His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has issued Royal Decree No 54/2010 establishing the Omani Authority for Academic Accreditation to replace the Oman Accreditation Council. The Authority will be affiliated to the Higher Education Council and governed by the system attached to the decree. Article 2 states that the Chairman of the Authority’s Board shall issue the regulations and decisions required to implement provisions of the attached system. Article 3 cancels Royal Decree No 74/2001 establishing the Accreditation Council.

The supplement to the Royal Decree was issued in the Gazette on 15 May 2010 and is available at
http://www.mola.gov.om/maraseem/911/2010-54.pdf (paste this link into your browser if no hyperlink). In this transition period, quality assurance activities will be carried out as usual.

Source: Oman Accreditation Council Website

(update posted on 04/05/10)