also, the government sector is striving to expand the scope of Omani participation
00:04:01in this global event through these national efforts
00:04:04in various governorates What about North Al Batinah
00:04:07الباطنه وعن
00:04:10institutions in and Sohar specifically? What are the promising components and opportunities?
00:04:14Our colleague Abdullah Al-Raisi joins us in the second follow-up tonight
00:04:17from your program "From
00:04:19a meeting was held Oman." Finally, dear viewers, a qualitative medical
00:04:22achievement in the Sultanate of Oman. The Royal Hospital,
00:04:26dear viewers, celebrated the implantation of the first
00:04:28remote sensor for heart failure patients.
00:04:34were created through this This achievement is also natural, given the presence of national competencies
00:04:37and high expertise that characterize the healthcare
00:04:41staff in the Sultanate of Oman. Details of this achievement, God willing,
00:04:44with our guests
00:04:46aspects. The state of Sohar, thank in the last follow-up tonight from your program "From Oman."
00:04:49So, dear viewers, these are the details
00:04:53of Sunday evening, and its beauty
00:04:56and presence are incomplete Welcome until nine.
00:05:00for free. This is through
00:05:08open the discussion on this
00:05:09of this diversity in
00:07:00We are always happy with this daily communication with you.
00:07:03Every evening, we try to closely follow what is happening in
00:07:08This week, the youth are also on a date with a beautiful,
00:07:11wonderful, and exceptional event:
00:07:1520 years since the establishment of Injaz Oman,
00:07:18in addition to the results of the Injaz Oman
00:07:21company competition in 2025
00:07:24(2026).
00:07:28this event and about Injaz Oman in general.
00:07:31Our viewers are joined in the studio of your program "From Oman"
00:07:34by the CEO of Injaz Oman, Khawla bint Hamood
00:07:38Al-Harthi. Good evening, Ms. Khawla. Welcome to the "From Oman" program.
00:07:42We congratulate you on 20 years of this giving
00:07:45that is offered to our youth in entrepreneurship and innovation. Good evening,
00:07:49Bayan.
00:07:52the kind hospitality. May God bless you. You were part
00:07:56of this achievement. May God keep you. We have always followed
00:07:59closely these qualitative leaps
00:08:03year after year in terms of the number of beneficiaries
00:08:07and even the diversity of programs from 2006 until
00:08:10today. If we describe this journey to the honorable viewer, how would you
00:08:14This was a journey of
00:08:18creating an impact,
00:08:21and a journey that involved supporting and empowering
00:08:24the young men and women of Oman, whom we consider
00:08:28an investment in them
00:08:31and an investment in the future of Oman.
00:08:34Thank God, as you mentioned, the leap
00:08:37was qualitative, stages
00:08:41from humble beginnings. And even the number of beneficiaries
00:08:44at that time did not exceed
00:08:482006. This year alone, we reached 100,000
00:08:52young men and women, and the number of beneficiaries exceeded half
00:08:55a million participants.
00:08:59In addition to that, the level of participation has become
00:09:02better, and year after year, we notice remarkable development
00:09:06even in the participation
00:09:09or the quality of companies that participate with us.
00:09:12And perhaps you noticed in recent years the awards
00:09:16we won at the regional level were all won
00:09:19by Omani youth companies that represented Oman
00:09:23well and competed,
00:09:26although the competition is very difficult at the regional level,
00:09:30but they won these awards and honored us.
00:09:33In addition to that, the number of companies that were established
00:09:37is over 350 companies that are established and present in
00:09:40the labor market, and more than 1,000 job opportunities
00:09:46program. Of course, these are direct jobs, not
00:09:49indirect jobs. For us,
00:09:53these are not just numbers.
00:09:56Behind every number is a story of a young man
00:10:00or woman
00:10:02who discovered their abilities and capabilities and gained
00:10:06more self-confidence. And perhaps through Injaz Oman,
00:10:10they got the opportunity that could
00:10:12change the course of their lives. So, thank God,
00:10:16all of this would not have been possible without the grace of God
00:10:19and then continuous efforts for many
00:10:23years and support
00:10:26from the private sector, in addition to the Ministry
00:10:29of Education and all educational
00:10:32institutions in the Sultanate. The volunteers we can't do without,
00:10:35the supervisors, our students who are the foundation
00:10:39of these programs, Injaz Oman employees,
00:10:42and its board of directors, and everyone who stood with us over
00:10:46the past years. Thank you is not enough for them.
