Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sohar University


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The result was keep. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  02:45, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Sohar University

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Almost entirely unreferenced promo piece on a non-notable private university. Search only finds social media profiles, directory listings, routine business reporting, and other non-sigcov content. Fails WP:GNG / WP:ORGCRIT by a country mile. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:13, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Organizations, Education,  and Oman. DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:13, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep Degree issuing University recognized by the Government of Oman and the Oman Ministry of Higher Education have added references.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 10:39, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Educational institutions are no longer inherently notable. We need to see sources that satisfy GNG/ORGCRIT. And by 'see', I mean someone needs to actually cite them, not just assume they exist. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 10:44, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:17, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per Pharaoh of the Wizards. Degree-awarding universities are invariably kept. The RfC only applied to secondary schools, not universities. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:17, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:09, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment Searching for accreditation, I found a certificate from an organization called IEDACC International (which itself doesn't have much of a footprint, and their website seems not quite right): https://www.iedacc.org/institutes/soahr-university/
 * The comp sci courses are also accredited by the Australian Computer Society: https://www.acs.org.au/cpd-education/accredited-courses.html
 * RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 01:04, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep It's not the greatest article in the world, but then Sohar is (despite its fabulous history) a relatively far-flung place. WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES - "Most independently accredited degree-awarding institutions have enough coverage to be notable, although that coverage may not be readily available online." As mentioned above, degree awarding means generally kept. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:49, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


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