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GUtech participates in Higher Education Fair
By A Staff Reporter
MUSCAT —
The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) participated in the annual Higher Education Fair at the Indian School Muscat yesterday. Around 600 students from grade IX to XII attended the exhibition, where local and international universities showcased their programmes. “Around 20 per cent of our students are studying at universities in Oman,” said Achuthan Madhav, Principal of the Indian School Muscat. “After my high school graduation, I would love to stay here in Oman and close to my family,” said a 16-year-old female student from grade IX.

Favourite fields of the students are engineering, medicine and IT. GUtech is located in Athaiba and offers a wide range of study programmes: Applied Geosciences, Applied Information Technology, Urban Planning and Architecture and Regional Management and Tourism. GUtech is affiliated to RWTH Aachen University, one of the largest universities of Technology in Europe. All GUtech programmes are taught in English and are internationally accredited.