00:10:49Even you and Oman TV were always present with us in all
00:10:53our events. So, thank God for everything. Thank you
00:10:57all for your belief in the message of Injaz Oman,
00:11:00and thank you for being part of our journey
00:11:04in creating impact. Yes, today, when we talk about
00:11:07Injaz Oman, we are talking about something familiar to
00:11:10youth. Today, we follow and feel this difference
00:11:14and this impact on social media in the pages of these
00:11:17companies that are active for a period and then disappear
00:11:20for a period, then another As you said, these are indeed
00:11:24paths for our youth that have turned into real
00:11:27career paths and a source of income for many. Today, if
00:11:31we talk about youth or the Injaz Oman institution from
00:11:34another perspective, a general viewer follows us. How
00:11:37do you describe this institution to the honorable viewer?
00:11:41Injaz Oman is a non-profit organization concerned with empowering
00:11:44youth and preparing them optimally to enter the labor market
00:11:50interactive programs that we offer to students
00:11:53of schools, colleges, and universities, in addition
00:11:57to job seekers. And this year, thank God,
00:12:01and for the first time, we offered a package of programs
00:12:04for people with disabilities. And this is, of course,
00:12:08our belief in the importance of involving all segments
00:12:11of society and empowering them with the necessary skills
00:12:15to contribute to building the future God willing. As we mentioned
00:12:19in our discussion, from 2006 until today,
00:12:22there was indeed hard
00:12:25work, and the impact was clear in the number
00:12:29of beneficiaries and the quality of programs. Today, even your approach
00:12:32to different categories, reaching our brothers
00:12:36with disabilities.
00:12:39and international level, the recognition
00:12:42of the status of Injaz Oman as an institution, not to mention
00:12:46the awards that our youth won from this
00:12:49institution. Indeed, thank God,
00:12:53year, the Junior
00:12:57Achievement global gathering
00:12:59Brazil with the participation of more than
00:13:02120 countries around the world, or 120 offices
00:13:06of Injaz offices around the world. And after
00:13:09many years,
00:13:12after we, as an institution, were unable to even
00:13:15apply for these awards, we were nominated
00:13:18for three awards: the Identity
00:13:22Enhancement Award, the Thuraya Al-Salti Award for Best
00:13:26CEO, and the
00:13:30Growth and Impact Award. We won the Growth and Impact Award.
00:13:34We competed with more than 120 countries, so for us,
00:13:37this is a very important milestone in our journey,
00:13:41and a recognition of the status of Injaz Oman
00:13:44and its great role in empowering youth and providing
00:13:48qualitative programs. Also, our programs are offered
00:13:51in partnership with international institutions such as Microsoft,
00:13:59and we also guarantee the quality of these programs. They are not just programs
00:14:02to be offered, but we want youth to benefit and gain these
00:14:06skills
00:14:09in entering the labor market God willing. We are talking
00:14:13about Tuesday, God willing, at the Oman Convention and Exhibition
00:14:16Centre. There will be a joyful ceremony for the youth.
00:14:19We are talking about this version and its results. This version is a bit
00:14:23different because it is an important milestone, as I mentioned, we celebrate
00:14:2720 years, and then also honor
00:14:30the winners in the company program and competition.
00:14:34Year after year, participation increases. This year, more than
00:14:38350 student companies participated
00:14:42with very distinctive projects
00:14:45that are also aligned with the state's policy of diversifying
00:14:48income sources and Oman Vision 2040.
00:14:52And 15 student companies qualified with us.
00:14:55They will enter the competition tomorrow, God willing. The evaluation will start, and on
00:14:59Tuesday, there will be the ceremony that we are used
00:15:03to, to crown them, to crown the best student company
00:15:06at the Sultanate level, and the best innovative product,
00:15:10and the best sustainable product, in addition to
00:15:13a sub-award, which is the best video
00:15:17advertisement. A while ago, you also had an exhibition.
00:15:20An exhibition that displays youth
00:15:23projects. Shopping centers.
