Vision:
To make Oman Nano City an integrated center of excellence (innovation, research, education and entrepreneurship) of Nano based technology.

Mission:
This will be through knowledge transfer with international well-established industries in the field of Nano Technology.

Overview:
The Oman Nano City will encourage the private foreign investors. The slump in the world oil market and the emergence of the global financial and economic crisis requires new creative revenue generating options on the national level, to give Oman more diversification options. The Oman Nano City will focus on the following contributions to the economy of Oman:

1. It will provide job opportunities for 50,000 people out of which 15,000 will be Omanis.
2. It will help in the Growth of the Omani manufacturing industry. The phase one of the Oman Nano City will bring Oman 200 new manufacturing companies. The international statistics shows that for every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.40 is added to the economy.
3. It will contribute towards solid economic growth at or above 2 per cent annually and will breath some life into the manufacturing sector in Oman.
4. It will help to increase the GDP by 2.0 per cent, and will boost local construction output by 5 per cent.
5. It will create linkages between industries, entrepreneurs, SMEs, universities and colleges in Oman and other countries who will join Oman Nano city.
6. The Nano City Oman is a landmark that will offer outstanding infrastructure supported with the quality of services through professional teams and continuance support to manage and provide Nano based technology.
7. The infrastructure cost (phase-1) will be around 300 million USD to set up 200 Nano industries and three (3) research and development centers.

Governing and Management Structure:

Social and Economic Impact of Nano City on Oman:
Job opportunities: It will provide job opportunities for 50,000 people out of which 15,000 will be Omanis. It also supports non-manufacturing jobs up and down the supply chain, from mining to warehousing, as well as engineering, financial, and legal services, the Economic Policy Institute in USA has found that each manufacturing job supports three other jobs in the wider economy, through something called “the multiplier effect.” That is, the wages from manufacturing employees are re-spent in other parts of the economy, because manufacturing adds so much value to the economy.

1. Landmark: The Oman Nano City Oman will be a landmark that will offer outstanding infrastructure supported with the quality of services through professional teams and continuance support to manage and provide Nano based technology.
2. Economy diversity from oil and Gas Sector: will help in developing high-quality manufacturing sector in Oman and will help to increase the GDP by 2.0 percent and will boost local construction output by 5 per cent.
3. Encourage foreign investors: The phase one of the Oman Nano City will bring Oman 200 new manufacturing companies and will breath some life into the manufacturing sector in Oman.
4. Create linkages: between industry, universities and colleges, schools and Research institutions, and will contribute towards developing alternative perspectives for quality in schools, higher education and training institutions, though providing on job training and experiential learning opportunities.
5. Trade sector: will help to develop through trading the manufactured goods. According to the World Trade Organization, 80% of inter-regional trade is in goods, and only 20% is in services.
6. National power: depends to a great extent on manufacturing power. Over the last 100 years, the “Great Powers”, or most powerful four or five countries, have controlled about 75 percent of global industrial production.
7. Will add Value: according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, every dollar spent in manufacturing generates $1.48 in economic activity, more than any other major economic sector.
8. Innovation: Will be the engine that drives Oman innovation, through transforming laboratory research into new products, innovations give manufacturers the performance or cost edge they need to compete in international marketplace.

Global Nano Education Portal
 

What is nano technology?
Everyone has heard about the word of “Nano”. For example, you have seen nano products in the market, or have heard of it on the news that scientists have succeeded in developing a new product by using nanotechnology or doing some important research. Today, we're going to talk a little bit about this technology and generally see what nanotechnology is, where it can be used, and what the future holds for it.
First of all, let's see, what the word of nano, which may seem a bit strange at a first glance, means. Nano is actually a unit of measuring length, such as meters or centimeters. As you know, a centimeter is a unit smaller than a meter, and a nanometer is very much smaller than a centimeter. Nanotechnology is actually the science of studying various materials in this very small unit, so it is really looking at the properties and characteristics of different materials on an atomic scale. More precisely, nanotechnology can be defined as: "Nanotechnology is a field of engineering and technology that examines nano sized materials that means from1 to 100 nm."

What is STEAM?
Rather than teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Art as separate and discrete subjects, STEAM integrates them into “interdependent” learning units based on real-world applications. Schools are starting STEAM-based learning programs to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the 21st century. STEAM learning will not only produce tomorrow's designers and engineers; it will develop innovative mindsets and the ability to problem-solve, ensuring that our students become creators of technology, not just passive consumers. The following items are identified as STEAM advantages.

Students who participate in STEAM learning:

• think outside the box
• feel safe to express innovative and creative ideas
• feel comfortable doing hands-on learning
• take ownership over their learning
• work collaboratively with others
• understand the ways that science, math, the arts, and technology work together
• Become increasingly curious about the world around them and feel empowered to change it for the better.

