The Learn & Serve Oman program will be jointly administered by AMIDEAST Headquarters in Washington, DC and AMIDEAST/Oman in Muscat.

Kathryn Conrad - Program Manager in Muscat, Oman

Kathryn received her BA from Miami University in Ohio in 2007 with double majors in Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs and French Language & Literature, and thematic focus in conflict management, international law and comparative security issues. While at Miami, Kathryn studied abroad three separate times – in France and twice in Luxembourg – spending a total of two years of her higher education in Europe and living with host families. In the summer of 2007, Kathryn spent four months in Istanbul, Turkey, interning at a local Turkish organization; this was Kathryn’s first experience in a predominantly Muslim country and it proved to have a great impact on her. Directly following graduation in 2007, Kathryn traveled farther east – this time to Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman – to start up a branch of an international student organization focused on leadership development. Following the completion of the project in 2009, Kathryn began working for the newly opened AMIDEAST office in Muscat and currently serves as the Program Manager for Advising & Scholarships. With her lengthy and varied experience in Oman, she is able to provide excellent support, guidance and insight to those students and scholars coming on programs to Oman. Kathryn is an avid traveler, having traveled to 36 countries on five continents, and her personal pastimes in Oman include wadi-hiking, dune-bashing and water sports.

AMIDEAST- Education in Oman

The program is managed by AMIDEAST/Oman in conjunction with AMIDEAST headquarters in Washington, D.C. AMIDEAST works collaboratively with Sohar University to oversee implementation of the program. It also manages all logistical elements of the program, including the on-site orientation, the academic and service portions of the program, and arrangements for excursions.  Finally, AMIDEAST provides comprehensive support to both participants and administrators in the event of any problems or unusual circumstances.

What is AMIDEAST?

America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) was founded in 1951. It has field and project offices in 23 cities in 13 countries in the region, giving it a well-developed infrastructure, capacity, and institutional record of successful exchange programs rooted in more than five decades of in-region experience administering scholarships and exchanges on behalf of U.S. and Arab governments, private companies, and individuals.

AMIDEAST in Oman beyond Education Abroad

Since opening its doors in June 2008, AMIDEAST’s Oman office has reached thousands of individuals and dozens of public and private sector organizations through English language courses, professional training, entrepreneurship workshops and mentoring, scholarship opportunities in the U.S. and elsewhere, management consulting and coaching, internationally recognized test administration, and educational advising and placement services.  As the first international non-governmental organization in Oman, AMIDEAST provides high-quality services that expand opportunities for personal and professional advancement and that contribute to the development of the Sultanate.