00:15:27Today, the exhibition is on one side, and the awards
00:15:31are on the other. What is the importance
00:15:34the accompanying events for the company program? Year after year,
00:15:38of course, the exhibition is part of the company program.
00:15:41And perhaps the exhibition, for us, is an opportunity
00:15:44for young people to introduce their products,
00:15:48and to have direct interaction
00:15:51between them and investors, between
00:15:54them and entrepreneurs, and also decision-makers
00:15:57in the Sultanate, because it is important for us that these companies continue
00:16:01after they graduate from the company program. So we want them
00:16:04to get to know them so they can help them, whether it is in
00:16:07funding or incubation
00:16:10or other matters. So the exhibition is
00:16:13part of the program, and all of these complement each other,
00:16:17because the program lasts for a full year and has several
00:16:21stages until the youth reach the final stage, and it is
00:16:27it started as an idea and ended up as an established
00:16:30company. It is good that an idea turns into
00:16:33reality. We know how long the journey is.
00:16:37Today, there are various outlets that help you turn
00:16:40your idea into reality, including Injaz Oman. Ms.
00:16:44Khawla, if we look at version after version, how did you always try
00:16:47to develop this version in terms of content
00:16:51and diverse programs?
00:16:54Look, our programs in general, whether it is the company program or
00:16:58Injaz Oman programs in general, are continuously
00:17:05with artificial intelligence. A person cannot remain in the same state,
00:17:09or programs remain in the same state. So they must continuously develop to keep
00:17:13pace with the market. This includes
00:17:16the company program, both in the method of application
00:17:19and the content. The materials that we focus
00:17:23on, the materials that, as you say, are outdated, we no
00:17:27longer offer them. And with the participation of the private
00:17:30sector, also specialists from the private sector who help us
00:17:34implement these programs. Yes, even those who follow
00:17:37the company program over 20 years
00:17:41will find that in the early stages, it focused only on schools.
00:17:44Today, we are talking about university students, college students.
00:17:48You also expanded to include people with disabilities. That's right.
00:17:52Education, first and foremost, must start from
00:17:55early stages. So it was with school
00:17:58students and university students, especially in the company
00:18:02program, perhaps there is more focus on them because they have reached
00:18:05a stage where they can continue their companies, while school
00:18:09students are still in school. But the most important
00:18:12thing is that all young people acquire
00:18:14the necessary skills that will help them enter the labor market
00:18:18and the culture of freelancing. We know that everyone can
00:18:22benefit from it because it changes your way of thinking
00:18:24altogether.
00:18:27So, we want everyone to benefit from it continuously.
00:18:30Today, being among the youth, we always notice you,
00:18:34Ms. Khawla, and the youth. We have heard from various sources
00:18:38on social media about what they have benefited from the company
00:18:41program or from Injaz Oman in general. In your private
00:18:45and public conversations with the youth, what is it that Injaz
00:18:48Oman has truly touched in the needs of Omani youth,
00:18:52from your point of view? You see, Bayan, thank
00:18:56God, and I consider this a blessing, that we at
00:19:00Injaz Oman are lucky to witness
00:19:03the impact of the work we do. I'm not exaggerating
00:19:07if I tell you that if it wasn't monthly, I met three
00:19:10people last week, all the elevator, in our building
00:19:17at the mall. Someone was a tour guide, I saw him by chance
00:19:20with people visiting the country.
00:19:24They all come and greet me and say, "Teacher, you might not
00:19:27remember us, but we were students at Injaz Oman one day.
00:19:31We want to thank you for this opportunity because through
00:19:35it, through it,
00:19:37first, we discovered abilities in ourselves that we didn't know about,
00:19:41and based on that, thank God, we succeeded in
00:19:44our lives." And this is what is required, Bayan. You know, we want to see them successful
00:19:48and prosperous That's right, and teamwork.
