Tuesday 13 / October / 2026
Warsaw: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the 67th General Assembly Meeting of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), held in the Polish capital, Warsaw.
The event saw the participation of representatives of member institutions and experts specialising in educational measurement and evaluation from various countries around the world.
The Sultanate of Oman's delegation was headed by Dr. Jokha Abdullah Al Shukaili, CEO of Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education.
The meeting discusses the governance of the Association's work, its current and future studies, research priorities, membership and funding affairs, alongside ways to utilise evidence derived from international studies to support policy development and educational reform.
The meeting serves as an important platform to discuss developments related to the Sultanate of Oman's participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2026), the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2027), and the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2028), in addition to reviewing emerging trends in international evaluation, measurement inclusivity, research communication, and the future design of the Association's studies.
Through its participation in the meeting, the Sultanate of Oman seeks to enhance cooperation with the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement and its member institutions, build specialised national capacities in measurement and evaluation, and ensure the transformation of international study results into reliable evidence supporting decision-making and sustainable improvement in the educational system.
