Inspiring the next generation of engineers across Oman

The KROHNE Group, a global manufacturer and full-service provider of process instrumentation, measurement solutions, and services, proudly hosted its first knowledge sharing seminar workshop at the Middle East College. The engineering experts dedicated an afternoon in Muscat, expected to be the first of several sessions, to provide real-world industrial and business-related insights to students in order to enhance their existing studies and broaden potential career horizons.

Middle East College, abbreviated MEC, is one of the leading higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman, having been accredited by the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA). Over 4500 students from the region and around the world attend the private college. Located in Muscat’s Knowledge Oasis, the college offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Engineering, Business, Technology, and Logistics Management in collaboration with Coventry University in the United Kingdom and Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. 

“KROHNE has spent the last 100 years delivering creative solutions to our industry partners and customers. Expanding our knowledge-sharing capabilities to try and inspire the engineers and computer scientists of the future is something we take great joy in so were extremely pleased to be given this opportunity by the MEC team. We hope that this initial session achieved this goal and look forward to seeing where this working relationship develops, between our respective people, across education, research and development,” said Frank Janssens, Vice President, KROHNE Middle East and Africa.

The “hyflex” session, which focused on the regional business landscape and cross-industry Coriolis applications in a real-world business context, drew about a hundred attendees. The presentation was delivered by Jonathan Ashton, Head of Marketing and Communications, and Dr Regilal Gopalan, Area Manager for Dubai and Oman, both from KROHNE Middle East and Africa, and was facilitated by Dr Prakash Kumar of the Department of Management Studies at MEC.