Student Activities

About the Student Activities Department

The Student Activities Department at Sohar University is the official body responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising a wide range of extracurricular activities aimed at developing students’ skills and nurturing their talents. These activities span across religious, cultural, scientific, artistic, athletic, and social domains. The department plays a vital role in promoting creativity and innovation, encouraging student engagement, and preparing them for impactful participation in both local and international events and competitions. It also strengthens community engagement by involving local organizations and stakeholders in student-led initiatives, helping build a generation of capable, community-oriented leaders.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Showcasing student talents, innovations, and creative achievements.
  • Developing a comprehensive operational plan for student activities each academic year.
  • Organizing dynamic student events, workshops, and training programs.
  • Representing the university in national and international competitions and events.
  • Strengthening community partnerships by involving the local community in student programs.
  • Hosting festivals, forums, and conferences that enrich the student experience.
  • Coordinating university-wide and national-level championships and competitions in various student activity fields.

Activities and Groups

The Department of Student Activities seeks to prepare cultural programs that help the student develop intellectual and creative perceptions. These activities include public lectures, seminars, exhibitions, forums, open events, competitions, festivals, and others.

Where cultural activities include the following groups:

Groups

 For more information, please contact 

  • Theater, Cinema and Arts group
  • Media center
  • Chordophone Musical Group

Mr. Khalid Al Kaabi
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 637
Email: KAKaabi@su.edu.om

  • Sohar University Debates Club
  • Public Speaking Group

Ms. Maryam Al-Balushi
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 195
Email: MBalushi4@su.edu.om

  • Photography group
  • International Student group

Ms. Amal Al-Fedheili
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 618
Email: AFedheili@su.edu.om

The Department of Student Activities enhances the student’s capabilities physically and seeks to build a healthy university life culture, through various and varied sports programs. The department also seeks to open wider sporting domains such as external and internal partnerships, organizing tournaments and preparing quarterly and annual periodicals. On the other hand, sport activity oversees the Rovers clan at the university and enhances the importance of scout camps and excursions.

Where sports activities include the following sports:

Sports

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  • Football
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Table tennis
  • Goal ball (for blind students)
  • Handball
  • Swimming
  • Athletics
  • Chess
  • Rovers
  • Badminton activity
  • Beach games activity
  • Electronic games activity
  • Billiards

Mr. Khalid Al-Shibli
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 636
Email: KAHShibli@su.edu.om

Mr. Sultan Al-Shibli
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 720
Email: SShibli2@su.edu.om

The Student Activities Department is aware of the importance of artistic activities to refine students ’talents and abilities. This is through a series of art programs, internal and external partnerships, and exhibitions of fine arts.

Where artistic activities include the following activities:

Activities

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  • Fine Arts
  • Calligraphy
  • Digital Art and Design
  • Handcrafts

Ms. Fatma Al-Maqbali
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 149
Email: Fmaqbali@su.edu.om

Voluntary activities are the contributor to building a link between students, as they contribute to developing self-abilities, personal refinement, setting goals and genuine orientation. It also aims to activate the role of people with special needs in society, and their importance in managing the wheel of development and creativity, through development workshops, annual forums and the participation of the external community. Groups under this category are:

Groups

 For more information, please contact 

  • INSIGHTS MINDS (dedicated to help
    students with sight problems)

Ms. Maryam Al-Balushi
Ext: 195
Email: MBalushi4@su.edu.om

  • Volunteer Life group

Ms. Muna Al-Jahwari
Ext: 313
Email: MJahwari@su.edu.om

The department supervises the student activities groups within the faculties, where the faculty undertake technical supervision over them to link the specialization with the activity and enhance the capabilities of students in their specializations through workshops and open seminars, exhibitions, evenings and open days.

Faculties activities include the following groups:

Groups  For more information, please contact 
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Group
Dr. Hussein Kadhem
Faculty: Engineering
Ext: 168
Email: H.Kazem@su.edu.om
  • English Club
  • Dr. Ahmad Talib Al Afari
    General Foundation Program
    Ext: 552
    Email: AAfri@su.edu.om
  • Dr. Abdullah Mohammed AL. Maqbali
    Faculty: Faculty of Language Studies
    Ext: 343
    Email: AMaqbali2@su.edu.om
  • Entrepreneurship Club
  • Computer and Information Technology Group
Ms. Maryam AL Jabri
Faculty: Computing and IT
Ext: 536
Email: MJabri@su.edu.om
  • Law Group
Dr. Radwan Ahmed Al Haf
Faculty: Law
Ext: 643
Email: RAlHaf@su.edu.om
  • Al-Awtabi Literary Group
Dr. Hajer Harrathi
Faculty: Education and Arts
Ext: 234
Email: hharrathi@su.edu.om
  • Al-Rawi Group
  • Astronomy Group
Dr. RAJA LAKHAL
Faculty: Education and Arts
Ext: 357
Email: Rlakhal@su.edu.om
  • Al Dhad Language Group
Dr. Mohammed Muvaffak
Faculty: Education and Arts
Ext: 350
Email: MHasan@su.edu.om
  • Poetry Group
Dr. Essam Eid Fahmy Osman
Faculty: Education and Arts
Ext: 602
Email: EOsman@su.edu.om

 For more information, please contact 

Mr. Mohammed Al Breiki
Department: Health Safety and Environment
Ext: 139
Email: MBreiki@su.edu.om

 For more information, please contact 

Link
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 338
Direct phone NO: 26850190
Emails: Ms. Nawal Al-Marshoodi, NMarshoodi@su.edu.om
Ms. Muna Al Jahwari, MJahwari@su.edu.om
Ms. Fatma Al-Balushi, FNBalushi@su.edu.om

 For more information, please contact 

Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 226
Email: Mr. Nasser Al Jradi, NJradi@su.edu.om

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Link
Dr. Muna Al Badaai | Coordinator
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 197
Ms. Saba Al Barmani | Administrative officer
Tel: (+968)26850100, Ext: 603
Email: sasu@su.edu.om
Time: Sunday – Thursday
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
SASU is located in the Learning Resources Center (LRC), 2nd Floor

The Student Activities Department seeks to refine student talents in memorizing and reciting the Noble Qur’an, as it organizes an annual competition in this field supervised by specialists at the university.

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