Four academic staff are recipients of the Vice Chancellors Outstanding Teaching Award for the 2018/2019. This is an annual award which recognizes staff who have adopted an innovative approach to teaching and learning. The recipients are:

• Aladdin Al Zahran, Faculty of Language Studies
• Fatema Hassan Abdel Baset, Faculty of Education and Arts
• Ahmed Shehata Elwany, Faculty of Education and Arts
• Sindhu Harish, Faculty of Language Studies

The Vice Chancellor, Professor Barry Winn, presented the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2017/2018 to Dr. Abdullah Ali Al Shibli from the Faculty of Law and Dr. Mohammed Saleh Al Ajmi from the Faculty of Education and Arts. The Outstanding Teaching Award is awarded to academic staff who are nominated by their colleagues or students in recognition of their innovative approach to teaching. The University strives to provide a learning environment that nurtures talent and encourages success. It also invests continuously in creative spaces conducive to innovative teaching and social learning to enhance the approach to academic advising. Highlighting the achievements of staff helps share best practice and values innovative approaches to teaching in higher education.