About the College
The College of Engineering was established in 2010. The number of graduates has grown to 918 by the end of 2022/2023. The College offers 6 Diploma Programs, 7 Bachelor Programs, and 2 Master's Programs. The College has adequate and qualified Academic Staff, and the majority have a Ph.D. degree. The College is equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories distributed over the two different buildings. Each building has four floors, with an average capacity of 36 students in each room.
Dean`s Message
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the College of Engineering at the University of Buraimi. The College offers six programs at Diploma level, seven programs at Bachelor’s level and two programs at the Master’s level. The undergraduate programs are Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Interior Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Renewable Energy. The postgraduate programs are the Master of Science in Cybersecurity and the Master’s degree in Engineering Management.
The College of Engineering has continued to grow since its establishment in 2010. The programs offered reflect the skills needed to deliver Oman Vision 2040 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As a college, we are vibrant, ambitious and confident of our future. Our students are at the heart of our mission which is to provide a learner-centered environment through innovative education that contributes to enhancement of their life chances. The College has an extensive range of modern classrooms, laboratories, workshops, and studios to facilitate learning and teaching.
We teach our students to be solidly grounded in the fundamentals of their discipline to enable them to tackle complex real-world problems. A solid grounding also serves as a foundation on which to build knowledge and expertise through life-long learning. We train our students to acquire transferable skills that employers demand worldwide: skills of communication, teamwork, information technology, motivation, leadership and enterprise. We seek to develop employable graduates who are innovators and responsible citizens.
Our team of enthusiastic faculty is truly international in character. Most of them are research active and are working on a range of problems whose solutions will continue to contribute to the improvement of products and processes. We have active partnerships with business and industry, and other universities, and we are keen to build more.
The College offers tremendous opportunities. Our faculty has an unrivalled commitment to teaching and learning, research, student experience, industrial collaboration and consultancy. I invite you to browse through our web pages, to write to us and to visit the College. We look forward to welcoming you and to seeing what we can achieve together.
Professor Sam Chris Wamuziri
Dean, College of Engineering
Admission's Requirements
Bachelor Program
For direct entry into the College, the student should have a General Education Diploma (12th standard) or certified equivalent with an overall score of C or 65%Minimum grade of “D” in:
Pure Mathematics, English and (Physics or Chemistry)
Master Program
Master of Cyber Security
Bachelor degree in an appropriate discipline or related area
Minimum Baccalaureate cumulative GPA: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Minimum IELTS: 6.0 (or equivalent)
Passing a Selection Interview with the Postgraduate Admission Committee
Master in Engineering Management
Bachelor degree in an Engineering field.
Minimum Baccalaureate cumulative GPA: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Minimum IELTS: 6.0 (or equivalent)
Passing a Selection Interview with the Postgraduate Admission Committee
Mode of instruction is English.
Diploma Degree - 72 Credit Hours
Bachelor Degree - 136 Credit Hours
Dr. Degala Satyanarayana
Acting Dean, Associate Professor
degala.s@uob.edu.om
Dr. Malathe Saif
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
malathe.s@uob.edu.om
Dr. Ahmad Salahedeen
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
ahmed.sn@uob.edu.om
Dr. Osama A. Marzouk
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
osama.m@uob.edu.om
Dr. Rehab Moussa
Assistant Professor of Architecture Engineering
rehab.m@uob.edu.om
Dr. Wael Albawwab
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
wael.a@uob.edu.om
Dr. Taussef Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
tauseef.a@uob.edu.om
Dr. Saleem Ahmed
Assistant Professor - Mathematics
saleem.a@uob.edu.om
Dr. Ahmed Kandil
Assistant Professor of Architecture Engineering
ahmed.k@uob.edu.om
Dr. Peter Akadiri
Assistant Professor of Architecture Engineering
peter.a@uob.edu.om
Dr. Nadir Kamal
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
nadir@uob.edu.om
Dr. Gopal Rathinam
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
gopal.r@uob.edu.om
Dr. Musthafa Ibrahim
Lecturer - Mathematics
musthafa.i@uob.edu.om
Dr. Madan Kumar Sharma
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
madan.k@uob.edu.om
Eng. Fakhra Ahmed Al Shamsi
Teaching Assistant in Civil Engineering program
fakhra.a@uob.edu.om
Ms. Maryam Al Jabri
Lecturer – Physics & Chemistry
maryam.a@uob.edu.om
Ms. Sawsan Mohamed
Lecturer - Architecture Engineering
sawsan.m@uob.edu.om
Mr. Arshad Mehmood
Lecturer - Mechanical Engineering
arshad.m@uob.edu.om
Ms. Salima Al Badi
Lecturer - Civil Engineering
salima.s@uob.edu.om
Ms. Maryam Al Kaabi
Lecturer - Civil Engineering
maryam.jk@uob.edu.om
Mr. Belaid Boukenna
Lecturer – Computer Engineering
belaid.b@uob.edu.om
Ms. Alaya Al Azzani
Lecturer– Computer Engineering
alaya.h@uob.edu.om
Ms. Fatema Al Shibli
College Coordinator
fatema.h@uob.edu.om
Ms. Aisha Al Kaabi
Lab Technician
aisha.o@uob.edu.om
Eng. Lamia Al Ghaithi
Lab Technician
lamia.r@uob.edu.om
Eng. Sheikha Al Naqbi
Lab Technician
sheikha.n@uob.edu.om
Eng. Yahya Al Kaabi
Lab Technician
yahya.k@uob.edu.om
Dr. Mohammad Ali Sahraei
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Mohammad.a@uob.edu.om
Dr. Wan Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
wan.a@uob.edu.om
Ms. Sanaa AL Senani
Lecturer– Architecture Engineering
sanaa.h@uob.edu.om
Dr. Badriya Al Hashmi
Assistant Professor of Physics
badriya.n@uob.edu.om