OSU Spears School of Business enters partnership with university in Oman

Thursday, January 21, 2010

The Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with A’Sharqiyah University in Athabia, Oman that will allow OSU to assist ASU in developing curriculum and academic standards for its newly developed College of Commerce and Humanities.

The ASU College of Commerce and Humanities will seek to promote community based research that will contribute to economic growth and development of society in Oman. By entering into a MoU, OSU will help ASU achieve these goals.

Robert Dooley, Spears School associate dean of graduate programs and research, traveled to Oman in early December to sign the MoU on behalf of OSU.

“We are happy to enter into a partnership with ASU and are looking forward to building a better relationship with the university,” Dooley said. “This is an opportunity for OSU to develop a university partnership in a very important region of the world.”  

The Spears School has a strong record of cooperation from universities around the world. The college has partnerships with universities in Mexico, China and Kenya, which range from dual degree programs to student exchange programs to programs that help build faculty capacity.