00:19:52I may have mentioned to you before that I had an
00:19:55experience at Injaz Oman when I was a university student. We also formed
00:19:59a team and divided it. Perhaps we were not lucky enough
00:20:03to go outside the college, but just working within
00:20:06a team, innovation, business ideas, I believe
00:20:09that this makes a big difference. Your final word
00:20:12to our youth from this platform, the "From
00:20:15Oman" program. This is an invitation
00:20:19to everyone to attend the closing ceremony of the company
00:20:22program and competition. The invitation is open to all. We hope
00:20:25for your presence and interaction with the youth,
00:20:29and your presence alone supports the youth, and we also hope
00:20:33that they benefit from our programs that we offer
00:20:38the Sultanate. All the best to you. May God bless your efforts, and we congratulate
00:20:42you on 20 years of even more beautiful and bright achievements,
00:20:45God willing. Ms. Khawla bint Hamood Al-Harthi, CEO
00:20:49of Oman Foundation. Thank you very much. May God bless
00:20:52you, and thank you, Bayan.
00:20:55So, dear viewers, this is how the youth of Oman are,
00:20:59always a beacon of giving and work. We always try
00:21:02to provide them with opportunities in the "From Oman" program
00:21:06through various stations. And tonight,
00:21:09there are also different achievements that we will follow
00:21:13consecutively during
00:21:14this hour. Stay with us.
00:21:44800 million years
00:21:48geological heritage. In the Geological Heritage Exhibition
00:21:51in Jabal Akhdar Governorate in its fifth edition,
00:21:55a silent witness tells a chapter of Earth's history
00:21:59and reveals an aspect of Oman's geological
00:22:02richness on a journey that takes the visitor through millions
00:22:06of years. This exhibition
00:22:08comes in line with a number of efforts
00:22:11and initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism
00:22:15along with a number of partners
00:22:18of geological heritage.
00:22:21Also,
00:22:27coinciding with the preparation of the file
00:22:30for registering the Al-Hajar
00:22:32UNESCO, the Ministry recently
00:22:36launched a number of
00:22:38tenders for the construction of visitor centers
00:22:42for the Geopark.
00:22:44The exhibition includes rare geological
00:22:47specimens and fossils, including the teeth of the primitive,
00:22:50extinct elephant found in Ain in Dhofar Governorate,
00:22:54and the remains of an extinct dinosaur
00:22:57discovered in Al-Khoudh in Al-Seeb
00:23:01heritage in a way that combines knowledge,
00:23:04education, and tourism, and enhances awareness of the importance
00:23:08of preserving
00:23:14it. This is connected to the Al-Hajar Geopark
00:23:16project, which the Ministry of Heritage
00:23:20and Tourism is working to develop to be a leading national
00:23:23project in protecting geological heritage sites
00:23:26and managing
00:23:29them in tourism, scientific
00:23:32Here, the past is not only preserved, but
00:23:36opportunities for the future are opened through it
00:23:39in the framework of sustainable tourism that reflects the geological and natural richness
00:23:43of the Sultanate of Oman.
00:24:04So, dear viewers, Oman's renewed
00:24:06renaissance always puts people at the heart
00:24:09of its developmental priorities. Various
00:24:12efforts are also underway in various governorates
00:24:16in different paths in the governorate of North
00:24:20Al Batinah. Today's meeting is about the project to include
00:24:23Omani states in the UNESCO Global
00:24:27Network of Learning Cities in the context of promoting
00:24:30the concept of lifelong learning, in addition
00:24:33to expanding Omani participation
00:24:37in this program. Various details, God willing,
00:24:40with our colleague Abdullah Al-Raisi from the state of Sohar.
00:24:44And to you, the camera from Oman, in voice
00:24:46and image.
00:24:50Good evening to you, Bayan, and to all viewers of the "From
00:24:54Oman" program. The discussion is about the project
00:24:58to include, or the expansion project to include
00:25:01Omani states in the UNESCO Global
00:25:04Network of Learning Cities. This morning,
00:25:09in the Municipal Council Hall in North Al Batinah Governorate.
00:25:12At the beginning of the meeting,
00:25:16His Excellency Mohammed bin Sulaiman Al-Kindi, Governor
00:25:20of North Al Batinah, delivered a welcoming
00:25:23speech, then His Excellency Sheikh, the Wali of Sohar,
00:25:26delivered another speech, and
00:25:30a visual presentation was given by the Office
00:25:33of the Wali of Sohar, the Omani National Committee
00:25:36for Education, Culture, and Science.
00:25:40A visual presentation was given to introduce
00:25:44this project and its importance for the state
00:25:47of Sohar. At the end of the meeting,
00:25:51there was an open discussion and we
00:25:54from North Al Batinah Governorate
00:25:58topic with His Excellency Sheikh Saud bin
00:26:02Mohammed Al- Hinai, and Sohar.
