Student Activities Section

The Student Activities Section is the body that organizes and supervises student activities at the university in the religious, cultural, scientific, artistic, sports and social fields. Non-classroom student activities are of great importance to the university student from the time he enters university until he graduates, due to the great impact of these activities on his university life and in refining his general skills.

Objectives of the Student Activities Section:

  • Focusing on and working to highlight student creativity, talents and innovations.
  • Developing a clear and operational plan for student activities for each academic year.
  • Organizing student activities and holding training workshops in the fields of student activities.
  • Organizing and participating in local and international events and competitions.
  • Involving the local community in the events and activities implemented on behalf of the university.
  • Organizing festivals, special forums, competitions and championships at the university level and at the Sultanate level in the fields of student activities.
  • Supervising student activity groups at the university

The Student Affairs Department works to provide support and guidance by holding events and workshops and providing opportunities for groups and their teams to participate internally and externally according to the approved plans and budgets.

الأنشطة الثقافية

Cultural activities are activities that help students develop intellectual and creative perceptions. These activities include public lectures, seminars, exhibitions, forums, open events, competitions, festivals, etc. The student groups affiliated with cultural activities include the media group, the theater group, and the innovation group.

  • Celebrating national holidays
  • Celebrating Omani and International Women’s Day.
  • Celebrating the Theater Day (Dhofar University First Festival – Street Theater Festival)
  • Celebrating the World Poetry Day (Seminars with university poets – outside the university)
  • Celebrating the Cultural Week (Cultural – Artistic – Sports – Research)
  • Celebrating the Student Day

Artistic Activities

Artistic activities work to refine students’ talents and abilities and develop their talents in different fields. By working with student groups related to and interested in these activities, such as the Fine Arts Group, the Photography Group and the Music Group.

  • Fine arts workshops
  • Photography workshop
  • Theater workshop
  • Media workshop


Sports Activities

The Student Activities Section enhances the student’s physical abilities and seeks to build a culture of healthy university life through various and diverse sports programs. It also seeks to open wider sports scopes such as external and internal participation, organizing tournaments, and preparing quarterly and annual leagues for sports activities such as football, athletics, swimming, and tennis at the Sultan Qaboos Complex for Culture and Entertainment.

Football Championship as well as championships in several fields (swimming , tennis , table tennis , chess , volleyball , athletics).

Facilities provided by the university:

  • Football field in the Sultan Qaboos Cultural and Recreation Complex
  • Pool (for males and females)
  • Tennis court
  • Sports hall (for males and females)
  • Conference hall (for theater, exhibitions and seminars)
  • Student exhibition hall

Sports activities for female students:

Sports activities for female students are among the activities that the Student Activities Section is interested in cooperation with the Boarding Housing Department, as it is concerned with providing all sports services and activities for female students.

Objectives of sports activities for female students:

  • Providing students with knowledge, sports awareness and health requirements for practicing sports activities.
  • Utilizing students’ energies in a way that benefits them.
  • Applying the principle of sports for all.
  • Providing and developing physical fitness through physical fitness exercise lessons.
  • Learn new sports hobbies by learning about the types of group and individual sports games
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