(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (SEZAD) signed a usufruct agreement with Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) under which the latter would have the right to use the land in the Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZD) to establish research centres in a number of fields.
The estimated RO1,000,000 project will be under way in 2020 and start operations in 2022. The signatory on part of SEZAD was H E Yahya bin Said al Jabri, chairman of SEZAD Board, while Dr Ali bin Saud al Bimani, SQU vice chancellor, signed it on behalf of SQU. Under the agreement, SEZAD will allocate 20,000sq m of land to the project.
SQU will set up research centres in the areas of marine life, marine navigation, disasters and earthquakes, cultural, social, economic and industrial studies, renewable energy, telecommunications and remote sensing.
The project targets different segments of academics, researchers, scientists, and students of undergraduate and graduate studies, and some public and private sector institutions.
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