Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) signed a research cooperation program with the National Field Research Centre for Environmental Conservation (NFRCEC) on 10 December 2018.

The signing of this program comes within the framework of the efforts of SQU and NFRCEC to support field research, to enhance the capacity of Omani employees, researchers and students and to disseminate their scientific research in the field of environmental conservation locally and internationally. Through this program, the two organizations aim to conduct collaborative research on the Oman Bird Database Project and the Oman Atlas Interactive Project.

The research cooperation program was signed by Dr. Rahma Ibrahim Al Mahrooqi, SQU Deputy Vice Chancellor Postgraduate Studies & Research, and Dr. Saif bin Rashid Al Shaqsi, Executive Director of NFRCEC.