VT College of Science Magazine Summer 2008 | Page 12

helPing oMan to
eStaBliSh a Private
univerSity
By Rachel Judy
In the desert kingdom of Oman on the Arabian Peninsula,
50,000 students graduate from high school each year. With
fewer than 3,500 spots available for these bright young
people to continue their studies at Omani colleges and
universities, the need for institutions of higher learning is
great. In October, Virginia Tech began a formal partnership
with the OTE Group of Companies—one of the country’s
largest business groups—to establish a college with a scienc H[