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Center for Entrepreneurship at CCBA

Launch of the Scientific Incubator

A pioneering and distinguished step, the Center In October 2024, the team of Ministry of
for Entrepreneurship within the College of Higher Education, Scientific Research and
Commerce and Business Administration Innovation’s follow-up to the scientific
launched the scientific incubator at Dhofar incubator program in private higher
University on September 1, 2023, following a education institutions, a delegation from
contract signed with the Ministry of Higher the Ministry’s General Directorate of
Education, Research, and Innovation. This Innovation Center, and a team from the
incubator aims to support and develop Department of Incubators and Business
innovations and research outputs from academic Accelerators visited the Center for
institutions by providing a comprehensive range Entrepreneurship and met with the students
of services that promote pathways for research, who won scientific incubator projects at
development, and innovation. These services Dhofar University. The visiting delegation
include access to workshops and laboratories, expressed their admiration for the students’
provision of research materials, and o ering projects and the university’s role in
technical, marketing, and technological embracing them.
consultations.
The incubator is fully funded by the Ministry of
Higher Education, Research, and Innovation and
Dhofar University to implement this project for
incubating the innovative projects and transform
research outcomes of students into startup
companies founded on innovation and
technology, ensuring economic competitiveness
and sustainability.

The incubator aims to:
• Help innovative students turn their ideas into
marketable products or services.
• Support students' technical, software, industrial,
and commercial ideas.
• Collaborate with relevant governmental and
private entities, large companies, and factories to
gain expertise and technical support.
• Engage with funding entities to facilitate
financial support for incubated projects.
• Identify investors and strategic partners.
• Develop technology transfer tools and promote
a culture of innovation in the community.
The Center for Entrepreneurship within the
College of Commerce and Business
Administration supervises the incubator
providing technical and advisory support to
incubated projects and prepares the students to
be ready for the labor market.

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