Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation: Ministerial Decision 1/2026 Issuing the Executive Regulation of the Higher Education Law

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Based on the Higher Education Law issued by Royal Decree 27/2023,

Royal Decree 9/2021 Regarding the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education,

the Executive Regulation of the Statute of Private Universities issued by Ministerial Decision 36/99,

the Governance Regulation of Private Colleges and Higher Institutes issued by Ministerial Decision 34/2000,

the Executive Regulation of the Educational Scholarships, Grants, and Aid Law issued by Ministerial Decision 8/2003,

the Regulation of the Recognition of Non-Omani Higher Education Establishments and the Equivalence of Educational Qualifications They Grant issued by Ministerial Decision 21/2015,

and the Governance Regulation of the Unified Admission System issued by Ministerial Decision 65/2017,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached Executive Regulation of the Higher Education Law hereby apply.

Article II

Existing higher education establishments shall rectify their status in accordance with the provisions of the attached regulation within one year from the date of entry into force of this decision.

Article III

The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation shall issue the manuals, forms, and circulars necessary to implement the provisions of the attached regulation.

Article IV

The mentioned Ministerial Decisions 36/99, 34/2000, 8/2003, 21/2015, and 65/2017 are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article V

This decision must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 17 Rajab 1447Corresponding to: 7 January 2026

Dr Rahma bint Ibrahim Al-MahrouqiyaMinister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation

Published in Official Gazette 1630 issued on 11 January 2026.