00:26:05Welcome, Your Excellency Sheikh.
00:26:07First, could you please inform us, Your Excellency, about
00:26:11the concept of learning cities that you discussed
00:26:14today in the meeting? Good evening, my brother Abdullah,
00:26:19in the studio and to all those working in
00:26:22the "From Oman" program. Indeed, this wonderful
00:26:25program, which transmits events moment
00:26:28by moment in all governorates and states of the Sultanate of Oman.
00:26:34Praise be to God, with the success from God Almighty,
00:26:36the kind approval came today from
00:26:40the esteemed Council of Ministers regarding the joining of the state
00:26:44of Sohar to the group of cities, learning cities affiliated with UNESCO.
00:26:48Your Excellency, if you could inform
00:26:52the viewers about the concept of learning cities,
00:26:55what is the nature of this for UNESCO learning cities
00:26:58and how can we include the state of Sohar in this
00:27:03global network, in appreciation of the great potential
00:27:07that is present in the state of Sohar?
00:27:10Indeed, UNESCO
00:27:14is concerned with always
00:27:17including cities in the world and in countries around the world
00:27:22UNESCO for lifelong learning.
00:27:25It is aimed at supporting policies and improving
00:27:29in life in cities around the world through promoting
00:27:35and peer learning among cities and members, and establishing
00:27:38links to enhance partnerships and provide
00:27:41capacity development and local and community capacity
00:27:45building among learners. Your Excellency, what about
00:27:49the mechanism for joining the Global Network of Learning Cities?
00:27:52In fact, there is a general framework that the Omani Committee,
00:27:56the Omani National Committee
00:27:58العمانيه
00:28:01for Education and Culture and Science, is commendably
00:28:04focusing on regarding the inclusion of cities, and God willing, this
00:28:07framework will be implemented through future
00:28:10meetings. There will be, initially, the formation of a committee
00:28:13whose members will be appointed by His Excellency the Governor
00:28:16of North Al Batinah, and it will be chaired
00:28:20by the Wali of the state that has been nominated to be a
00:28:24learning city. And praise
00:28:28has been chosen in this regard, and God willing,
00:28:31we will work hard because the state of Sohar has
00:28:35many components and pillars in this regard.
00:28:38There are 425
00:28:40cities
00:28:44in 91 countries around the world that
00:28:47are joining this network. And Sohar,
00:28:50indeed, as you know, my dear brother,
00:28:53is rich in historical and heritage
00:28:56aspects. And Sohar is Oman's economic gateway.
00:29:00And also, in this
00:29:02glorious and prosperous era of His Majesty Sultan
00:29:06Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the first supporter
00:29:09of his children in the aspect
00:29:13of lifelong learning and the current transition
00:29:16to digital learning. Indeed, there are also
00:29:19many schools in the state of Sohar, more than
00:29:2261 schools in the public sector, and also 70 schools
00:29:26in the private sector. And there are also educational enablers:
00:29:30universities, Sohar University, and
00:29:33the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Sohar,
00:29:37and there is also the National University, which has two branches:
00:29:40the College of Health Sciences and also the College of Marine
00:29:44Sciences. And there are also institutes and centers
00:29:47that are also concerned with people with disabilities,
00:29:50as well as Al-Noor Association for the Blind. There will be
00:29:53an integrated community partnership in this regard.
00:29:59supports this aspect, and there will be a community
00:30:02partnership as well. And there are civil society
00:30:06organizations that will be present in Sohar's file,
00:30:08and these
00:30:12the private and public sectors
00:30:16will be a main supporter and a main pillar for these
00:30:19main pillars in terms of learning for sustainable development,
00:30:23health and well-being for citizens. Also,
00:30:26there is learning citizenship internationally, and also
00:30:30we are now eradicating illiteracy, whether written,
00:30:33digital, or reading. These matters will
00:30:37be comprehensive in our entire file
00:30:40that will be submitted. There are also economic
00:30:44aspects and tourism, historical, heritage, and developmental
00:30:48God, is one of the states that is complete in terms
00:30:51of basic services and infrastructure
00:30:55that serve many young people. There are parks and gardens,
00:30:59the municipal sector.