by Times of Omany
A Staff Reporter
Omani student excels in Computer Course

MUSCAT — Tariq bin Hilal Al Barwani, an Omani computer student, has achieved excellence by scoring As in all his courses. He has been placed among the top five per cent of the Acadia students.

Acadia University was founded in 1838. Canada's opinion leaders consider the university to be the best overall, primarily undergraduate university in Canada. In the Maclean's annual universities issue, released on November 19, last year, Acadia was placed first in all four categories of the reputation survey — highest quality, leaders of tomorrow, most innovative, and best overall.

The Acadia University is the first university ever to be noted as the best in all categories and it marks the sixth consecutive year that Acadia has been considered the most innovative. The university integrates the use of notebook computers into the undergraduate curriculum. The students receive IBM ThinkPad computers for their use as an integral part of their learning experience during the academic year. Students can connect and make use of to the Internet from any location. Tariq, who writes a weekly column for the Times of Oman, has received a congratulatory letter from the dean of the Computer Science-Department of the Acadia University. Tariq stated: “I attribute my achievement to my country and my parents who have encouraged and supported me at all times".

Tariq also said: “When I first arrived in Canada, many did not know where Oman was, but I made it a point to introduce Oman to all my colleagues and today virtually everyone knows where Oman is. I feel proud about that.”