This approach will support the development of versatile professionals for the evolving workplace. Developing this program leads to creativity as well as multidisciplinary models in industry, business, and education. Through academic restructuring of traditional educational models, this curriculum will be at the forefront of engaging learners in team-based multidisciplinary problem solving through mentoring, learning communities, research projects, and partnerships with outside agencies. The program is a model for the education of scientists who will be able to create innovations in modern science and technology necessary to address the complex problems facing human society.

What and why Global Nano Educational?
Nanotechnology is one of those new technologies over which humans have discovered interesting unimaginable concepts. Nano science is an intangible interdisciplinary science in which educating is the first and most difficult step. Education leads to cognition; cognition is the point that students think creatively. As nanoscience concepts are not as usual as other subjects, STEAM approach is the best way to incorporate nano science in a pragmatic educational approach.
On this site you can easily identify everything that is still unknown subject in related to nanotechnology for you. Nano science has been interesting subject in different scientific fields for students and researchers. All needed concepts of nanotechnology are presented in short video lesson-based models. As this site is launched based on STEAM approach, your questions will be answered in an interactive lesson. These lessons are categorized in three level based on the audience’s needs.

1- Essential packages for Primary, Middle and High Schools (Beginner Level):

• Students will be familiar with basic nanotechnology concepts based on the chemistry, physics and biology.
• Students will access to 35 sessions of educational videos.
• Students are able to identify nanomaterial properties.
• Students will access to the further reading.
• Students will do some simple practical activities (DIY) to do in their classroom or home.
• Students will be evaluated by tests are prepared to assess them.
• Students will be received an international certification.
• Students will be prepared to participate in the national and international competition.

2- Essential packages for High Schools and Universities (Intermediate Level):

• Students will be familiar with basic of solid state theories, basic of quantum physics, nanostructures, nanomaterials, nano in nature and different applications of nanotechnology in different industries.
• Students will access to 130 sessions of educational video.
• Students will be received an international certification.
• Students could use webinar in the specific fields in nanotechnology twice a year.
• Students will be prepared to participate in the national and international competition.
• Some practical activities and evaluation tests are prepared to assess.
• Students can strengthen their CV and select their interesting fields for future academic subject.

3- Essential packages for High Schools, Universities and Researchers (Advanced Level):

• Some advanced subjects could be taught in this level like Nano electronic, Nano catalysts, Nano magnetic, Nano filtration, smart materials and etc.
• Audiences will access to 194 sessions of educational videos.
• Audiences are able to identify nanomaterial synthesis and analysis methods.
• Audiences could use webinar in the specific fields in nanotechnology twice a year.
• Audiences will be received an international certification.
• Some practical activities and evaluation tests are prepared to assess
• Audiences can submit new articles in the field of nanotechnology based on their academic subject
• Students can strengthen their CV and select their interesting fields for future academic subject

Our Products and Services

1- Nano workshops and seminars using STEAM concept:

• STEAM Workshop for Students (+9): The first step of TAVANA learning package is nanotechnology STEMA Workshops which could be handled in two types, Half-Day and One-Day. These workshops include three kinds of activities which have been elucidated below and the point is, each of them could be opted separately by audience.
• Seminars &Workshops for College Students (From Collage to University): These courses lead candidates to familiarize with the concepts, relevant theories, products, characterization and synthesize of nanotechnology and Nano biotechnology. These courses last 42 hours for 20 students who want to learn the nanotechnology.

2- Teacher Training:
It is obvious that training the teachers at schools refers to one of the most fundamental methods which can pave the way to educate students more than ever.
If we have the teachers with sufficient dominance on the background of nanotechnology and the teaching methods, future generation of researchers and scientists will provide a widespread improvement in community’s lifestyle.

3- Nano technology equipment:
It is obvious that research in the field and scales of nanotechnology requires its own tools and instruments. Therefore, one of our main services is laboratory packages which include setting up, training and after-sale services. These laboratory packages consist of advanced devices which can facilitate nano laboratory processes. This equipment is applied in any type of laboratories such as characterization, synthesis, nanobiotechnology, nanoscience, nanotechnology, nano electronic and nano-coating laboratories.

4- Nano Technology Kits:

• Educational kit: In the first step, after familiarizing with theoretical nanotechnology science, students make a practical course, which consists of some simple activities and experiments, to realize the reason of changing properties in nanoscale and synthesis process of Nanomaterial and etc.
• Expositive Kits: To understand Nanotechnology concepts, students need to be familiarized with some fundamental concepts of material properties. It requires that students take part in practical activities. These kits explain nonsense and difficult properties in nanoscale with simple expression. By doing these activities, students will be able to be familiarized with differences between nano and non-nano products by objective observation.

5- Nano educational labs:
Nano laboratories provide new opportunities and open new horizons in front of school, university students and researchers through the use of advanced equipment with the possibility of synthesizing and analyzing zero to three dimensional nanomaterials. For university students, some special laboratories are equipped according to different academic fields. These laboratories have a variety of types, such as general nanotechnology, characterization, synthesis, nanobiotechnology, nanoscience, nano electronic, and nano-coating laboratories.

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