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Together we succeed

Foundation Program Achievements

OAAA Quality Audit Visit

An international Audit Panel paid FP a three-day visit between 31 October and 2
November 2017. The visit was meant to audit the Foundation Program as a first step
towards the program’s accreditation. The Panel held interviews with the VC, FP
Director, Deputy Director, Program Coordinators and FP staff and Post-FP staff,
academic and non-academic. The Panel also interviewed FP morning and evening
students and FP alumni. Moreover, the Panel visited FP labs and DU library and
checked FP website and the online Placement and exit exams. At the end of the visit, the
Panel gave a preliminary feedback session in the presence of the DVC, FP director and
Quality Audit Heads. The preliminary feedback was highly positive.

Benchmarking Best Practices with the University of Nizwa

To further activate the signed MOU with the University Nizwa (UN) the Foundation
Program Academic Council (FPAC) conducted a videoconference with UN’s Foundation
Institute (FI)
to discuss best practices. The discussion was chaired by the directors of the two programs
and lasted for one and a half hours. It revolved around sharing basic information about
the two programs with regard to numbers of students, levels, placement and exit tests,
pass mark, materials used, etc. The discussion gave both sides an insight into how both
programs are run and turned out to be beneficial for both sides.

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