OSU Network with Saudi Arabia in 2014
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2015-05-06
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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
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At the invitation of the Ministry of Higher Education of Saudi Arabia to OSU, Sultana Nahar of Astronomy led the delegation of three - Robert Eckhart of ESL, Laura Fernandez of the Law School and herself - to participate and promote OSU programs at the International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education (IECHE) held in Riyadh in 2014. Sultana met Minister Dr. Khaled Al-Anqari, went to four universities: Taibah, King Saud, Dammam, Princess Norah, and connected other universities at IECHE.
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IMPACT. 1: Sultana presented i) the new OSU MEd degree program for STEM faculty training under Obama-Singh Knowledge Initiative award, ii) International Society of Muslim Women in Science, iii) American Physical Society. -- 2. All items were appreciated. MOHE is considering a STEM degree program, research is initiated between OSU Astronomy and King Saud and Taibah Universities, and between OSU Physics and water research with Dammam University. -- 3. Sultana's scientific presentations were well advertised and made very positive impacts for OSU in universities she visited and received recognition from Taibah and Dammam Universities.
OSU PARTNERS: Arts and Sciences: Astronomy; Physics; Water research
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: The Ohio State University with Dammam University; Taibah University; King Saud University; Ministry of Higher Education of Saudi Arabia
PRIMARY CONTACT: Sultana Nahar (nahar.1@osu.edu)
OSU PARTNERS: Arts and Sciences: Astronomy; Physics; Water research
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: The Ohio State University with Dammam University; Taibah University; King Saud University; Ministry of Higher Education of Saudi Arabia
PRIMARY CONTACT: Sultana Nahar (nahar.1@osu.edu)
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Engaged Scholars, v. 3 (2015).