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ENGINEERING

with GORD and integrating their at Dhofar University, added
world-renowned GSAS standards that this partnership reflects About GORD
into our curriculum allows us the university’s alignment with
The Gulf Organisation for
to fulfill this responsibility.” Oman Vision 2040, which places
Research & Development
sustainability at the core of
(GORD) is a leading regional
Dr. Alhorr highlighted the broader national development goals.
player in sustainability
impact of the collaboration: “This MoU is not just an academic
research, certification, and
“Integrating green building agreement—it is a strategic move
education. Headquartered
practices into engineering curricula to empower our students and
in Qatar Science and
is imperative for developing a faculty to lead in sustainability
Technology Park, GORD
technically proficient workforce. and environmental stewardship.”
supports public and private
Our MoU with Dhofar University As part of the agreement, GORD
sectors in achieving low-
represents a strategic investment will deliver specialized training and
carbon growth and climate
in national capacity building. certification programs to Dhofar
resilience through services
It also creates new pathways University’s faculty, enabling
aligned with Qatar National
for upskilling professionals and them to become licensed GSAS
Vision 2030 and the UN
students to meet the growing trainers. These trainers will in
demands of Oman’s green turn provide GSAS instruction Sustainable Development
economy.” to students and professionals Goals (SDGs).
across Oman, thus expanding the
With the latest MOU, Dhofar
Dr. Issam Bahdoor, Dean of system’s reach and enhancing
University has become part
the College of Engineering workforce readiness.
of an expanding network of
leading organizations and

About GSAS educational institutions in
GSAS is a comprehensive performance-based green the region, including those
building rating system developed by GORD. It evaluates in Qatar and Kuwait, that
the environmental impact of buildings across their entire are imparting knowledge
lifecycle—from design to construction on GSAS to equip
and operation—encouraging reduced engineering students
resource consumption, pollution and professionals with
prevention, and improved human the knowledge and skills
health and comfort. necessary to understand
and implement green
building best practices.

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