الجمعة، 6 فبراير 2009

Achievements


Achievements
Fund for the Development of Youth Projects : In 1998, His Majesty launched the FDYP in order to provide young Omani entrepreneurs with technical assistance and managerial support for the launching of small/medium-sized businesses (eg. factories) and to encourage the private sector to assist with finance.Sanad Project : This Project was launched by His Majesty in October 2001 with a RO2 million donation from the government. It trains young Omanis to set up their own small businesses (eg. supermarkets) with maximum assistance of RO5,000.000. The private sector is also encouraged to assist with training and financing the Sanad project.In business, the Sultan has established several annual awards to recognise outstanding Omani venturesHis Majesty's Cups for Sports: The Sultan is a liberal supporter of sport and youth participation. In 1998, he launched two sports trophies and financial grants for the winning clubs in annual football and hockey tournaments. His Majesty's Camel Race Cup: Equestrian activities, including the formation of a national team, are currently being promoted in a comprehensive new programme of improved facilities and training for both horse and camel riding and racing, and by the institution of this Cup.The Sultan Qaboos Award for Environmental Conservation: This UNESCO-administered Award was launched in 1989, offering bi-annual prizes of $20,000 to groups or institutions that deliver outstanding results in protecting the environment. . The Sultanate has been elected to the post of deputy chairman on UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, which recently added 24 more locations as World Heritage Sites around the globe. The Sultanate has seven World Heritage Sites. The Sultan of Oman's Chair for Arab and Islamic Studies
• Australia : In the field of education, an agreement signed in March 2003 with Melbourne University for the creation of this Chair is the latest in a series of endowments to prestigious universities throughout the world. It is just one example of the Sultan's role in promoting exchanges and mutual understanding between cultures and peoples.
• A chair for Water Management and Economic Diversification, in December 14 2005 at the Roosevelt Academy affiliated to Utrecht University in the Netherlands . The Dutch government resolved launching of HM Chair in recognition of His Majesty's contributions and efforts in the field of international peace and cooperation, and development of the Sultanate as a modern state under his leadership.His Majesty's Research Fund : Within Oman , grants from this Fund have been awarded in 2003 to five research projects at Sultan Qaboos University , in the fields of medicine, the sciences, geography and commerce

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